Burner heat shield

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Permalink Reply by Tilt on June 18, 2012 at 4:49pm

Thin stainless steel outer "skins"  from old kichen rubbish bins (the type with the pedal/ tilting lid) aren't bad.  I use 2 bent the right shape to surround my kettle and they're held together with bulldog clips.  Cheap, effective and easy to clean. 

As well  as creating a wind shield I found they act like a flue around the kettle and increase the boil intensity too.

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Permalink Reply by Stu H on June 18, 2012 at 4:53pm

Yeah I saw you'd mentioned that in another thread. I think I'd actually like this to be something that my kettle could physically sit on, and enclose the burner... Sorry I obviously didn't make myself very clear.

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Permalink Reply by Tilt on June 18, 2012 at 5:01pm

What's your kettle - big pot or cut down keg? Its good to have enough spaces left around the base to allow air for the gas to burn and to create an updraft around the kettle.  You could incorporate an old steel chair or stool frame to support your kettle over the burner (like one of the blog posts - here) with the shield to get both a support and a shield.  Happy to lend a hand with tools/help to knock something up if you want.

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Permalink Reply by Stu H on June 18, 2012 at 5:10pm

Yeah it's a bit pot. Yeah totally if I had some way of cutting up an old stool that would be fine, but alas I don't.

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