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DuckDogTitus



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:52 am    Post subject: boiling water Reply with quote

I have another thread started about crab so I thought I'd come here and be more specific.

What are you guys doing to be able to boil water at sea?

My Magma won't get hot enough so I am honestly starting to think about using my jetboil. I'd have to clean a crab entire, split it in half, and boil one at a time. Not super efficient but at least it would allow me to keep some fresh crab on board for a few days when we spend a week in the San Juans.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We have a Wallace diesel heater which is good for heating and if you are patient it is fine for cooking. mainly we use it in the mornings to warm and dry the cabin and make breakfast. I also carry a Korean butane canister stove and do most of the cooking in the cockpit. This keeps the steam out of the cabin as well as the fried fish smell. It is very stable and these are cheap at the Asian supermarkets. The fuel is cheaper there as well. When I need a fast cup of coffee, nothing is quicker than my Jetboil, but it might be a bit small and unstable to support a big pot
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DuckDogTitus



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah if I were to do it I'd use the cup that comes with the jet boil. I think it could fit one crab at a time, pre cleaned and split, lol.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a little butane stove that takes some time, but will eventually get the water to boil. That's in a big canning pot. However, during my Alaska cruise last year, I learned from Bill and Becky on Blue Days, that it works so much better to steam the crabs. Just put an inch or so of water in the pot and you can get it to boil a lot faster. And the steamed crabs taste just as good! Colby
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We used a Coleman PowerPack Propane Stove, would heat a large pot of water and didn’t break the bank.
We kept as a backup in case the Wallas pooped out, It's low profile and stable.


https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-PowerPack-Propane-Single-Burner/dp/B0009PUS6M/ref=asc_df_B0009PUS6M/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167119746601&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3893558127044082147&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1012873&hvtargid=pla-273400956902&psc=1&language=en_US

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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yeah if I were to do it I'd use the cup that comes with the jet boil. I think it could fit one crab at a time, pre cleaned and split, lol.


It wouldn't work with the big crab i caught in Desolation Sound last summer. Even cut in half it would not fit in a Jetboil cup.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Peter & Judy wrote:
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yeah if I were to do it I'd use the cup that comes with the jet boil. I think it could fit one crab at a time, pre cleaned and split, lol.


It wouldn't work with the big crab i caught in Desolation Sound last summer. Even cut in half it would not fit in a Jetboil cup.


I remembered my jetboil being twice the size it actually is. I pulled mine out of the shed last night and brought it into the kitchen to see if I could fit one split crab into it, and not even close. It could fit a half of a split pre cooked red rock and that's it. so if we do well with Dungies there's no way it's going to work lol.

Although my wife had the idea of boiling water in the jet boil then moving that to the magma to see if it can keep temp easier once we've achieved boiling already.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

breausaw wrote:
We used a Coleman PowerPack Propane Stove, would heat a large pot of water and didn’t break the bank.
We kept as a backup in case the Wallas pooped out, It's low profile and stable.


https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-PowerPack-Propane-Single-Burner/dp/B0009PUS6M/ref=asc_df_B0009PUS6M/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167119746601&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3893558127044082147&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1012873&hvtargid=pla-273400956902&psc=1&language=en_US


It feels silly to buy yet ANOTHER stove but if I have to, I have to. For what crab costs in the store a $45 stove pays for itself lol. I might try colbysmith's idea as well. We will have date night down on the boat this weekend and I'll try boiling again with a smaller amount of water and see what happens....
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Patty here. We use a Coleman one burner propane stove in the cockpit. We have a large pot, put about 2" of water in it (basically steam the crab). We can get 4-5 whole crab in at once, then immediately clean them, bag them, and put on ice in a small cooler.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat Anderson wrote:
Patty here. We use a Coleman one burner propane stove in the cockpit. We have a large pot, put about 2" of water in it (basically steam the crab). We can get 4-5 whole crab in at once, then immediately clean them, bag them, and put on ice in a small cooler.


well that definitely sounds like the way to go! Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

FYI check Costco business. They used to sell a stainless one burner butane stove for $25. Perfect for what you need. I’m sure Bezos’ company will have them too. It’s what we use and as Patti noted, we more “steam” them vs actually boiling.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:35 pm    Post subject: Re: boiling water Reply with quote

DuckDogTitus wrote:

...My Magma won't get hot enough...

Which one do you have, so I'll know what not to buy.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For a one burner butane I highly recommend the Martin 404 infrared. IMO it is safer(no open flame), more efficient and it has never blown out on us. Only a few dollars more than the regular butane burners but well worth it.

http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_albumName=Martin-404-stove&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

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