My Coleman 2 burner stove (propane) has been a workhorse but apparently I've misplaced it and now I need to find another stove in preparation for future camping events. With that in mind while buying some groceries at a Chinese supermarket I came across some pretty cheap butane grills (under 20 bucks!)

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I personally have no experience using butane out in the field and how it performs but I thought I'd reach out to you guys and ask if you guys have any experience with products like this? I've seen some Asian restaurants use these for hot pots so I know it works wonders but what's it like outdoors? Is it as effective and worth the money?

I like the fact that it's super cheap and the butane appears to be pretty safe right? or is that naive? The portability factor (it comes in its own plastic case) is cool too!