Stove Tamer and Heat Diffuser

i have tried to fry an egg in my Toaks TI 1600 ml lid since I bought into TI cookware, always has way too many hot spots with every stove I try. The stove tamer worked with my Tangia burner, msr pocket rocket and my solo stove and allowed my to fry the perfect egg on all three. Also cooked bannock in the lid using the Tangia burner with no burning or sticking. The stove tamer should be in everyone's pack if you want to really cook and not just boil water in your TI cookware. I made the hole larger so that I can lift the tamer off the stove using the hook on my TI spork as the tamer is really hot for quite a while after cooking on it and with the Tangia the tamer has to be removed to put out the flame. The 4.1 oz is not a large amount of weight considering I can actually cook and not just boil water for freeze dried meals.

Not only is this great for low simmering pots but it works as a great quick defrosting tool. We keep ours on the stove top and one day I sat individual frozen hamburg patties on it to defrost. It worked so quickly at reducing defrost time, I decided to order another to use for this purpose. It works equally well with other frozen packs. If not sitting on a stove grate, I put it on a cooling rack so air circulates around it to assist in defrosting. Well made and a rare USA product. It works for us!

Worked well on 1st use last week. 2nd use was today Oct 13, 2018

Seems to work relatively well. Could be a tad thicker and larger. The feature I like is that it is flat, so you can insert it under a large pot, eg a 9 or 10 quart pot or pan. The diffusers with the handle limit the size of the pot you can use as the diameter of the bottom of large pots impinge on where the handle attaches.

i bought this for use with my Primus Omnifuel tramping (hiking) stove. The Omnifuel simmers ok but the design of the burner concentrates the flame in a realtively small spot. The Stove Tamer spreads the heat out for my cookset frying pan, so I could cook nicely browned pancakes on our last 3 day trip. I prefer the more gourmet cooking style rather than boil in the bag, for overnight or weekend trips, and I've also used it for cooking things like sausages, and a pork and vegetable stir fry with good results. It's relatively light weight, and thin enough to easily fit into my pack. It has warped a tiny bit with use but that in no way affects its usability. For what i am using it for, i am very happy with it.

I bought this because my single burner camp stove had too large a center opening for my espresso pot. Now, I'm all set. Also, the little burner was difficult to adjust the flame down far enough to not scorch things. This does that well. It's about 1/8" thick and the hole at the top (see photo at top of page) fits a screw head. I added one screw to the inside of my locker door and two more lower. The lower pair hold the metal off the teak locker door so nothing will get overheated should the Stove Tamer be put away hot. I've not had to do that though I did try and it's not terribly difficult. A pair of pliers and I easily slipped that hole over the pan head screw. Voila: put away and such that even in a seaway it will stay put. That's important on a boat. When I installed the larger 3.1 cubic foot (the smallest two-door model available) by Haier I had to remove my stove. Now I'm using a single camping stove and with the Stove Tamer I'm very pleased. It's easy to cook with. I'm glad I bought it. Oh, and it's not flimsy.

STOVE TAMER This product was only fare. I wanted to do tangine cooking in ceramic ware on stove top. The Stove Tamer became just as hot as the burner. It began to smell like it was burning and it was difficult to pick it up off the hot stove. It might work at lower temperatures and it was a good price and easily stored.

Wish I would have known about these years ago. This 6 inch is a perfect fit for my single-burner hot plate and I believe the smallest burner on a stove. It heated things nicely, though, seemingly no faster than before. Once it was heated, I could turn it down but not on a low setting. Everything did cook evenly and without burning. I did burn off the smell that wasn't too bad but enough to give a fast headache, nothing that good ventilation didn't fix. This is great for my teapot that is smaller than my smallest burner. I'll definitely be getting the 8 inch and will always have these for every burner on the stove.