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Sweep wrote: ↑6 Sep 2022, 3:18pm On the Trangia pan suggestion, though cheap (sure i have one with £3.50 on a stickered price) I can vouch for the quality of the plain lightweight ally ones.

Quite, still using mine from a set bought by my father in 1978.

Can you fit two people into a single pot-must be enormous!

mumbojumbo wrote: ↑6 Sep 2022, 7:24pm Can you fit two people into a single pot-must be enormous!

Jonathan

Some great replies and humour for free too
I mentioned titanium because a MSR one pot with lid came out tops in a review I read. Think it was around £80 which I thought was too expensive.
I use an Optimus Omni-fuel stove so have both gas and liquid fuel options.
Coincidentally I’ve been using a Trangia pan and kettle solution. Experience is inclining me towards a pan and lid solution; gives me a quicker boil and ‘plate’ option. Perhaps a Trangia lid is a good choice although I see lots of those cylindrical non-stick pot and lid combos about, for far less £ than a titanium one.
Thanks for the contributions, much appreciated.

If you did want titanium but, quite reasonably, didn't want to pay £80, then a cheap but decent quality option is the Toaks brand, which can be bought from various UK suppliers or cheaper from Ali-Express. Alpkit also do some titanium cookware but I can't remember the details.

in4time wrote: ↑7 Sep 2022, 8:13am ...
I use an Optimus Omni-fuel stove so have both gas and liquid fuel options.
Coincidentally I’ve been using a Trangia pan and kettle solution. Experience is inclining me towards a pan and lid solution; gives me a quicker boil and ‘plate’ option. Perhaps a Trangia lid is a good choice although I see lots of those cylindrical non-stick pot and lid combos about, for far less £ than a titanium one.

Thanks

I'd buy a plain aluminium pot and lid.

Jonathan

PS: And they'd be Trangia:
https://trangia.se/en/product-category/pots-pans/
viewtopic.php?t=150713

in4time wrote: ↑7 Sep 2022, 8:13am
I mentioned titanium because a MSR one pot with lid came out tops in a review I read. Think it was around £80 which I thought was too expensive.

Do you have a link to the review?
Would love to see it.
A lot of "press" reviews are somewhat compromised in my view.

I do have a bit of MSR cookware which I rate very highly - a really nice small eating bowl - but it's stainless steel and cost me about £6.

I use it domestically a fair bit - strong - will outlive me - very easy to clean - very hygienic.

Oh must admit I do have a small set of titanium cutlery from Alpkit but I got those as they are functional, very nice and compact. Ditto hygienic - better for cleaning than plastic.
Cost way less than £80 though - £15 as I recall.

in4time wrote: ↑7 Sep 2022, 8:13am I see lots of those cylindrical non-stick pot and lid combos about, for far less £ than a titanium one.
Thanks for the contributions, much appreciated.

Yep they have their uses.
You sometimes see them in TKMax.
But see above re non-stick - I wouldn't want to give one heavy use.
There are hard anodized versions of those cyclindrical vertical thingies - a better bet.
But I'd agree with others and go for ally Trangia.
You won't regret it.

in4time wrote: ↑7 Sep 2022, 8:13am I use an Optimus Omni-fuel stove so have both gas and liquid fuel options.

I have a not-dissimilar Primus Multifuel, and while these do do gas note that they don't do it as well as a pure gas stove (which has a more elaborate spreader head), and they're heavier.
So if you're thinking about weight and know some trips will be gas-only, consider a pure gas stove for the Gear Cupboard (we use our Primus Gravity pure gas stove far more than the MFS). I consider the gas capability on the MFS a nice added bonus to a liquid fuel pressure stove, rather than a "proper" gas stove.

Pete.

What do you mean by two person cooking pot? Do you mean rehydrating packet food, heating up canned food or cooking from scratch prepping raw ingredients? Most meals I cook (at home or on the campsite) use two or one saucepans, whether I'm cooking for one or two. I've managed rice based one-pot meals (modded risottos) for two in the large saucepan of a Trangia 25. Using bread instead of rice, potatoes or pasta can make a two-pot meal a one-pot meal.

What sort of size are you wanting (volume, diameter, depth) and how will you be using it? Will you want a lid? Titanium would not be my first choice for frying meat or reducing a sauce.

After saying all that, I haven't really got any recommendations - I'm happy with what I use - either a Trangia 25 or 27 - both Duossal but the 27 has a non-stick frying pan. If I'm cooking from scratch, I prefer the 25 even if I'm just cooking for me (more stirring room) but if I were preparing dehydrated food, I suspect that the 27 would be ample for two - a large kettle might be even better. I also have a 2.5 litre Trangia billy with lid that would be more than ample for a from-scratch one-pot meal for two.

How about an old school Zebra Billy?

Lots of sizes and shapes, easy to clean, can be used on stove or open fire and unlike titanium, doesn't have a heat hot spot.

I have one for sale £30 posted 370g including bag.