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03/8/2019 at 10:14pm
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It depends is the most realistic answer.
You need to consider- Fire, Ventilation, Condensation
Cooking away from the main tent will always the safest option, though that's not always possible given some of the more commercial sites pack you in and don't allow tarps, or gazebo etc. and if it's raining hard you really want the hot meal!
Fire
Is it a spirit stove that could be knocked over, a suitcase stove (higher risk)? Is the stove close to material either to the sides or above especially in tents that aren't full height, could fats, oils catch fire. Do you have a good gas connection. Never change a gas canister in the tent!
Ventilation
Never use a solid fuel (charcoal) barbacue etc. in a tent or even under tent canopy etc. They produce a lot of carbon monoxide which is heavier than air so acts a little like water in filling up from the bottom. CO can easily build up in a tent and builds up at the floor which is where you or your children usually have your face when sleeping hence why it is so dangerous. It only takes an inch!
If using gas you need good ventilation so a decent opening in the door near where you are cooking, especialy for powerful cookers with multiple gas burners. A well set up gas burner produces mainly Carbon Dioxide and water, Carbon dioxide rapidly causes issues when the concentration is 2% or above so make sure you have good floor to ceiling ventilation and that its open for a while after you cook. Using gas in a near sealed tent will rapidly decrease oxygent levels and increase CO2 to the point your body can't breath it out. I.e. your lungs no longer work effectively which is rapidly fatal. Hence why you can't use a gas heater inside at tent or other confined space. Note a Carbon monoxide alarm will not protect you form this. Your tent is basically a big, mostly air tight bag with some ventilation flaps designed for habitation not burning gas so you need to make sure you have the right ventilation, i.e. an open door.
Condensation.
Buring gas or heating food causes a lot of condensaton, this can quickly make a sythethic tent very damp and even impact a poly cotton or cotten tent. Anything that prolongs cooking such as boiling rice or potatoes etc. should be avoided in the tent as everything rapidly becomes 'damp' with condensation dripping off internal surfaces.
Personally, I have a dual gas hob with a three side wind shield. I do use this in the tent canopy on a table with the door open to quickly boil a kettle, heat beans, hotdogs, canned streak etc. For anything more significant the hob is moved outside. When in the tent there is at least 4ft above and the windshield is no closer than 1ft from any fabric. I've 'hand' tested and the windshields barely get warm when the stove is in use so they are effective in directing the heat.
I also use an electric teppanyaki grill but even this makes a lot of condensation so when used to cook in the rain, it's under the canopy with the door to the main tent shut and the the door to outside open for lots of ventilation.
My tent has side exits for the family and the stove is never left unattended.
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