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by BioHorn » Oct 23rd, '12, 18:27
Over a dram last night a hunter friend shared a great idea for outdoor gongfu preparation: the Kelly Kettle.
http://www.kellykettleusa.com/kelly-ket ... ettle.html
Although this does not seem very Zen, it could possibly be a very practical solution to outdoor tea preparation.
Does anyone on the forum have one? Have they used it boil water to prepare tea? Clay stoves, although very aesthetically pleasing, seem to be quite fragile.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Oct 23rd, '12, 21:51
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by Bob_McBob » Oct 23rd, '12, 21:51
That is an important clarification. I would not want to do gongfu out of a kelly kettle! They are great for boiling water outdoors, but I must confess I've never tried using one as a stove. I see no reason why it wouldn't work well, but I wonder if there are better, cheaper, or easier options for outdoor use like a basic camp stove setup. Kelly kettles are a lot of fun to use, though.
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by BioHorn » Oct 24th, '12, 00:03
Bob_McBob wrote:That is an important clarification. I would not want to do gongfu out of a kelly kettle! They are great for boiling water outdoors, but I must confess I've never tried using one as a stove. I see no reason why it wouldn't work well, but I wonder if there are better, cheaper, or easier options for outdoor use like a basic camp stove setup. Kelly kettles are a lot of fun to use, though.
My friend showed me the medium sized Kelly Kettle. It sure looked and awful lot like a CZ setup. I know, not nearly the charm...maybe if you got it engraved?
He said they boil water quickly. I like the idea of being able to burn charcoal. A camp stove IS too non-zen for me. We all have our limits, right?
Oct 24th, '12, 00:10
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by Bob_McBob » Oct 24th, '12, 00:10
If you are going to use charcoal, there is always your standard
charcoal stove with a handle. The appeal of the kelly kettle is that you can basically dump anything combustible inside the chimney and boil water with it, so you don't have to carry fuel with you if you are hiking or otherwise away from civilization. Burning twigs and underbrush is definitely more appealing than a butane stove, but maybe not the right choice for backyard porch tea.
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by hopeofdawn » Oct 24th, '12, 16:20
I've actually been looking at the kelly kettles too--there are several lovely parks that I would love to go and have a nice outdoor tea in the sprintime/summer, but I haven't solved the 'boiling the water' problem (they don't have firepits/grills and my ethanol camp stove would need a firepit/something in case of accidental spillage). I don't think the kelly kettle would work as well for putting another kettle on top, though--the pictures I've seen show that the chimney flames can get really high, plus you have to keep the kelly kettle itself filled with water or the interior chimney will rupture. So basically it looks like you'd be heating twice as much water as you might need.
I'm still wondering if a camp stove/firebox or kelly kettle/firebox combo might solve my problem ... given that the rainy weather has settled in over here, at least I have a lot of time to think about it!
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by MarshalN » Oct 25th, '12, 03:55
If you put a kettle on top and cover the top, then your kettle will be flameless in no time. I doubt that'll work.
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by Bob_McBob » Oct 25th, '12, 04:31
They make a little adapter that sits in the hole so you can use it with a pot on top. It doesn't seem safe or practical to use it with a kettle or large container of water, though.
