Kelly Kettle, a Touch o' the Irish

Submitted by Gus

"..First used over a century ago by Irish gypsies and Irish fishermen, a Kelly Kettle will boil water in just a few minutes, depending on the fuel.

Made from aluminum, it is essentially a double-walled chimney with the water contained in the chimney's double wall.

ED – This stove is a somewhat different take on the others featured here in that it is strictly a solid fuel burner (even to the point of using camel dung) though I suppose you could use fuel tabs such as hexamine or trioxane, or sterno cans in the burn pan.  In addition, for the most part, this stove is strictly for boiling water.  While there is an attachment for the 2.5-pint model which allows you to “stack” a pot on the kettle’s chimney for additional cooking space, boiling water is what it does best.

This having been said though, if solid fuel availability is not an issue the 1-pint version might be a viable option for personal use in the field, where packing liquid fuel is impractical and or dangerous, where re-supply might be spotty, or if you’re traveling by air, where the transportation of liquid fuel is prohibited.

Check out the Kelly Kettle here.

Comments

[J. Acheson]

It reminds me of a Russian samovar.

[Shotgun49]

I've been using the smaller sized one for several years now. I keep a couple of plastic glasses and a stack of teabags stuffed inside it for storage, so it's always ready for a quick "Brew-up." I've used Sterno (not too good), oil or diesel fuel poured over a little sand (better), wood, paper, and charcoal (all pretty good), to fire her up. Heats enough water for three glasses of tea, to a boil in less than three minutes. Really impressive looking at night - looks like an incoming rocket trying to bury itself in the ground with all the fire shooting out the top - flames shoot out about 18-20 inches when it's really going good! I don't know how handy the bigger version is, but the only problem with the smaller version is that it's considerably bigger than a camping stove which would do the same job in slightly more time, if you carry a gas canister. Never had any problem finding something to burn in the Kelly Kettle though, so that's a plus. Besides it's just NEAT! No one else has ever seen one, so I'm always having to explain it to bystanders when I use it.

[Brian]

Cooking in wide-mouth Thermos type bottles was popular some years back. I think Aladdin's all steel version was THE one to use. With the lid screwed on tightly, some care was needed but a slow cooked stew type meal was almost the same as using a crock pot or other slow cooker.

[TTookey]

I live in AZ and travel a bit where might I obtain one of these devices T.A.T.

[Wanda]

It seems to be very suitable for traveling if one sticks to water I wonder if anyone has tried to heat something other than water with it.

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