I bought this stove to use while car camping for a two week road trip this fall. It worked flawlessly. The burners cook food quickly, almost too quickly. Certainly it would be difficult to simmer or slow cook anything on this stove. While the nobs allow you to adjust the power of the flame, the reality is that there's really only a variation on the high setting. If you try and get a low flame, it will likely burn out. The good news is that it is rare that anyone would need a low heat for camping. We cooked sausage, eggs, beans, etc., without problem. Boiling water was so fast!