Cook Partner stove FAQ / Master thread

[Roger M.]

Partner Steel very strongly suggest one and a half or two inches clearance on all four sides when using a griddle.
Without that clearance, heat build-up is an issue on multiple fronts … from “too hot a griddle”, to potentially melting the rubber grommets that seal the propane valves.

 

[VDBAZFJ]

Just got a 9” PS stove and out of the box I have to say I am very disappointed for $300+. The tubing for gas do NOT line up and if you make it fit, then the burner is pushed up toward grill at an angle as well as the grill not sitting on the ledge like it should. I talked to them and they said it’s normal and to bend it more. Should I really have to do that for such an expensive piece of equipment?

 

[Roger M.]

The tolerances on a propane stove (or BBQ) are extremely loose … so just bend it.
It’s just a roughly bent tube, no big deal to bend it as required for a good fit.

 

[DirtWhiskey]

Just got a 9” PS stove and out of the box I have to say I am very disappointed for $300+. The tubing for gas do NOT line up and if you make it fit, then the burner is pushed up toward grill at an angle as well as the grill not sitting on the ledge like it should. I talked to them and they said it’s normal and to bend it more. Should I really have to do that for such an expensive piece of equipment?
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Mine were a little tight so I bent them about 1/8" up to make it easier to insert them and keep the grill flush. Works great. A little rough on that component but the welds on the body are perfect and I like how every single moving part can be replaced in the field. These things live in the open cockpits of many dirty desert river rafts and keep ticking for decades. Definitely spring for the repair kit. Very handy.

 

[highwest]

I also bent mine a bit to make it easier to get the burners out to clean inside the box and then put them back in.

 

[donmontalvo]

I love my Partners Steel stove. It's a 22" dual burner, attached to my Goose Gear Camp Kitchen, slides in/out from under the stove side. I ordered a 9' hose that I have velcroed along the inside of the tailgate opening. I have both ends of the hose velcroed to the inside, with enough slack to connect to the stove (left), and the propane tank (right).

My only challenge is getting the stove end of the hose tightened enough for the hose to allow the propane to pass into the stove. It's hard to tighten the brass coupler into the stove coupler. I wish Partners Steel would make the stove end easier to grip when tightening.

 

[smbisig]

One of my stove's knobs is sticky and hard to turn. What's the proper way of removing them and the jets to clean every moving part? I don't have a rebuild kit or the instructions but before messing with it (and breaking something) I'm checking in here. Thanks.

 

[workerdrone]

There's a 90 degree wrench included in the parts/service kit, maybe this troubleshooting PDF will help too?



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