[pct-l] MSR Reactor Stove

[Hiker97 at aol.com]

Of course it is heavy (just over one pound) compared to a  lot of other 
backpacking stove/pot combinations.  I just got one with my  gift certificates to 
see what it was all about.
 
This is the most amazing stove I have  ever used.  It is unbelievable how 
fast it boils water with so little  fuel.  I would say at sea level at 65 
degrees, it boiled half of a liter of  water well under 3 minutes.  And I am talking 
about a roaring  boil.  This was on the just over simmer setting --- in other 
words, a very  low fuel use setting.  I then put the water in food pouch to 
cook for  8 minutes and had a great backpacker supper.
 
So, I thought I would try popcorn in the  1.5 liter pot.  I have to 
experiment some more, but it is fantastic how  much popcorn the pot holds.  I am going 
to get it just right, so all the  kernels pop with just the right amount of 
oil.  This is so cool.  The  hot oil started to pop the popcorn almost 
immediately as I poured in some corn -  fantastic.  Again, it was on simmer setting.
 
I will probably be the first person in  the world to do get the right popcorn 
equation for the Reactor and will get  much fame and accolades.  Sort of like 
a Unified Field Theory of Reactor  popcorn.  Cool.
 
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