Originally Posted by
Nordeasy
Does anybody have any recommendations for a stainless steel cook set that will match up well with the Trangia Spirit Burner? Thanks!
The stainless steel (SS)-aluminum laminated Trangia Duossal cooksets linked in post
#2 look nice but they are fairly pricey, intended for more than one person and thus heavier than necessary, and hard to find in the USA.
Here is a popular Trangia solo kit, which includes mini stove, pot stand, 800ml pot, lid/plate/frying pan and pot holder. Just add lighter, ethanol and a windscreen (2 layers of Al foil) - All Al, not SS.
https://www.amazon.com/Trangia-32750.../dp/B000LN7HUC
If you have to have SS pots, consider the MSR Alpine - I bought this same set several years ago. It's a little heavy by backpacker standards, and you rarely need the larger pot for just one person, but SS is durable and it won't get bent in your bag from a drop like aluminum (Al) or titanium (Ti) pots sometimes do:
https://www.amazon.com/MSR-Alpine-2-.../dp/B0020TVDDM
Al pots are relatively inexpensive and the best choice for efficient heat transfer. Avoid nonstick Al pots as the polymer coatings never last and you likely end up eating small amounts of PTFE over time.
Ti usually costs the most, it's relatively light and tough but it transfers heat relatively poorly - the weight saved in a Ti cookset is probably offset several times over by the weight of extra fuel required for identical heating/boiling/cooking scenarios.
Try a few different potstands/windscreens with your Trangia - some will let you boil 2 cups cold water in <5", and some take 10"! Fuel matters too - denatured ethanol (ethanol intentionally rendered undrinkable by an additive to deter abuse and preclude issues with alcoholic beverage regulation/taxation) is the best for cooking. Methanol will work but it's slower. Isopropyl alcohol will also work but it leaves pots blackened/sooty.
The topic of stoves and related discussion is not unusual in Touring forum:
https://www.google.com/search?q=stov...bikeforums.net