They're convenient, too, since it's easy to find the various alcohols used (denatured alcohol ... require boiling water to cook. Simple alcohol stoves and solid-fuel stoves are lightweight ...

However, denatured alcohol is not fit for human consumption because of these additives and is instead used as a lower-cost solvent or fuel. (Introducing these ingredients also puts it in a ...

An older 2011 case study highlights a case of a 19-year-old who took her life by drinking denatured alcohol intended to be used as a stove fuel. According to Poison Control, the poisonous dose of ...

You can fill them with 70% rubbing alcohol and they’ll heat a small space, and if running on denatured alcohol, they can be used to cook with ... to vaporize incoming fuel, then it can sustain ...

Denatured alcohol is then poured into the cup and outer ring and lit on fire. As the burning alcohol warms up the cup, it starts to leak under the penny and into the fuel cup where it then begins ...

5 Fill up the stove and ignite the fuel. Fill the can’s central cavity with a spirit like denatured alcohol. To ignite, simply introduce flame from a lighter or match to the liquid. 6 Cook away.

It is not suitable for large groups or for small groups that want to cook. For fuel, use denatured alcohol or the yellow bottle of HEET, available in hardware stores and many gas stations.

However, to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2028 — Kenya’s revised target — the exemptions need to go beyond VAT on denatured ethanol, biogas and sustainable fuel briquettes.