Should I use propane or butane?

The 8 oz butane canister will last for 1.5 hours on high flame and 3 hours on low fame when used with a 7650 BTU portable butane camping stove.

Butane is ideal for indoor heaters, while with its lower boiling point, propane is better suited to outdoor storage, so can also be used for heaters. Which you choose will depend on your heating needs, and storage available.

Butane has a boiling point of -2c and tends to be a bit cheaper than propane. Propane gas is mainly used as a commercial heating and large appliance fuel (such as heating and cooking in catering vans or on BBQs). Propane has a boiling temperature of -42c, so is suitable for use all-year-round.

For most users, one power burner (12,000 BTUs or higher) is more than adequateespecially when paired with two medium-strength burners and one low burner for simmering. If you do a lot of cooking that requires quick high heat, such as stir-frying or searing, you may want to push the power up.

What is this? So, with all this data, it should be clear by now that butane is much more expensive per gallon than propane. Although the gasses themselves are very close in price, the canister options are more specialized for butane and isobutane, and therefore the container price is much higher.

In my personal experience, a 16oz Propane tank lasts for 2 hours on a high flame 2 burner stove. Interestingly, an 8oz Butane canister will also last somewhere around 1.5 to 2 hours on a 2 burner stove.

Our Camping & Picnic Stoves will run off any of the LPG gases – Propane (red bottle), Butane (blue bottle), Patio Gas (green bottle) or Campingaz 901/904/907. Propane is the best performing in colder weather and has the most variety in bottle size, but any of them will work.

Exchange your butane bottle for a propane one. Butane and propane run at slightly different pressures, but your barbeque will run on either gas as long as you have the correct regulator for the bottle.

Use it to broil, braise, bake, or roast in the oven up to 500 F, and saut, simmer, or fry on any stovetop, as well as to marinate and refrigerate food.

Butane or Propane? Because propane has a lower boiling point it is preferential for cooking at higher altitudes where the air pressure is lower. It is also slightly less volatile than butane which makes it ideal as an all-round camping stove fuel where safety may be important (e.g. if there are kids around).

Middle: 2,00010,000 BTUs. Mid-range BTUs are good for everyday cooking like sauteing and frying. High: 12,00018,000 BTUs. These high BTU burners are meant for high heat cooking like searing and stir-frying.

Propane produces more heat than butane and is more efficient in combustion. With both gases there are no long-term negative environmental impacts. Propane and butane are both safe, non-toxic, clean-burning fuels and a great source of energy for wide-ranging applications.

Can you use an enameled dutch oven over a campfire? Using an enamel-coated dutch oven is not recommended over an open fire or directly on hot charcoal. Enameled cookware may not withstand these high temperatures, which can cause the enamel coating to crack, chip, and flake off.

Butane burns cleaner than propane as it will only produce carbon dioxide when lit. Energy Efficient Compared to propane, butane usually produces around 12% more energy than propane when the same volume of each gas is burned. This makes butane particularly attractive to those who light up their BBQ a few times a week.

For a stove you only plan to use at the campsite, look for stoves that can simmer and also are stable enough to hold large, heavy pots and pans, which is necessary for larger groups. MSR’s portable basecamp stove, DragonFly, is considered a gourmet stove for MSR, a leading brand when it comes to campsite cooking.