Non propane cook stove as seen on TV shows?

tatest wrote:
I don't know which show you are watching, but the ones I've seen have been portable gas burners. Fuel comes from a small can of butane (hidden in the base), ratings range 8,000-15,000 BTU per burner. The burners are surprisingly cheap, fuel a bit more than $1 per 8 oz can, from online restaurant suppliers.

Search on Chef Master (two words) for one vendor. For the camping market Coleman sells a single burner butane table top (in addition to their LPG and liquid fuel ranges), and Camp Chef sells 1 and 2 burner butane tabletop models.

LPG models tend to be more popular for camping because a 1 pound bottle of propane can generate more gas (up to 60,000 btu/hr) than a small can of butane, i.e. enough for 2 to 4 burners. Multi-burner butane stoves use a can of butane to feed each burner.

I use and old liquid-fuel Coleman converted to LPG, which has even higher output on a single burner than most LPG stoves because there is more flow capacity at the burner.

I've also seen the use of electric hot plates and tabletop induction units, these are plugged in somewhere, you just don't see the cord.