Worked well for camping with the kids this weekend. Used it to boil the kettle and heat some baked beans. It is very stable, worth the weight and size penalty compared to a canister top stove. You can boil or simmer with it. You do need to get the igniter very close to the holes to light it, the kids struggled with that a little and don't forget that the heating coil gets hot (I was silly and touched it, thankfully no burn!). But it worked well at around 5°C, on a butane propane mix. I took a en417 canister that was nearly empty and fully emptied it while there. The canister was properly empty when I shook it, something I sometimes struggled with these canisters on powerful appliances. So it's nice to know that I am not wasting gas. I would recommend to a friend.