Post by Brian M on Jan 29, 2009 13:55:15 GMT
From: Sarafinapeckala (Original Message) Sent: 08/07/2007 22:04
Hello fellow caravaners,
In the 1972 13/4 Safari that I bought this summer the cooker seems to work fine, all the pipes etc, except for the fact that all the pots get completely covered in black soot and then it gets spread everywhere. We thought that we just had to clean the butners and they would come off easily, but alas, we can only get the top part of one of the burners off. It seems you have to take the whole top of the cooker off, in order to get the burners off. Does anyone know if this is right? At the moment though we can't get the top off becaust the other butner is rusted on it seems. We would break the burner off if we knew we could replace it. Does anyone have any advise on black pots, or replacing burners or cookers? If we need to replace the burners or the cooker does anyone a spare cooker that fits properly. Or spare burners?
Any help and advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Sarafina
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From: hazeturner Sent: 08/07/2007 23:09
Yes it also happens to my pots, I just put it down to the type of gas being used.
Kind Regards
Hazel Turner
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From: Brian Sent: 10/07/2007 22:11
Heather and Sarafina
Of course the gas has a bit of some chemical in it to provide the black on the saucepans.
It is to remind you that you are camping and that before gas you would have prepared the meal over an open wood fire that really coated the pots in a black residue.
So take it as an attempt to put a bit of tradition back into caravanning!
We did try a couple of years ago to find replacement burners but from memory I think our search was unsuccessful. Perhap someone did find some spares?
I am not sure "bunged up" burners would add to the blackening, they just tend to limit the heat output and so everything takes longer to cook.
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From: ColinC Sent: 11/07/2007 12:36
Come on Brian!
Sooting is caused by an incorrect mixture of gas and air.
If the flame on the burners is yellow, the mixture is not correct. The flame should be blue.
It could be that the jet needs cleaning, or that the air control requires adjustment.
Not being familiar with your particular cookers I could not offer advice, but be assured, blackened cooking pots are not obligatory.
Happy caravanning.
Hello fellow caravaners,
In the 1972 13/4 Safari that I bought this summer the cooker seems to work fine, all the pipes etc, except for the fact that all the pots get completely covered in black soot and then it gets spread everywhere. We thought that we just had to clean the butners and they would come off easily, but alas, we can only get the top part of one of the burners off. It seems you have to take the whole top of the cooker off, in order to get the burners off. Does anyone know if this is right? At the moment though we can't get the top off becaust the other butner is rusted on it seems. We would break the burner off if we knew we could replace it. Does anyone have any advise on black pots, or replacing burners or cookers? If we need to replace the burners or the cooker does anyone a spare cooker that fits properly. Or spare burners?
Any help and advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Sarafina
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From: hazeturner Sent: 08/07/2007 23:09
Yes it also happens to my pots, I just put it down to the type of gas being used.
Kind Regards
Hazel Turner
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From: Brian Sent: 10/07/2007 22:11
Heather and Sarafina
Of course the gas has a bit of some chemical in it to provide the black on the saucepans.
It is to remind you that you are camping and that before gas you would have prepared the meal over an open wood fire that really coated the pots in a black residue.
So take it as an attempt to put a bit of tradition back into caravanning!
We did try a couple of years ago to find replacement burners but from memory I think our search was unsuccessful. Perhap someone did find some spares?
I am not sure "bunged up" burners would add to the blackening, they just tend to limit the heat output and so everything takes longer to cook.
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From: ColinC Sent: 11/07/2007 12:36
Come on Brian!
Sooting is caused by an incorrect mixture of gas and air.
If the flame on the burners is yellow, the mixture is not correct. The flame should be blue.
It could be that the jet needs cleaning, or that the air control requires adjustment.
Not being familiar with your particular cookers I could not offer advice, but be assured, blackened cooking pots are not obligatory.
Happy caravanning.