Got this stove over the summer for camping and fishing trips and it's been fantastic. Overall it's fairly lightweight, seems well constructed (I did read other reviews where the construction was an issue, this has not been the case for me) and cleans up very easily.

I've owned many Coleman stoves, mostly liquid fuels, and they've all worked wonderfully until I just wore each one out. This is my first propane Coleman. I find it a little harder to "feather" the flame than the liquid types, but WAY easier to operate and less messy. I find this configuration of the case and grate much sturdier. Extremely good product - much as I've come to expect from Coleman. EDIT, EDIT: I feel compelled to edit my initial Review, thanks to one Jeff Weissman who published a YouTube video describing how to correct the "ON OR NOTHING" issue of this pretty good product.

This is a camping/portable stove. I wouldn't consider cooking a gourmet meal in the typical breeze/bright conditions of an afternoon lakeside. The flame can be challenging to see in bright conditions, but I find the SOUND of the fuel burning seems to do the trick for me. As my wife likes to tell me: 'propane burns hot.' With my camping cookware not the same weight as home, I can see that connection.

Mine does not have the built in starter but it lights right up with no problem. The flame control is very smooth. It is not just one turn and you go from off to full on.