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Best outdoor stove

Updated: 22.10.2026

The best outdoor stove in this set is the one that matches the job you are actually doing. A 450 g wood rocket, a two-burner cylinder cooker, a CP250 hob, and a cheap cartridge box are not substitutes. Our [outdoor stove comparison](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/outdoor-stove) scored the twelve saved pages on 21 October 2026 from stars, review count, fitting clarity, and the faults UK reviews repeat. The top pick is the Campingaz Chef. The highest star line is still the Ohuhu, at 4.7 from 6,151, and it is a different tool. Nothing here is a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

The best outdoor stove in this set is the one that matches the job you are actually doing. A 450 g wood rocket, a two-burner cylinder cooker, a CP250 hob, and a cheap cartridge box are not substitutes.

Our top picks

Campingaz Campingaz Camp Bistro 3

Best overall

Campingaz Campingaz Camp Bistro 3
8.8/10about £40.17
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Campingaz Campingaz Chef double burner

Rank 2

Campingaz Campingaz Chef double burner
9.1/10about £55.99
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Green Haven Green Haven DYN11691, 4 cans

Best value

Green Haven Green Haven DYN11691, 4 cans
7.6/10about £25.99
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On this page
  1. 1.Best for a wood pot, not for a family fry-up
  2. 2.Best two-burner in this set
  3. 3.Best single gas hob with a named CP250
  4. 4.Best value cartridge box

Best for a wood pot, not for a family fry-up

If you want the lightest stove, and you accept wood, the Ohuhu at £21.99 is the row to open. It lists 450 g and sits at 4.7 from 6,151. Reviews say wind blows the flame out, and that twigs have to be dry and short. The fuel field says wood, the title names alcohol, and the power source says Gas Powered. It heats one pot. Its editorial score is 83, behind the two Campingaz cookers. If you need two pans, the star leader is the wrong shape.

Best two-burner in this set

The Campingaz Chef is the two-burner and the top pick, score 91. It is £55.99, 4.5 from 3,289, with two 1,500 W hobs and a 1,500 W grill, 3.99 kg before the cylinder. It names R907 and R904 and says outdoor use only. The hose and regulator are not in the box. The grill has no piezo, and a light breeze moves the flame. Buy it when two pans matter and you already have the cylinder. A CP250 will not run it. A blackout belongs on outdoor stove for a power cut.
Campingaz Campingaz Camp Bistro 3

Testsieger

Campingaz Campingaz Camp Bistro 3
8.8/10about £40.17
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Best single gas hob with a named CP250

The Camp Bistro 3 names a CP250 and does not also print EN 417. It is £40.17, 4.6 from 570, 2,200 W, 2 kg, with a griddle. The run is 1 hour 15 minutes at 160 g/h, and pots are 12 to 26 cm. It is not suitable for indoor use. The score is 88. The gap to the Chef is the single burner. No fuel is in the title. It is enough for one-pan camping if you pack a spare CP250.

Best value cartridge box

The best value is the Green Haven DYN11691 with four cans in the title, at £25.99. It is a 2,100 W piezo at 1.43 kg, 4.4 from 831 ratings of its own. The score is 76. The bullets say CP250 and the fitting field also names EN 417. This file does not show those cans are the same. There is no outdoor-only line. Geepas scores the same 76 and stays off this pick because reviews include gas leaving the lock.

Common questions

What is the best outdoor stove in this comparison?
For two pans on a cylinder you already own, the top pick is the Campingaz Chef at £55.99, 4.5 from 3,289, score 91. For one pan on a named CP250, it is the Camp Bistro 3 at £40.17. For a cheaper gas box with cans in the title, it is the Green Haven four-can listing at £25.99. For a 450 g wood pot, it is the Ohuhu at £21.99, which has the highest stars and a lower score. Best here means that job split inside these twelve listings.
Is the highest-rated stove the one for a family pitch?
No. The Ohuhu's 4.7 from 6,151 is the highest star line, and the stove is one pot that reviewers struggle to keep alight in wind. A family fry-up wants two hobs, which in this set means the Chef, a hose, a regulator, and an R907 or R904 cylinder. Stars measure how buyers scored the listing they received. They do not measure whether that listing can run two pans.
When is the Camp Bistro 3 enough, and when do you need the Chef?
The Camp Bistro 3 is enough when one pan up to 26 cm, plus the griddle plate, will feed the pitch, and you can buy CP250 cartridges. The stated run is 1 hour 15 minutes at 160 g/h, so a long simmer needs another cartridge. The Chef is the one to open when two pans must heat together and you will carry a cylinder. Its grill is the weak point in the reviews, not a reason to choose it over the Bistro.
Which cheaper box has a large review count and cans in the title?
The Green Haven at £25.99, B09CF2FW96, names four canisters and has 4.4 from 831 ratings of its own. The pages that show 2,703 reviews are a shared sample across two ASINs, so that number is not a larger independent test. Check CP250 against EN 417 before you treat the included cans as a match. Geepas has leak notes that keep it off this pick.
Who should skip the Ohuhu?
Skip it if you need a flame you can turn down and leave, if the pitch bans wood, if you are cooking for more than one pot, or if you wanted a gas stove and only noticed the star count. Also skip it if you read gas tank in the bullets as proof it is a canister hob. The power-source field says Gas Powered, and the fuel field says wood. Those lines do not add up to a CP250.
Does best here mean a lab test, and why do two listings share one star line?
It does not. No boil time was measured for these ASINs, and a score is not a safety certificate. Two Green Haven pairs share a star line because the saved UK review text matches across two ASINs: 4.3 from 2,703, and 4.0 from 79. Each pair is one sample twice. The Chef's 3,289 and the Ohuhu's 6,151 are not marked as shared.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. amazon.co.uk prices, stars and review counts were taken from the listings captured on 21 October 2026.

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  2. BSI Knowledge, BS EN 521:2019 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. BSI Knowledge, BS EN 417:2012 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. Scouts, Using stoves safely (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. The Camping and Caravanning Club, Gas for tent campers (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. GOV.UK, Smoke control areas: the rules (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. legislation.gov.uk, GSIUR 1998 regulation 2 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Power cuts (retrieved 21 October 2026)