COOKING

HOW TO USE LIGHTWEIGHT STOVES
Different kinds of stoves bum different fuels and operate in different ways. Read your stove's instructions carefully and follow them exactly.

Stove Safety Rules

• Use, refuel, and store stoves and lanterns only with the supervision of a knowledgeable adult and only where allowed.
• Operate and maintain stoves and lanterns according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Store fuel in approved containers. keep fuel containers well away from campfires, burning stoves, and all other sources of heat.
• allow hot stoves and lanterns to cool completely before changing compressed-gas cartridges or refilling from containers of liquid fuel.
• Refill stoves and lanterns outdoors and a safe distance from any sources of heat, including other stoves or campfires. Use cartridges or fuel expressly recommended for your stoves by the manufacturer. Use a funnel to pour liquid fuel into a stove or lantern. Recap the fuel container and the stove or lantern. Before lighting the device, wait until any spilled fuel has evaporated.
• Do not operate stoves or lanterns inside buildings with poor ventilation. Never fuel, light, or operate a gas stove or lantern inside a tent, snow cave, or igloo.
• Place a stove on a level, secure surface before lighting. On snow, place the stove on an eight-inch square piece of plywood or other flat surface to insulate it from the cold and lessen its tendency to tip.
• have stoves and lanterns checked periodically by knowledge adults to make sure they are in top working condition.
• Follow the manufacturer's instructions for lighting a stove. Keep fuel containers and extra canisters well away. Keep your head and body to one side in case the stove flares up.
• Never leave a lighted stove or lantern unattended.
• Do not overload a stove with a heavy pot or large frying pan. When cooking requires a pot capacity of more than two quarts, set up a separate grill with legs to hold the pot, then place the stove under the grill.
• Carry empty fuel containers home for proper disposal. Do not place them in or near fires, or in trash that will be burned.