Made my first Perfect Can Alcohol Stove, design taken from this youtube video. So far very satisfied with the design. Does not boil as quickly as the super cat, but burns much more efficiently and much more likely to boil. Of the four boils I have attempted, three resulted in a full boil; the super cat was more likely one in three. Plus, I did melt a super cat…. The super cats do not handle wind well (ahem Texas ahem) and wind screens are tricky.

Looks like I will be able to cook more complicated food with the perfect can alcohol stove than just boiled water, for example boil white rice or lentils.

The finished can:

Two differences made from the video. I had problems getting the cuts to be smooth so the ends would not go together. But, realized I could shave the edge off with a pair of scissors. Once the edge was clean the ends slid right together. Also, Ended up using a 1/32 inch drill bit in a pin vice for the holes; have heard a thumb-tack works just as well.

An action shot:

Times at a glance:

3 minutes to prime

9 minutes to boil

19 minutes total burn time including prime on full load of denatured alcohol.