Is Cook Partner the best? Money vs. Quality

[p1michaud]

Cook Partner

I've got a nice Cook Partner collecting dust back in Canada unfortunately...
Every time I use other stoves here, I keep thinking about the Cook Partner and wishing it was in Australia with us on our many adventures.

Another vote for the Cook Partner.

Previous thread: Partner Stove?

Cheers,
P

 

[ntsqd]

For bigger trips I inherited a Camp Chef Sport Utility Stove. I really like that stove and I'm not really a cook. That burner capacity has made that stove a lot of friends. It is now a requirement that I bring it on our annual 'guy trips'.

I wish that I could get a similar quality stove with the same burner capacity in a smaller box for those trips where such a large package isn't wanted or needed.

 

[racingjason]

I've got a nice Cook Partner collecting dust back in Canada unfortunately...
Every time I use other stoves here, I keep thinking about the Cook Partner and wishing it was in Australia with us on our many adventures.
P

I would be happy to keep the CP dusted and polished for you while you are away from Canada.:sombrero:

 

[xcmountain80]

I would be happy to keep the CP dusted and polished for you while you are away from Canada.:sombrero:

Perhaps we cook mail it to him, I'm shipping a SuperCharger to Australia mine as well throw your stove in there.

A

 

[James86004]

Coleman has made some good stoves and some bad ones, so when you make comparisons, you need to keep that in mind.

Question about the Partner stoves - how well do they simmer, and how quickly can they boil? A lot of camping stoves I have used are good at one or the other but not both. Come to think of it, I have used a few household stoves with that issue, too.

 

[gasman]

Maybe this? (I think it is basically the same as the Brunton)
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/4269,1031K_Primus-Atle-Two-Burner-Stove.html

i have a 40yr old colman that was my dads.. white gas , i have a nother colman propane model some where and i have an older version of this primus unit..( no piezo ignitor but the same ) i picked up at a garage sale for 5 bucks.. and ... they all work perfectly.. the 40 yr old colman is a nice unit i just hate pumpmin it up.. and it is a little bulkier not much not enough to make a difference.. if im backpackin or canoe trippin i have a small single burner primus ..so what is the point of my response i dont know ?? i guess for ease of use and stuff the 2 burner primus is my favourite cleans up well ,easy to use,, smaller profile than the colman ,, i prefer to do most of my cooking on the fire anyway and the stove only comes out when its raining

 

[spressomon]

Coleman has made some good stoves and some bad ones, so when you make comparisons, you need to keep that in mind.

Question about the Partner stoves - how well do they simmer, and how quickly can they boil? A lot of camping stoves I have used are good at one or the other but not both. Come to think of it, I have used a few household stoves with that issue, too.

From my 3-year experience with the Cook Partner stove I found their burners to be "under-rated" BTU wise. They have very strong output. You do give up a little on the simmer side but I solved that when a light simmer was needed by using an aluminum disk between the burner grate and the pan.

I do, among many things on the Cook Partner stove, appreciate as mentioned in another post here, the recessed burner knobs...they are protected from getting snapped off in transit...

Even given the price I would buy one again if I had an application for a stand-alone type stove for general camping duty.

 

[craig333]

As for the topic of this thread, money vs. quality I don't see how you can not choose a coleman. You can pick one up at a garage sale for 5 bucks. Easily repairable and they do last as all the 40 year old ones attest.

Rename this thread best stove and then you can pick the partner.

 

[Corey]

This is a big decision I will be making in a few months.
I take pretty good care of my equipment, and for the most part the stove will only be used camping in back country forest service road accessed sites that are free, and Mt. Rainier National Park occasionally.

The Camp Chef Denali would probably suffice for me.

I appreciate the quality of the Partner stove, but it could be overkill for me.
As for other stoves not having recessed buttons, I have never broken off buttons on Colemans or my current Sears Hillary one.

 

[ScottBailey]

Coleman has made some good stoves and some bad ones, so when you make comparisons, you need to keep that in mind.

Question about the Partner stoves - how well do they simmer, and how quickly can they boil? A lot of camping stoves I have used are good at one or the other but not both. Come to think of it, I have used a few household stoves with that issue, too.

My wife's usage of a recent Coleman lead to our purchase of the Partner in '09.

My Partner stove is nicely adjustable from very low to very high. No issue with boil or simmer.

 

[xcmountain80]

Look who showed up via UPS and cooked dinner.

Ahh blackened Whole snapper and Hogfish,

A

 

[Corey]

Good way to break it in.
Nice to see it get used the first day it shows up.

 

[xcmountain80]

Well it has to get seasoned or broken in. I'm not a fan of new untested gear especially when it comes to cooking. When time to feed my family and friends I need to look and cook like an old pro.

Aaron

 

[xcmountain80]

Tonight was Moroccan Pork in the black iron deep skillet with cous cous.

Aaron

 

[Stumpalump]

I sent an email to partner and this is what I got:



----- Original Message -----
To: camp@partnersteel.com
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 1:44 PM
Subject: Grill question


Hi,

I need a heavy duty grill for cooking steaks thats built like your stoves. Do you have any sugestions?

Thanks

Reply:
Sorry, we've looked into this problem, and decided that we shouldn't do that - too great a cost.



Any sugestions here?