Hi All, Joined CCS last week after lurking for a while. This post is mainly to see if I can successfully include pictures including posting at the preferred size - seems to have worked in preview mode. The digital camera is also a new acquisition so fun playing all round. Anyway, one evening last week with SWMBO being out decided to have dinner alfresco, cooked with a German flavour. Here's the two victims chosen for the exercise up and running.... Here's a nice piece of smoked haddock simmered in milk and butter, along with the last of last years sweetcorn crop retrieved from the bottom of the freezer..... And here's the finished article, cooked perfectly, but served sloppily (luckily most of it made it's way from plate to mouth OK though ).... Although it's a big beast, the Heinze stove simmers beautifully (especially with the ultimate test of simmering milk) without constant adjustment - just set and leave and even on simmer maintained excellent pressure without the need to repump. The rapid primer also works efficiently negating the need for a different priming fuel. Not one for the packpackers though!
These Heinze/Geniol stoves are real work horses. I also have 2 of them, both are the dutch version though (Find the differences ) But 1 of them has a faulty burner head due to a production error. any way, nice stove
Find the differences? Mmmmm, Quick look at the picture of your stove and one obvious difference is that the German version has an additional "orifice". On yours, the pressure gauge is at the back right of the stove, where on mine this position is occupied by a pressure relief valve. The combined pressure gauge/filler cap on the German version is front left, forming an extra "orifice" for want of a better word. Better or worse? I guess the German version is easier to fill (or indeed empty if needed), but also provides an additional point of failure. Whilst I don't particularly see the necessity for a pressure relief valve on a kero stove, I note that the bulk of other German military stoves are designed for petrol. As such maybe it was a safety feature in case of German soldiers, used to other stoves, not reading the instructions and using the wrong fuel? And on the subject of instructions, I would guess the one's on your stove would be Dutch rather than German, which is the only other difference I could observe/think of? However, as you say they are a work horse. Had mine a few years and apart from the initial swap out of all the gaskets etc haven't had to do anything since. I remember when I removed the jet there was the mechanics for an internal cleaning needle, but no needle present. However, a classic 6 tooth 111 needle works fine so I popped one in and it works great. One thing I like is the almost complete toolkit. The pump NRV needs a screwdriver which isn't present which has always struck me as odd (unless I'm just missing a component - anyone any opinion?). With a dedicated spares compartment, and the addition of a screwdriver pretty much any repair short of a blown solder joint can be fettled in the field with the standard set-up.
Welcome to the forum Bom Seeing your Heinze stove beside your 9061 really tells a tale about the size difference.I never realized how big they were. And that grub looks very yummy...it seems to taste better when prepared on a classic camp stove. Take care
