Thread: Camp fire cook plates and grills

Originally Posted by tac a1

Dont use stainless plate either. Its shit. Everything sticks to it like mad even if you oil the bloody thing.

Not porous enough.

Most stainless grades are poor conductors of heat, which is another downside. Never cook a steak in a stainless frying pan.

Thermal Conductivity:
Copper - 380 W/m K
Aluminum - 150 to 240 depending on alloy content
Cast Iron - 52
Carbon steel - 54 (@0.5% carbon, ad drops off the higher the carbon and/or alloying content)
Stainless 304 - 14.4

The very high thermal conductivity of aluminum is also a contributor to why things burn easily in an aluminum pot/pan, but helps if you only have a low energy heat source.