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    I would prefer canning in the kitchen, but it just puts too much heat and humidity in the house. I installed new AC this spring. Maybe I will run one batch inside on our kitchen stove and compare results. The kitchen stove is also propane but of course much better burner regulation. I can easily control a very slow simmer on the jiggler weight. FYI, I have an All American pressure canner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefster23 View Post
    I would prefer canning in the kitchen, but it just puts too much heat and humidity in the house. I installed new AC this spring. Maybe I will run one batch inside on our kitchen stove and compare results. The kitchen stove is also propane but of course much better burner regulation. I can easily control a very slow simmer on the jiggler weight. FYI, I have an All American pressure canner.
    "I would prefer canning in the kitchen, but it just puts too much heat and humidity in the house." - My point with using the outside setup.

    I have an old rare 3-burner Coleman that uses white gas. It is very controllable, and would be dandy for canning, but white gas prices are just too much. That one is for car camping, SHTF, or when needed for outdoor get togethers. I put a 5-gal pot on that and boil lobsters.......

    There is a story behind how I got/found that stove.......free

    When I was looking for an outdoor burner, I thought about the turkey deep fryer burners too. Not sure if they can be regulated down enough?

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    Yes, older Coleman white gas stoves work really great. But I don’t want to deal with a gasoline stove again. Saw a whole camp kitchen go up in flames over one of these stoves so no more for me.

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    Must have been an idiot using the stove. Also those not for inside use, without ventilation.

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    Camp kitchen, as in an outside kitchen area set up for tent camping.

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    I got an old Griswold 712 stove yesterday and it is in great shape. I disassembled it to check the orfices and it doesn’t have any!!! Each burner assembly has adjustable needle valve for gas control. So it should be relatively painless to get this thing running on propane. I will need to make two adjustments. One for the gas needle valve and one for the air/fuel ratio. Anyone ever do this before and have any shortcuts or advice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefster23 View Post
    I got an old Griswold 712 stove yesterday and it is in great shape. I disassembled it to check the orfices and it doesn’t have any!!! Each burner assembly has adjustable needle valve for gas control. So it should be relatively painless to get this thing running on propane. I will need to make two adjustments. One for the gas needle valve and one for the air/fuel ratio. Anyone ever do this before and have any shortcuts or advice?
    In before Bucket Back or Gambit make orfice cracks! Get it? Orifice Cracks? HA!

    Also, Pics of the stove!!!

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    Attachment 16441Attachment 16441
    This is the needle valve and adjustable cap

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    Needles are probably for switching from nat gas to propane.

    Great find! Might want to plump in an air line first, check valves/fittings for leaks w/soapy water. Then fit a hose w/tank regulator and on/off valve

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