[pct-l] New to PCT/Jetboil

[Diarmaid Harmon]

Ditto with my jetboil I turn the flame down and simmer without a problem. 

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On Apr 8, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jim,
> One of the features of the Jetboil, that I purchased in 2007, that I find most useful is that I can SIMMER.  I used it during my entire, four-season, ride of the PCT. You say that you can't simmer with yours. Try turning the flame control knob counter-clockwise. Start it at full flame, and then carefully back it off until you have the heat that you want for what you are cooking. If you turn it too far, you will shut it off - it is also the shut-off valve. I always use simmer when I make trout stew because it works best when I cook slowly. In my experience, using the lower heat adjustment saves a lot of fuel - since less of it escapes along the sides of my Jetboil  pot, which has the heat-saver fins around the perimeter. Since I like to be able to adjust the flame, I wouldn't want a stove that could not simmer - or one that lacks a shut-off valve.
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> From: Jim Marco <jdm27 at cornell.edu>
> To: jason povey <golobos_55 at yahoo.com>; "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
> Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2013 5:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] New to PCT
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> Hi Jason,
>     Mostly, this years batch is busy getting ready for the trail.
>     Generally,  you do not need two stoves. But, both the stoves you mention are poor at simmering. I tend to do a bit of foraging as I go. Oyster mushrooms, brachiated, a few others I know. Cattail shoots, mustard greens, etc generally require 15-20 minutes of boiling/steaming, then frying down with olive oil, salt, black pepper, red pepper and garlic for full flavor (Italian style)...served sprinkled with cheese, a few chunks of salami and a chunk of bannock. The whole thing weighs about 5oz in my pack, cost about an ounce of fuel and uses a wide range of temps from the stove. In this example I would go from fairly high to boil, to low for a slow boil, to m