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  1. #51
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    Default Magma Marine Kettle II kudos

    ^^^ Over the years I've bought and used several propane and charcoal grills for our motorized off-road forays (including Solaire, SnowPeak BBQ Box, Weber, etc.). Each of them had more "low" points than the "high" points would outweigh.

    But after vacillating back/forth for a couple months I finally bought a Magma Marine Kettle II (smaller of the two sizes offered) this past winter and have gotten substantial grill time here at home and a few weeks of camping this spring.

    I do believe my search for near perfection in a portable grill is over. I fabbed a mount so I could quickly attach it to my tri-pod, like all the others that came before it, and it just works wonderfully. I like the round shape...I found a pizza stone that fits it perfectly and with a little flame from a torch it actually does a decent job on pizzas too!

    The Magma II can be used as a burner for pan cooking too...but so far with the Partner Steel dual burner we always haul along I haven't had to use it as a burner.
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    Well the initial weekend ru with the Partner Stove worked flawlessly. This thing is amazing!
    It fits great in my new chuckbox:


    Friday night my wife and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. For dinner, I cooked up a pork tenderloin with a raspberry chipotle sauce, some polenta medallions, and an organic Kale salad with an sesame salad dressing, and some red wine.... We were very happy:


    The one thing this trip did finalize for me was to switch to a propane grill and will be picking up one of the Magma grills this week...
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    by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --- Mark Twain

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    ^^^ Fine looking fare you have there! I think we'd get along just fine Jonathan
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    good report back on the stove and nice looking dinner !! and if you got to go camping and she was cool on your 5th sounds like a wining combination for sure great meal camping and anniversary
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    Thanks Dan! Now just to get my espresso skills down.... Grasshopper must grab the pebble from the hand....

    Honu - It really was a great combo.... she planned the trip and I planned the meal.
    "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
    by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --- Mark Twain

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    Quote Originally Posted by GeoScum View Post
    Another source, one that I have had good luck with.

    Cheaper than the one sold by AT. But has less BTU's.

    AT sells a "Cook Partner steel stove" while River Connection sells a "Partner Steel stove"

    http://www.riverconnection.com/burne...reen-p-26.html
    Just ordered an 18" stove from Bill. Had me a little confused here but Bill says they are the same stove with the same output of 10k btu. Can't wait to add this fine piece to my rig

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    Got my stove the other day damn ups gave it a beauty mark before I could even break it in. Can't wait to test it out next weekend!! ImageUploadedByTapatalk1342659351.503908.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1342659363.641293.jpg
    Last edited by tacolex; 07-19-2012 at 02:07 AM.

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    Got my 22" two-burner model w/ wind screen and stand about two weeks ago. I ordered directly from the manufacturer back in May...so it took a while to arrive. I wasn't in a hurry, but they told me I'd get it in about 7 days, so it was a bit disappointing that it took so much longer than originally forecasted.

    I'm very impressed with the unit... very solid, lighter than I expected and clearly made to last. I'm hoping the knobs will break-in after more use... right now it's hard to get the flame adjusted precisely because the knob doesn't turn smoothly... when I release with my hand it will turn back a bit as if it's sticking. Also, it would be nice to have dots painted on the unit above the knobs to help with consistent adjustments levels (in certain light, it can be hard to judge by looking at the flame because the flame is hard to see).

    When I purchased the stand I was told that one stand works for both the four and two-burner models. At the time, it didn't compute in my little brain that this meant the stand I purchased was going to be twice as deep as my two-burner stove. Still, it's a very nice stand and it came in an ultra tough canvas bag. I think I'll cut a piece of wood to fit the empty space for use as a counter. If the stand were narrower it probably wouldn't be all that stable on uneven ground anyway.

    Overall, I'm impressed with the quality and care that's going in to this product.
    Last edited by Cee-Jay; 08-06-2012 at 09:22 PM.
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    On this past weeks camping trip two friends had the Partner camp stoves. I really like them and will be replacing my Coleman this summer. They were running the stoves off of 10lb propane cylinders. I have a 5lb tank but don't always have the room to bring it. Will the Partners run off a 1lb cylinder? I noticed the hose that comes with them is for bulk cylinders, but does anyone make a different hose?.

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