BANNED – Portable Butane Gas Stoves

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BANNED – Portable Butane Gas Stoves



The NSW Office of Fair Trading has BANNED the very popular ‘lunchbox’ style butane gas stoves due to safety concerns, including overheating.

NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe recommends that consumers “do not buy portable cookers of this type” and goes so far as to urge consumers to dispose of any currently in use.

This type of cooker, powered by disposable butane aerosol type gas cartridges, has seen a massive growth in popularity over the past 10 years or so due mainly to their low cost (usually under $20) and convenience.

It’s fair to say there would be hundreds of thousands of them in use across Australia.

“Testing, undertaken at the request of NSW Fair Trading and other State gas regulators, has found a fault with the cookers’ shut-off valves, posing a risk that the devices may overheat and could explode.”

Consequently NSW Far Trading is working with retailers in NSW and other states to have the products removed from sale.

Mr. Stowe goes on to say “I’d encourage consumers to notify NSW Fair Trading if they see any devices of this type being sold within stores or by NSW retailers.”

There is no indication at this stage whether the issue will be rectified and the stoves made available again but if not, it will leave a gaping hole in the camping stove market.

I personally have four of these stoves which I’ve been using on most trips away over the past ten years and like everyone else, find them extremely convenient.

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Note that NSW Fair Trade also states that “Compliance certification for all current models of ‘lunchbox’ type gas cookers has been suspended by the independent safety certifiers and cookers of this type can no longer be sold lawfully in NSW.”
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Luckily I have a couple in the shed and a good stash of cylinders.

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I had one catch fire out on the Moonie River once.

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They are the best . have lunch out at the lake before fishing. Cook up steak slices ,eggs,onions and sweet patato chips . will have to get a box of cylinders to stock up . Although lately we've   been using a small dome BBQ that you cook over wood and hot rocks . its very nice to cook BBQ ribs real smokey flavor . and after we slow cook sweet patatos in coals .
Cheers Joseph.