Customer Reviews

Expedition 3X Triple Burner Stove

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We've camped and cooked for years using an ancient 2 burner Coleman and I'd been wanting to move up to a three burner stove for a very long time...I was sure I wanted the Coleman and was ready to pull the trigger when a friend recommended that I look at a Camp Chef. I was like "Are you sure?," and my friend replied "All I know is that my girlfriends dad likes them so much that he has two of them!"

I happened to find this model last year at Costco for about the same price as it is here. This price is a great deal, plus it comes with the two burner griddle which all by itself is worth seventy bucks. So you're basically getting a great three-burner stove for about a hundred bucks. Sweet deal.

Ok, it is heavy, but that just shows that it's very solidly built. The legs easily assemble with thumbscrews, slide the windscreen in place and screw the propane hose on and you're ready to cook. It comes with a couple of nice little accessories, the paper towel holder and the tool rack. The 30,000 btu burners put out a prodigious amount of heat...maybe too much heat (precise control can be a little dicey, which is why I only gave it four stars). Let's just say that plastic pancake turners may have a shortened life expectancy.

I used the stove all summer and into the winter and it's as good as new. I expect it to last for decades...just like that ancient Coleman that's been retired to the shed.

As did Nett, I bought mine at Costco. Don't let the Costco price throw you! I just got back from camping and all I have to say about this stove is it is a great tool to use. In my 50 years of camping I have used many different types of stoves starting with the old white gas Coleman's, then converting them to use 1-pound propane cylinders, then to larger propane tanks. What they all were missing is what this stove provides... Spacious room to COOK!!!

As far as cost this unit as supplied with the extra large two burner griddle (Costco's came with a single burner one) plus the paper towel holder for one side and the tool holder for the other side brings the price of this unit to be comparable. I really liked using the griddle, so now I am considering buying the two burner one ($89). Make sure you have a can to catch the grease, it has a can holder but since I didn't open this stove up until camping I didn't realize it needed one. Oh well the dog enjoyed walking by the stove when not in use licking the leg with bacon grease ;o).

Today I ordered the carrying case without wheels. I considered the one with wheels but I wasn't convinced that the wheels are durable enough made of plastic to last. With the placement of the handles with the roller carrying case if the wheels were to break it would be very hard to carry because of the placement of the handles (Camp Chef please note, I would have bought the more expensive case if you added in addition to the handles on the end, something like suitcase handles or similar to the ones on the less expensive carry bag).

I also do a lot of cooking at home with a pressure cooker to precook ribs and chicken. I finish off on the bbq or oven. I brought the pressure cooker with me and used on the Camp Chef and with the 30,000 btu burners it was a pleasure to use and actually worked better than at home on my electric glass top stove!

Side table might be a nice feature to add later as well. Camp Chef folding legs that other models come with might be nice, but it isn't hard to deal with the legs that come with this unit. Very easy to assemble this stove (5-10 minutes the first time)... Maybe someday I will read the directions ;o) Also a nice feature was they included an open end wrench to hook the propane regulator hose to the stove which was attached to the hose.

I think I will throw a small level into the case with the stove, the unit looked level but the grease in the trap from the griddle did tend to pool towards the the opposite end of the grease drain... Easy fix was to elevate one end. All in all this is a very stable stove with no regrets on my part with this purchase.

Great product! The entire stove is well built and very sturdy. We are going to use it for home canning and the stove will hold up for heavy pressure cooker use. Would highly recommend.

My husband and I bought this for ourselves and also because he was cooking for a major fundraiser. About 2 days after it was delivered (which was luckily only about 3 days so it made it in time for our fundraiser) he cooked over 400 burgers, 100 hot dogs, 6 gallons of beans, 50 veggies burgers... and raised a large amount of money for the non-profit! It cooked evenly and predictably so out of all of that we only had 2-burgers returned as slightly undercooked and that was our fault not the grills. Suffice it to say it took a beating and did a great job! The griddle is two burners wide which is fantastic to work with and we were able to use the third burner to heat up the baked beans and keep them warm.

We have since used it to cook for parties from 10 to 50 people and certainly put it through a lot work. It was a bit pricey for us so I was hesitant to get it, but I am glad I did and it is well worth the price. I don't anticipate having to get a new one for years to come and that is worth a lot. It is very sturdy and we put pans with 3 gallons of beans on there and it had no problem. It also had consistent heat and was hot enough for us to do fajitas and other high heat foods.

The only criticism I have is that the sparkers don't light it every tim. I am not sure if it is because we banged it around in transit or because we have been a bit hard on it and they need adjusting, but we like it so much that it is worth having to use a match once in a while.

I just bought this stove last week because I need a big burner to cook on my backyard. I was looking for only one burner but this one came with 3 burners and a thick heavy flat griddle! it's a bonus for me.

I have never been to camping so this one is confine to my backyard, for this reason, I convert it to natural gas for convenience purpose, it still work great!!! I can't believe it.

Now I am learning how to de-bone a whole chicken, spread eagle it on the griddle, pressed it down and make Teriyaki Chicken!

Fantastic piece of equipment. I purchased mine at Costco, and with three 30,000 BTU burners, I was able to heat water much faster than someone else in camp that was using a Coleman stove. The burners are large and spread the heat evenly - settings are Hi, Med, Lo, and Warm. My stove came with a one burner griddle which I used to make everything from hamburgers to teppanyaki.

One con is that the thumb screws on the legs and a few other parts are already rusting a bit. Granted, the weather during it's first camp-out was extremely wet, but I would expect the powder coated steel to hold up a little bit better. A spritz with WD-40 should resolve the worst of the rust. The heavy griddle also got a bit rusty, but was easily cleaned and re-seasoned.

After years of camping, and buying about 4 different types of stoves (mainly because of not enough space to handle large sized skillets), I have found my DREAM stove! We just purchased this stove at Costco warehouse for $159.00 (April 2011). It has sturdy legs and is very heavy which is a good thing, I'm not worried about it tipping over. The cast iron griddle that it comes with is also heavy of course, and removable. What I love is that I am FINALLY able to have more than just 1 large skillet fit on it! The burners are REALLY hot, so be careful about having the flame too high, or walking away from your food too long. Overall, this stove exceeded my expectations, and the price was well below what I thought it would be! Next I am orderding the side shelves/lid cover, because it will be handy to set my seasonings and cooking utensils right next to the grill, giving me the option of having to set up next to a table, and the "roller" carry bag, because it is so heavy. Great product!!

Btw, we also have the Camp Chef oven, which is compact and baked great tasting biscuits while camping. :-)

Hope this review helped.