Jetboil Personal Cooking System

Ron Burgundy
Reviewed: 23 March 2011

Brilliant!!!

self contained, easy to keep clean (non stick), safe, easy to use, light weight, rapid boil time, neoprene cover is a really good idea. Can cook a wayfarers meal in or make a hot chocolate, what more do you need?

I'm worried that the non stick will wear away packing and unpacking, but it hasn't so far. Limited to screw in gas cannisters, not for remote trekkers.

Probably the best personal cooking system about. If you have easy access to fuel cannisters and you're not trekking for a long time, then I wouldn't look at another stove. I had the group cooking system first which isn't a patch on this.

Gary Edwards
Reviewed: 29 September 2009

QUICK AND EASY

Boils water as fast as your home kettle. Really inovative. Simple to use, and self contained.

Not the lightest or smallest stove in the world. Acessories like the Pan, and Stands are a tad expensive.

I love it.
Wouldnt use any other stove. Fast, easy, and has a snazzy cup.

James Dommett
Reviewed: 01 March 2008

HOW DID I EVER DO WITHOUT ONE?

It is very lightweight and and packs down into a small unit. With the purchase of an accessory you can use it with your conventional pans. It boils water faster than my kettle at home.

Price of the unit and the accessories.

This is simply the best cooking system I have ever used. I have owned several different fuel cookers and this eclipses them all. I've always been part of the vacuum flask brigade for convenience. Now I have one of these the flask will stay in the cupboard. It is so quick and easy to assemble and use that you can have a litre of boiling water in a couple of minutes. I used mine extensively in the pouring rain on Dartmoor during a long weekend in February with no complaints. I made 7 hot drinks and three main meals before having to replace the tiny Coleman 100 fuel cannister.

Moggy
Reviewed: 03 October 2006

QUICK , COMPACT AND EASY

boils water quickly, cleans easily, self igniting, packs away small, greatrange of accessories

not cheap

I hadn’t ever really considered getting a jetboil until I received the offer for a free one, so as it was free I decided to give it a shot.

It has very quickly become one of my favourite bits of kit.

It is a very efficient and fast stove that is pretty light and compact. It consists of 2 parts:

The cup – a 1 litre metal cup/pot that is covered in neoprene with a handle and lid with pouring spot, meaning that you can pick the cup up and drink/eat/pour from it as soon as the contents has finished cooking, without burning your fingers.

The buner – this screws onto your gas can and has an ignition switch it is also specially designed to link up with the cup making it burn well in event the worst conditions

The stove boils water very quickly, is easy to clean and is pretty stable especially when used with a gas can support.

There are also a great range of accessories for it including a coffee press (which ive just bought) allowing you to make fresh coffee on the move…although its quite expensive its worth the money.

The main downside is that if you want to use other pots on it you need to buy a converter kit …this is also pretty expensive

Also when cooking meals in the cup its pretty easy to burn them so you definitely need to keep an eye on whatever you are cooking, personally I mainly used it for boil in the bag meals, cup a soups and noodle based meals.

The big question is would I actually pay for one…the answer is yes.

gareth dodd
Reviewed: 06 August 2006

FAST,CLEAN,CONVIENIENT

packs away small,solid when put together,has ignitor,fast to boil,well made,cheap.

none as its designed but will have its limitations for people travelling to more remote places because its gas only!

If you are into your any outdoor pursuit and want clean convienient cooking/hot drinks while out and about get one,great on a porter ledge.