Hi. Do anyone know anything about this paraffin stove I picked up at a boot sale. never see one before. Your comments please.
don't think so, chromium plated. seems more like a cooker, will try it when I get some paraffin. and I will send another post when its working.
Chromium plated? Looks copper-coloured in the photos. The decorative piercing on the windshield/pot rest and the handles suggests to me it’s a food warmer intended for a side table in a dining room.
@Colin robert Your stove appears to be a larger version of this French alcohol Pigeon stove. I believe it is a stove used on the table during a meal to keep food hot.
Good thought. But why two wick burners, wouldn't have thought it would need two just to keep a pot warm on a table.
I also believe that it can be used to cook or finish the cooking of some food, but it will be limited by the the temperature it generates.
Alcohol fuelled food warmer/cooker. Double burners to allow cooking or finishing of dishes such as Crepes Suzette by the server, beside your table: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crêpes_Suzette Best Regards, Kerophile.
Earlier in this thread I gave a link to the single burner version of the stove in this thread, here. The bottom of this Pigeon stove says in three different wordings to use only alcohol.
To be fair, I don't think it'd be dangerous on paraffin. Just a smokey sooty mess, more akin to a tire fire than a stove.
Once you have used paraffin in a stove intended for alcohol you have a devil of a job getting rid of paraffin from the wicks.....if you ever can. You have an alcohol stove! Regards, Kerophile.
Took the advice and used meths, works great. I think it would have smoked terrible with paraffin. thank you all.
