Best pot size for boiling water

el manana

el manana

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I usually take a 900ml pot. I'm looking for something smaller for boiling enough water for a FD meal and a drink. So say 400ml + 350ml.

Do people boil these separately and take a smaller pot?

So thinking in the region of 500-700ml pot, which ones do people use/recommend?

Toaks 550 L looks tempting.
 
Robin

Robin

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I’ve used an Evernew pasta pot, 750ml on all my recent trips to boil water and as a cup. if you use meals in bags, you only need one pot. A small gas canister and stove fit neatly inside.
 
Mole

Mole

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I mostly now use an Evernew 580 solo
Treated myself to a Sidewinder Ti Tri for it, and use solid fuel with it.

For years previously I used a Toaks 550 lite with either alcohol or Esbit and homemade cone. Still use it with alcohol.

Evernew 900 is what we use as a couple. As it's big enough to boil water for 2 brews or 2 dry meals
 
Rog Tallbloke

Rog Tallbloke

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el manana said:
I usually take a 900ml pot. I'm looking for something smaller for boiling enough water for a FD meal and a drink. So say 400ml + 350ml.

Do people boil these separately and take a smaller pot?

So thinking in the region of 500-700ml pot, which ones do people use/recommend?

Toaks 550 L looks tempting.
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I have a Toaks 550 I'm not using if you want a try before you buy.
 
OwenM

OwenM

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I've used a Campart set of aluminium pans for about 35 years one 900ml and one 500ml. Recently I've got two new Titanium ones 550ml and others 700ml, both from Toaks. Not used them much due to lockdown. The 550ml one has a side handle so you can use it as a mug. The 700ml =83.7g and 550ml = 75.2g with lids.
 
SteG

SteG

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I use evernew 580 with calder cone ( bit of an unnecessary extravagance really) and boil twice. It's ok, I often think about selling it because boiling twice gets on my nerves a little and much prefer my msr kettle and stormin cone for boiling. Saying that I like its compact shape to much to sell it, and dislike the shape of the kettle. The shape is always sticking out of the side of the rucksack somewhere. So in three seasons I will use the evernew and in winter I will use the msr titan, when I don't want any faff and it can just get bunged in to my 60 litre.
 
Shewie

Shewie

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Evernew short wide 600ml and sidewinder ti cone for me, use it on most trips apart from multiweek where I might find it easier to source gas carts for my JB Sol instead of meths.

I usually eat a dried meal first, might have desert and then boil again for a brew and clean up afterwards
 
Robert P

Robert P

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Until recently, when I rarely made a hot drink and mainly boiled water for dehydrated meals I almost exclusively used the Evernew short wide 600 (excellent pot) with a Sidewinder cone. Now that I more often make a coffee and also simmer meals I've found, like Cathy, that the Toaks 700 is better for those purposes (significantly more usable volume while still being quite wide but less shallow), even it the lid is very annoying (at least on mine; I modified it so it does not flip so easily). Sometimes I use the Toaks 650 light as it pours a bit easier over a coffee filter. Overall I tend to need about 600ml water (~300 for coffee and the remaining 300ml for simmering the meal, which is at the limit of these pots really but in practice it is not much inconvenience to top up the water slightly after making the coffee). I do have a 900ml pot but don't often use that (probably easier to eat out of the other pots). Another factor to consider is that if you are trying to estimate water volume from the pot alone the very wide shallow pots like the Evernew 600 are more difficult.
 
Mole

Mole

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Yeah 570. I misremembered.

I got my pot n lid from Plazajapan.

Cone from TD.

Lid is a bit finicky - fits over the pot rim not inside like most. But it makes a solid package. The lid on my Evernew 900 gets pushed in too far if not careful.

I got the 570 as it's the smallest wide pot with a full cover sidewinder cone. I reckon it's the most fuel efficient and optimal capacity solo setup (for my needs). Comparison boil tests seem to confirm it. I almost went for the Evernew 600, but it's heavier and not a great shape/ handle used as a mug.


The Toaks 550 is a nicer package in a way, but the cone has to be a part height one to pack in pot, (or split cone for full coverage, which seems OTT for such a small pot).


Being wider, the Evernew 570 is better for eating from or doing noodles or smash/rice/cous cous in too.
 
SteG

SteG

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Mole said:
Yeah 570. I misremembered.

I got my pot n lid from Plazajapan.

Cone from TD.

Lid is a bit finicky - fits over the pot rim not inside like most. But it makes a solid package. The lid on my Evernew 900 gets pushed in too far if not careful.

I got the 570 as it's the smallest wide pot with a full cover sidewinder cone. I reckon it's the most fuel efficient and optimal capacity solo setup (for my needs). Comparison boil tests seem to confirm it. I almost went for the Evernew 600, but it's heavier and not a great shape/ handle used as a mug.


The Toaks 550 is a nicer package in a way, but the cone has to be a part height one to pack in pot, (or split cone for full coverage, which seems OTT for such a small pot).


Being wider, the Evernew 570 is better for eating from or doing noodles or smash/rice/cous cous in too.
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I think I've just been spoiled by the excellent lid of the msr titan.
 
Padstowe

Padstowe

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For a decent size cuppa and a package dehydrated/freeze dried meal I've been using the Toaks 900ml wide base for a few years. Thought about trying the toaks 700 wide but as the 900 isn't even 900 I's suspect the same for the 700.
That will change as I run out of shop bought and start doing my own dehydrated meals, then using the pot and cosy as informed best to do. I may look again at the 700 or smaller and make the cuppa first.
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

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Padstowe said:
For a decent size cuppa and a package dehydrated/freeze dried meal I've been using the Toaks 900ml wide base for a few years. Thought about trying the toaks 700 wide but as the 900 isn't even 900 I's suspect the same for the 700.
That will change as I run out of shop bought and start doing my own dehydrated meals, then using the pot and cosy as informed best to do. I may look again at the 700 or smaller and make the cuppa first.
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With the 700ml if you need a bit extra hot water then it's easy enough to pour out your drink and then top up with a wee bit more and keep on the heat - or vice versa.
 
Padstowe

Padstowe

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cathyjc said:
With the 700ml if you need a bit extra hot water then it's easy enough to pour out your drink and then top up with a wee bit more and keep on the heat - or vice versa.
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True, but with the 900 I don't have to do that and can have a big cuppa and the water for the meal at the same time boiling while doing something else, then just drink the cuppa while waiting for the meal.
It's suits me that way.
But as said that may change when I change from shop bought.
 
el manana

el manana

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Padstowe said:
True, but with the 900 I don't have to do that and can have a big cuppa and the water for the meal at the same time boiling while doing something else, then just drink the cuppa while waiting for the meal.
It's suits me that way.
But as said that may change when I change from shop bought.
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Its what Ive always done in the past. Boil water for the meal and drink in one go. 900 i find the right size for wet meals too.
 
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