Reviews: MSR Alpine Guide Cookset
Consider your needs.
I do a lot of beach camping so pot scouring involves sand and sea water. These stainless pots are great for that but don't try it with non-stick.I was worried about the thin bottoms of these pots scorching my food but found I can cook rice with no problems so they should be satisfactory for most anything.Read the directions and you'll note MSR recommends allowing these pots to blacken which helps with heat dissipation so they should get even better with use. Recommended!
Stainless nested 3-pot set
I don't eat out of aluminum, and this set filled the bill perfectly on my February 1, 2003 camping trip at Round Lake near Cherryfield Maine. The pot gripper/lid lifter was very easy to use and invaluable. The pots cleaned up easily in the snow, and were quickly ready for use for the next meal. The carrying case was actually more convenient than anticipated for keeping the pots together, neat, and for preventing the flame marks on bottom from dirtying anything in the food bag. LOVE THEM!
COOKWARE REVIEW
If you are confused about all the cookware options available, look no further than MSR stainless or MSR titanium. I have tried a lot of cookware and MSR is the best. If you need lightweight and only cook over a stove, go with titanium. If you want durability and cook over fire, stainless rules and it is worth the added weight. MSR uses a pot lifter handle that eliminates useless "built in" handles. Their ss cookware is 18-10 alloy (18%chomium 10%nickel) not 18-8 and does not flex. I would stay away from non stick surfaces because the first time you overheat it, it is junk as well as unhealthy. Aluminum is hard to clean, dings easily, scorches, and is also unhealthy and tastes bad.
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