Cookware

Scored on weight for its size and cooking and ease of use.

Sea to Summit Budget, from £13.99

Optimus Terra Weekend HE Cook Set 0.95 L (pot with heat exchanger, frying pan lid)

284 g

Weight for its size5

Cooking and ease of use8

MSR Mid, from £38.25

MSR Titan Double Wall Mug 375 ml (titanium)

120 g

Weight for its size4

Cooking and ease of use3

Sea to Summit Premium, from £39

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Pan (20 cm, ceramic non-stick aluminium)

366 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use9

MSR Mid, from £40.50

MSR Pika 1 L Teapot (hard-anodised aluminium)

147 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use8

TOAKS Mid, from £40.99

TOAKS Titanium 370 ml Double Wall Cup

88 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use3

Alpkit Premium, from £44.99

Alpkit MytiPot 2200 (2.2 L recycled titanium pot with lid)

270 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

Snow Peak Mid, from £45

Snow Peak Titanium Trek 700 (700 ml pot, titanium)

136 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use6

Primus Premium, from £45.20

Primus Trek Pot Ultra Light 0.8 L (also sold as Trek Pot UL 0.8L)

110 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use7

Primus Premium, from £46.17

Primus Trek Pot Set (1 L pot with frying pan lid, 0.6 L pot)

410 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use8

TOAKS Mid, from £46.99

TOAKS LIGHT Titanium 700 ml Pot (D115 mm, with lid)

90 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

Evernew Premium, from £47.99

Evernew ECA421 Titanium Non-Stick Pot 0.6 L

120 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use5

Sea to Summit Premium, from £47.99

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible Kettle (1.1 L, silicone and aluminium)

201 g

Weight for its size8

Cooking and ease of use7

GSI Outdoors Premium, from £49.99

GSI Halulite Boiler (1.1 L pot)

244 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use8

GSI Outdoors Premium, from £49.99

GSI Halulite Minimalist (0.6 L pot, cook set)

173 g

Weight for its size5

Cooking and ease of use8

Snow Peak Mid, from £49.99

Snow Peak Titanium Trek 900 (900 ml pot with fry-pan lid, titanium)

175 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use3

SOTO Premium, from £49.99

SOTO Titanium Pot 750 ml with lid and lifter (SOD-530)

95 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

Alpkit Premium, from £52.49

Alpkit MytiPot 900 (900 ml titanium pot with lid)

120 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

Alpkit Premium, from £52.49

Alpkit MytiStax 2 (700 ml titanium pot and 300 ml pan)

145 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

MSR Premium, from £52.99

MSR Titan Kettle 900 ml (titanium)

126 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use8

TOAKS Premium, from £54.99

TOAKS Titanium 1100 ml Pot (with lid)

125 g

Weight for its size10

Cooking and ease of use3

MSR Premium, from £56

MSR Trail Lite Solo Cook Set (1.3 L pot, mug, bowl)

360 g

Weight for its size5

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £58.95

MSR Alpine 2 Pot Set

730 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use5

SOTO Premium, from £59.76

SOTO Navigator Cook Set (1.0 L and 1.2 L pots, lids, cozy, handle; SOD-501)

480 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use7

TOAKS Premium, from £60

TOAKS Ultralight Titanium Cook System (550 ml pot, solid-fuel stove, spork, windscreen)

109 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use3

Evernew Premium, from £61.99

Evernew ECA532 Ti U.L. Pot 0.6 L

95 g

Weight for its size8

Cooking and ease of use3

Sea to Summit Premium, from £63.95

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible Pot (1 L, silicone sides, aluminium base and lid)

198 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £64

MSR Ceramic Solo Pot 1.3 L

213 g

Weight for its size8

Cooking and ease of use8

Sea to Summit Premium, from £65

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Pot (1.3 L, ceramic non-stick aluminium)

212 g

Weight for its size8

Cooking and ease of use8

Evernew Premium, from £66.99

Evernew Ti Mug Pot 500 (ECA537, titanium, 550 ml)

75 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

Snow Peak Premium, from £67

Snow Peak Titanium Mini Solo Combo 2.0 (pot, cup and lid, titanium)

190 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use6

Vargo Premium, from £67.99

Vargo Titanium Ti-Boiler

187 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

Evernew Premium, from £69.99

Evernew Ti U.L. Deep Pot 640 (ECA616, titanium, 640 ml)

95 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

GSI Outdoors Premium, from £72

GSI Halulite Soloist (1.1 L pot, 1-person set)

309 g

Weight for its size5

Cooking and ease of use7

Vargo Premium, from £74.99

Vargo Titanium Ti-Lite 750 ml Mug/Cookpot

117 g

Weight for its size8

Cooking and ease of use3

Sea to Summit Premium, from £79.95

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible One Pot Cook Set (3 piece: 1 L pot, cup, spork)

337 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £84

MSR WindBurner Stock Pot 4.5 L (for WindBurner Duo, Group and Combo systems)

568 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £84.95

MSR Trail Lite Duo Cook Set (2 L pot, 2 mugs, 2 bowls)

610 g

Weight for its size4

Cooking and ease of use7

Snow Peak Premium, from £84.99

Snow Peak Titanium Multi Compact Cookset (two pots, two fry-pan lids, titanium)

330 g

Weight for its size7

Cooking and ease of use3

GSI Outdoors Premium, from £90

GSI Halulite Microdualist (1.4 L pot, 2-person set)

473 g

Weight for its size4

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £92.95

MSR Alpinist 2 Cook Set (2.4 L pot, 2 insulated mugs, 2 plates)

630 g

Weight for its size5

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £95.95

MSR Reactor 1.0 L Pot (spare pot for the Reactor stove)

240 g

Weight for its size6

Cooking and ease of use7

MSR Premium, from £105.99

MSR Reactor 1.7 L Pot (spare pot for the Reactor stove)

300 g

Weight for its size8

Cooking and ease of use7

Vargo Premium, from £110.50

Vargo Titanium BOT XL

156 g

Weight for its size9

Cooking and ease of use3

What we score

Weight for its size

From maker's figures

How much it adds to your pack for the amount it holds.

Cooking and ease of use

From reviews, or the maker's specs

How evenly it heats, whether food sticks or burns, cleaning, and the handles, lid, pouring and steadiness on a small stove.

Durability

From reviews, or the maker's specs

How well it resists dents, scratches and worn coatings.

Packability

From reviews, or the maker's specs

How neatly it nests and packs, with a stove and gas inside.

How we turn these into scores

Cookware

Cookware we've scored

Sea to Summit Horizon Insulated Mug (475 ml, double-wall polypropylene)

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible Cup (400 ml, silicone and nylon)

GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacker Mug (500 ml, with lid and sleeve)

TOAKS Titanium 375 ml Cup

Alpkit MytiMug 200 (200 ml titanium mug)

MSR Alpine StowAway Pot 775 ml (stainless steel)

Fire Maple Frost MINI Aluminium Cookware (500 ml pot and 300 ml frypan)

Fire Maple Petrel G3 Ultralight Pot with Heat Exchanger (600 ml, aluminium)

Snow Peak Trek 1400 Aluminium (1.4 L pot)

Vango Titanium 2 Piece Cook Set (680 ml pot and 500 ml pan)

GSI Glacier Stainless 1 Person Mess Kit

SOTO New River Pot (1 L, hard-anodised aluminium)

MSR Titan Cup 450 ml (titanium)

Primus LiTech Trek Kettle (1 L pot with frying-pan lid, non-stick aluminium)

SOTO ThermoLite Pot Set (750 ml pot, lid, lifter, cozy; SOD-522)

Alpkit AliPots (1 L and 1.7 L aluminium pots with two pan lids)

Optimus Terra Kettle 0.7 L (hard-anodised aluminium)

TOAKS Titanium 800 ml Pot and 400 ml Pan Set (Compact Cookset)

Optimus Terra Weekend HE Cook Set 0.95 L (pot with heat exchanger, frying pan lid)

MSR Titan Double Wall Mug 375 ml (titanium)

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Pan (20 cm, ceramic non-stick aluminium)

MSR Pika 1 L Teapot (hard-anodised aluminium)

TOAKS Titanium 370 ml Double Wall Cup

Alpkit MytiPot 2200 (2.2 L recycled titanium pot with lid)

Snow Peak Titanium Trek 700 (700 ml pot, titanium)

Primus Trek Pot Ultra Light 0.8 L (also sold as Trek Pot UL 0.8L)

Primus Trek Pot Set (1 L pot with frying pan lid, 0.6 L pot)

TOAKS LIGHT Titanium 700 ml Pot (D115 mm, with lid)

Evernew ECA421 Titanium Non-Stick Pot 0.6 L

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible Kettle (1.1 L, silicone and aluminium)

GSI Halulite Boiler (1.1 L pot)

GSI Halulite Minimalist (0.6 L pot, cook set)

Snow Peak Titanium Trek 900 (900 ml pot with fry-pan lid, titanium)

SOTO Titanium Pot 750 ml with lid and lifter (SOD-530)

Alpkit MytiPot 900 (900 ml titanium pot with lid)

Alpkit MytiStax 2 (700 ml titanium pot and 300 ml pan)

MSR Titan Kettle 900 ml (titanium)

TOAKS Titanium 1100 ml Pot (with lid)

MSR Trail Lite Solo Cook Set (1.3 L pot, mug, bowl)

MSR Alpine 2 Pot Set

SOTO Navigator Cook Set (1.0 L and 1.2 L pots, lids, cozy, handle; SOD-501)

TOAKS Ultralight Titanium Cook System (550 ml pot, solid-fuel stove, spork, windscreen)

Evernew ECA532 Ti U.L. Pot 0.6 L

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible Pot (1 L, silicone sides, aluminium base and lid)

MSR Ceramic Solo Pot 1.3 L

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Pot (1.3 L, ceramic non-stick aluminium)

Evernew Ti Mug Pot 500 (ECA537, titanium, 550 ml)

Snow Peak Titanium Mini Solo Combo 2.0 (pot, cup and lid, titanium)

Vargo Titanium Ti-Boiler

Evernew Ti U.L. Deep Pot 640 (ECA616, titanium, 640 ml)

GSI Halulite Soloist (1.1 L pot, 1-person set)

Vargo Titanium Ti-Lite 750 ml Mug/Cookpot

Sea to Summit Frontier UL Collapsible One Pot Cook Set (3 piece: 1 L pot, cup, spork)

MSR WindBurner Stock Pot 4.5 L (for WindBurner Duo, Group and Combo systems)

MSR Trail Lite Duo Cook Set (2 L pot, 2 mugs, 2 bowls)

Snow Peak Titanium Multi Compact Cookset (two pots, two fry-pan lids, titanium)

GSI Halulite Microdualist (1.4 L pot, 2-person set)

MSR Alpinist 2 Cook Set (2.4 L pot, 2 insulated mugs, 2 plates)

MSR Reactor 1.0 L Pot (spare pot for the Reactor stove)

MSR Reactor 1.7 L Pot (spare pot for the Reactor stove)

Vargo Titanium BOT XL

What we score

Weight for its size

Cooking and ease of use

Durability

Packability