Bleuet Pocket Stove - 6 Fuel Cubes, Steel

This little pocket stove looks like it would work great. Haven't tried it out yet. I bought it to keep in my backpack of emergency supplies (bug-out bag) in my car. It made the whole car smell fishy. Don't think I would want to keep this in our bear box on our mountain property, or in a backpack. It smells so strong and fishy, I'm afraid it will attract bears!

If not for the fuel alone, this is a great deal. The stove is useable, but may not be the best alternative for other than exigent circumstances.

I bought this after my jetboil broke day 2 into a 14 day trip. It is a very simple design, less moving parts equals less opportunities to break. I also bought a titanium cook set that includes a small pot and a pan that fits on as a lid. The stove, fuel, lighter, and spork all fit inside the set. I've used it to boil water and to heat up previously rehydrated meals. I believe it would work to fry an egg or rehydrated hash browns as well. I put two cubes in at a time and just blow them out when I'm done. They can be relit later. I made a wind screen out of tin foil.....also fits inside the cook set. To extend the fuel life you can also add twigs and other small pieces of fuel. I think this system is great. Can't beat the weight. The fuel is the lightest on the market and because it's solid I don't have to worry about it spilling or leaking. I haven't had a problem with the smell as everything is very contained in the cook set. If you are an experienced backpacker or used to lightweight endeavors you will be happy with this. It isn't as efficient as a Jetboil but really, do you need to boil your water in 2 minutes?

That stove is great when you want to boil water in a snap. Great for a hike in the woods.

I purchased one of these and the Esbit version and they are almost identical.
One is for my car emergency kit and the other is for my backpack.

The Bleuet fuel seems to smell worse and leaves more soot on your cookware than the Esbit's but that's a minor issue since you can use pretty much any manufacturer's solid stove fuel or fire/BBQ grill starter in it (Bleuet, Esbit, Coglins, Weber, Military Surplus, etc...)

The stove itself will hold 4 fuel cubes inside of it so at least a day's worth of fuel and each tablet will boil more than enough water for a dehydrated meal for 2.

As an emergency or backup stove where you only have to boil water it works pretty well but there are a few drawbacks to these so I only gave it 4.
I'm not sure the rivets that serve as hinges will last very long so I would be cautious of using it for longer trips.
The pot supports aren't exactly the steadiest and may not work well with some pots and it really needs level ground so pots don't tip.
You cannot simmer anything so it's best as a water boiler. Given how some expensive stoves are only good for boiling water I don't see it as much of an issue though.

As long as you buy it for it's intended use and use cookware that fits, it should work well.