canned heat

Portable cooking fuel

Canned heat is a fuel made from jellied alcohol, sold in small cans for portable cooking and heating—the kind used under chafing dishes or by campers.

The term also names a form of crude alcohol that desperate drinkers extracted from such fuel, straining it through bread to remove the jelling agent: He drank canned heat when he couldn't afford whiskey.

The blues band Canned Heat took their name from this practice.

fuel

methanol

Toxic one-carbon alcohol

combustible · emergency preparedness · fondue · catering · outdoor cooking · survival gear · wick · ignition · food service

band

boogie

Rhythmic blues music

human condition · hippie · jam band · 1960s · bear

Opposites
heat source type

canned heatcampfire

Outdoor fire for gathering

bonfire · open fire · open flame · fireplace · wood stove

thermal state

canned heatcold

Low temperature state

ice · frozen · iced · refrigeration · chill

musical style

canned heatorchestral music

Music for full ensemble

easy listening · disco · new wave · synth-pop · smooth jazz

Family

can, cans, canned, canning, canner, canners, heat, heats, heated

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G