Get the job done. Way less stinky than Esbit ones.
They stink in the package (keeping them in a sealed ziploc is essential), but not NEARLY as bad as the Esbit ones. The Esbits make me nauseous. Once I had them in a ziploc, they didn't bother me.<br /><br />One tab almost boiled 2 cups of water for me (had little bubbles on the bottom of my aluminum cup). I put a piece of tin foil on top of the cop and around one side of the stove to minimize breeze. I thus used filtered water to do my cooking. It would do 1 cup easily. It did rolling boil almost 2 cups in a friends steel cup, so maybe steel heats faster?<br /><br />I took these with my Esbit pocket stove on a 4 day backpacking trip and was happy. Take a good 5 seconds to light, which can be tricky with a breeze, but it all worked out.
Rating: 4 stars