We needed this so we weren't limited to camp sites with electric. I love cooking over an open fire just as much add the next but it takes way too long in the mornings! This was easy to set up, easy to clean, heated extremely fast! Every use I had it on the lowest flame I possible could and it boiled my water for coffee in no time. I should have timed it but... I was camping. Coleman is trusted name and I bought this one after reading reviews from cheaper camp stoves that recommended spending the extra $10 to get this one. Glad we did. Oh.. We bought the propane at Wal-Mart much cheaper!