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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: aelf on May 20, 2009, 18:05

Title: time for tea!
Post by: aelf on May 20, 2009, 18:05

So what do you brew up with?
I have a very old parrafin stove and kettle that has done me proud over the years. The writing engraved on it is italian, I think and I'm guessing it's a relic from WW1. Had to fashion some new washers for it and a new leather cup for the plunger and it's great! Always the first thing I do when I get to the plot - stick the kettle on....

Aelf

Title: Re: time for tea!
Post by: compostqueen on May 21, 2009, 12:20

I too have to brew up on my plot. Not doing so would be unthinkable  :tongue2:

I have a butane stove which my niece kindly bought me along with a whistling kettle from Boyes, a very useful shop for us allotment types.  I make impromptu barbies with oven racks (freebies).  I keep a supply of crackers, biscuits, soups, tea, coffee, hot choc, Kendal mint cakes and sweets which is all very handy when it rains and I need to take cover.

Bliss  :)

Title: Re: time for tea!
Post by: 2peasinapod on May 21, 2009, 19:54

thinking along the lines of a Kelly Kettle (http://www.kellykettle.com/homepage) myself.
dont fancy the prospect of to many flamables around.

Title: Re: time for tea!
Post by: aelf on May 21, 2009, 22:11

I have used a kelly kettle, great fun and quick but you have to keep finding twigs for it to keep it going. Much prefere my old parrafin stove - a 1 gallon bottle of parrafin lasts me all season