The stoves tested, left to right front row, are ûthe Kenyon Express, Origo 1500 and Glomate ûGM 1600. In the back are the Forespar Mini- ûGalley at left and the Force 10 Seacook.

Any boat with a cabin ought to have some sort of stove to heat food and boil water. While larger boats seem to have increasingly complicated galley systems—dedicated freezers, watermakers, ice makers, microwaves, broilers—there's much to be said for simplicity. After years of trying to maintain big, fancy yachts, it's not surprising that some owners look forward to downsizing. And cooking on a simple, self-contained stove is one way to do it.

The last time Powerboat Reports published test results for single-burner stoves was in the spring of 1994. At that time we examined three butane models, the Origo 1500 alcohol model, and the Seacook from Force 10, which is a…