Anonymous wrote:
I picked up one of these to replace my standard gas. Delightful thing from Toplicht called Mambo 2 for just over €100
We have the single-action version on
Ilvy
, called "HPV Salsa". It fits perfectly into a stainless dish from Ikea, which prevents any bigger damage if ever some spilled ethanol ignites. The preheating device in this Salsa thing looked quite dangerous to me...
Also, I pimped it up a bit: into the refill screw, which originally just a plain open hole for ventilation, I installed a grease nipple. Onto this nipple I put a grease nipple cap, whenever we go sailing, so that no ethanol might be spilled due to heeling. And I added a aluminium rod, to fasten standard pot holders if needed.
The Salsa works okay. It could have a bit more power for roasting. Interestingly, after 10-15 min the power decreases significantly while the device housing and tank ist getting hot. I suspect it does not like the ethanol getting warm in the tank, but have not yet understand why.