Kerosene cooker
Petroleum stoves are built as wick burners or as pressurized gas burners .
In the wick burner, the fuel ( petroleum ) is gasified at the wick end and burns as a gas flame. In the pressurized gas burner, however, it is pressurized by an air pump , preheated in the burner, enters the burner crown as a superheated jet of steam and is burned there as a gas mixed with air. Pressurized gas burners must be preheated with alcohol , with some models the heating of the stove itself generates the necessary pressure. The blowtorch works according to this principle . The fuel container is usually made of brass .
Petroleum stoves used to be widespread as quick (additional) cooking facilities in areas without gas or electricity. Because of their comparatively safe and globally available fuel, they are often used instead of gas or alcohol stoves on yachts and are therefore also referred to as "boat stoves". Petroleum stoves are very suitable for use at low temperatures . Because kerosene does not form flammable vapors at room temperature, kerosene stoves are considered safe to use when properly handled.
To save space during storage and transport, many models can be easily dismantled. With the single-flame cooker shown, the cooking attachment with the three struts is only plugged in. The burner can be unscrewed and the opening in the tank is secured against leakage with a screw plug. This more than halves the volume.
