For ultra-light weight cooking I like to use the Licamp Ion Micro Stove (weights 44 grams) with a Titanium pot with lid. The fuel canister (which fits into the pot) is the MSR “Isopro” All season fuel blend that contains 110 grams
(3.9 oz.) of fuel. Total weight of canister is 211 grams (7.4 oz) which is the weight I will use for the measurements. I’ll making the measurements in grams since we can get more defined weights rather than using ounces.
The most common question I get is “how long will the fuel last” which, of course, depends on how long you burn it for a meal. To give you some idea I weighted the canister after each use and documented the meal or beverage I made. The burning time is less important than the meal I’m making since that is what is most relate-able to me and not the “burn time” of each meal. These test were done indoors at 70F so outdoor use with a breeze will increase the usage by approx. 10%.
Here is the data:
Cooking conditions: Indoors / Temp 70 degrees F
Meal / Beverage Weight of Fuel Canister Notes
N/A 211 g Initial weight
Rice meal -1 Cup Water (5 g) 206 g Boiled 1 Cup Water and added 1/2 package of Knorr Taco Rice Meal Then simmered on lowest setting for 7 minutes
Fried 2 fresh eggs (7 g) 199 g Fried on lowest setting for 3 minutes
Fried a 10 oz. steak (5 g) 194 g Cut steak in 1/2 due to small frying pan. Each 1/2 took 10 minutes on the lowest setting of stove
Mashes Potatoes (4 g) 190 g Boiled 1 Cup of water to make instant potatoes
Fried Powdered Eggs (2 g) 188 g Fried 3 Ova Easy Freeze Dried Eggs
Ground Beef (1 g) 187 g Warmed up precooked , reconstituted Ground Beef from “Thrive”
Boiled 1 Cup water for coffee (3 g) 184 g Boiled 1 cup of water for coffee
3 Chicken Tender Fillet (2 g) 182 g. Fried 3 Chicken Tender filers
3 Chicken Tender Fillet (3 g) 179 g. Fried 2nd batch of 3 Chicken Tender filet
3 Chicken Tender Fillet (3 g) 176 g. Fried 3rd batch of 3 Chicken Tender filet
1 Pancake (1 g) 175 g Bisquick Pancake (1/3 Cup mix to 1/4 cup water)
Boiled 2 cups of water for coffee (5 g) 170 g Boiled 2 cups of water for coffee
Knorr Pasta (3 g) 163 g Boiled 1 cup water and simmered pata for 7 minutes
Fried 1 Fresh Egg (1 g) 162 g Scrambled I egg
Boiled 2 cup2 of water (fast) (7 g) 155 g Boiled 2 cup of water for tea on higher flame
Tomato Soup (7 g) 148 g Heated 1 can of Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Fried a Steak (2 g) 146 g Strip Steak .35 lb (thick cut – 1/2 of purchased .7 lb Strip)
Pancake breakfast (4g) 142 g Made 3 (thin) pancakes, one at a time
Reheated coffee 141g Re-heated 8 oz. cup of coffee
Fried 3 oz. steak for lunch 139 g Fried 1st 1/2 of 6 oz Flank steak
Fried 3 oz. steak for lunch 137 g Fried 2nd 1/2 of above Flank steak
Oatmeal Breakfast 133g Boiled 1 C water, added 1 pkt. Oatmeal, simmer until thick