While liveaboards may opt for the comfort of shore-style cooking with a stove/oven combo, small-boaters often just don’t have the space—or need—to accommodate such a luxury. Enter the two-burner cooktop.

PS testers evaluated each stove’s boil time, features, American Boat and Yacht Council compliance, ergonomics, durability, and ease of cleaning.

Double-burners save time and are more versatile than their single-burner counterparts, which PS reviewed in the July 2006 issue. They make cooking aboard less arduous, and if there’s anyone on a boat you want to keep happy, it’s the cook. …