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An unusual use of the ORDNING Aluminum Utensil Stand.

Scouts often need a lightweight method for cooking on the hiking trail. This hack is based on a posting on Pinterest without modifying the original parts.

Shown here are the ORDNING short IKEA utensil stand, one Glimma tea-light candle and a windproof lighter.

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Light the candle and place on a levelled surface.

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Place the utensil holder upside down over the tea-light. WARNING the top will become hot very quickly. Use caution when moving the stand or the candle.

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The burner may not boil a pot of water, but you can warm canned prepared food, or with a bit of foil cook a burger patty or hot dog.

Can of prepared food placed on burner to warm

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~ Amie Heaslip, 18th Oshawa and Ken Weir Deputy Commissioner for Program Oshawa Area.

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6 Responses

  1. I like this idea! Not necessarily to heat up food, but to keep my cup of tea warm.

    I think there are sufficiant holes, seeing as Christmas ornaments that require a cane inside them don’t overheat etc. It just will get really hot, right?

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  2. I thought heating food in a tin can was a big no-no. There’s a lot of metals and chemicals that can leach into the food from the can when heated. I’m no expert and I like the ingenuity of the hack but I’m not sure it’s safe for kids to be eating food heated in a Tin Can.

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  4. Please understand this hack causes serious risk of fire hazard. Tea light should never be used in a closed container like this. The holes are not enough to prevent the light from overheating. Even more dangerous, the tea light is on a wooden table. Please, do not do this hack!

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  5. A word of warning, the can of food should have its lid removed or it can explode and injure bystanders. Use SAFE cooking practises please.

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    1. It was an example in my home for under 5 minutes. Use common sense. Of course you open the can. Of course you don’t have a maple table at camp and you probably aren’t in a house when doing this.
      Also cans are lined so where are your metals coming from?
      You could also use your aluminum pots from your camp kit…

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