Char4chocs Mini Trangia cooking thread :)

[char4chocs]

Right I got a new Mini Trangia for christmas and im sure im not alone when i say im amazed what I can cook with just its basic kit :)
Earlier today I cooked Chilli con carne (From Scratch, No cans) with my little Trangia and im going to see what else I can cook with it :) Any Ideas? Cheers

[Silverback]

petit pois a la francais?

[JEEP]

Is it the 28T?

I have had one of those for a long time, it was one of my first stoves. It works best with the addition of a foldable windscreen - but othervice it is a very versatile and sturdy little stove. I have used it for making various dishes, but mostly for making oratmeal, heating up canned food and boiling water for a brew and/or boil-in-bag meals.

At the moment I usually bring my Optimus Svea 123R or Jetboil Flash, when in need of a small lightweight stove - but Maria still prefers the 28T.

[luresalive]

Toast!

[Dan XF]

I have had one of these for years and used to use it in the Forces as opposed to the little hexi stoves which made everything black and sticky. I have revised mine and dumped the metric tonne of burner and use a whitebox stove with it. I only use it to boil water which I use for drinks or pouches or to pour into a large mug with a couple of packs of noodles and a soup sachet. 11p a pack noodles are just fine when you're hungry and at that price you can spoil yourself with 2 for a meal at a time. I once saw one used as a fondue set and it went down very well. It's a great stove and the addition of the simmer ring makes it a lot more versatile than mine with a WB burner. The lid is a non stick pan and is designed for frying. You could always try doing bacon or sausages in it. I don't eat meat but the smell of bacon when you're outdoors will make you the most popular guy on the hill. Still makes my mouth water when I'm hungry and someone starts frying it.

[Dan XF]

Here's an idea from when we had a kitchen refit at work and no cooker. Use the oil from a tin of peppered mackerel to fry a chopped onion and add some curry spice of your own choice. Fry for about 4 mins on the simmer ring. Add a pack of dried noodles and the flavour sachet then pour in a mug of cold water. Use the full burner to bring the water to the boil. Take it off the heat add the mackerel and leave to stand for 3 mins. Eat and enjoy. I did that for a girl who used to live in Tokyo and she reckoned it was the most authentic Ramin Noodles she'd ever had. I only did this though as we still had large sinks so cleaning the pan was easy. Couldn't do it now though as I have no idea where the Trangia burner is. Wouldn't want to risk turning it all to ashes with the whitebox, the thing is just so hot.

[char4chocs]

Hiya guys thanks for all the contributions, I think ill be taking this on fishing trips etc in the spring should be good fun, I can catch fish, cook fish and eat fish without getting off my arse sounds good to me :).

[Al21]

We've often toasted bread, bagels, muffins and crumpets on a Tranny. Quick, simple and easy to clean away breakfasts. Though, these days our kids are big fans of eggy bread!

Al

[char4chocs]

Hiya Jakob yes it is the 28t, I also agree a wind protector is a MUST, In the past with the trangia i have waited 15-20mins to boil some water :(.
I have added a small high sided biscuit tin to my trangia which works very well as a wind deflector, also at keeping the heat off the surface im cooking on and I also store tinder and a fire lighting kit inside :)

[Dan XF]

I balance mine on the upturned frying pan to keep it from heating up the surface too much and use the whitebox windshield. Using the Trangia pot-stand makes it a lot more stable as I was afraid to use just the WB with a pot balanced on it in a tent. I treated someone with most of a tent melted and stuck to his torso and arms after his stove went pop in a tent. Luckily his mate had popped out to go to the loo when it happened otherwise he'd have been inside when it shrink wrapped his mate.

[bigzee]

Here's an idea from when we had a kitchen refit at work and no cooker. Use the oil from a tin of peppered mackerel to fry a chopped onion and add some curry spice of your own choice. Fry for about 4 mins on the simmer ring. Add a pack of dried noodles and the flavour sachet then pour in a mug of cold water. Use the full burner to bring the water to the boil. Take it off the heat add the mackerel and leave to stand for 3 mins. Eat and enjoy. I did that for a girl who used to live in Tokyo and she reckoned it was the most authentic Ramin Noodles she'd ever had. I only did this though as we still had large sinks so cleaning the pan was easy. Couldn't do it now though as I have no idea where the Trangia burner is. Wouldn't want to risk turning it all to ashes with the whitebox, the thing is just so hot.
A tinned fish dinner - now yer talkin' !! A couple of years back I escorted my wife down to "that london" where she was having a partial knee replacement op. Whilst she was being butchered and joinered, I ended up camping for a few days at a site in Chalfont St. Giles (no sniggering at the back), where being alone I did not need to consider the opinions of others when cooking on my Swedish Trangia kit.

The first night, I dined on pasta penne with a tinned tomatoes and tinned pilchard sauce. We-heyyee! you may cringe , but I have never uterred the sound "Mmmmmm" more in the course of one meal before or since. Needless to say I haven't persuaded any of the philistines I live with to try it, as they dismiss the idea out of hand, but I would recommend it to anyone broadminded enough to try.

[Peaks]

If you look on the Military Mart websitesite they have a number of trangia recipes