Jetboil Group Cooking System with 1.5 Liter Cooking Pot

I took the jetboil on its first outing this weekend and it performed very well. Its amazing how fast you can bring the water to a boil. Easy setup, a little tipsy though, I made sure the kids stayed well away from it, but overall excellent purchase.

This system is good. A little confusing to set up, but once you get it down, you will be good to go. I use it every time I go camping from now on. It is nice and easy to pack up and take with.

Replaced my old super fly and titanium cook set with this beauty. The pot is large enough for all my needs from frying, boiling to stewing. The lid, when inverted - aka, flipped upside down(makes a world of difference and it doesn't deform either), is solid when cooking. The plastic flex protector is a nice little plate. I place a handkerchief inside the pot, then put all the stove, fuel, pot stand for pot, and my coffee making mesh kit plus a lighter. It is a bit heavier by about 7 ounces but the added weight has its benefits. Over all I am very content with the unit and have used it for the last year or so with no issues. The Piezo however was a sore point. It was not consistent in igniting the stove and the ceramic broke but that was due to me fiddling with it. The ignition fix was easy, after I disassembled the unit to put on the replacement I took the end of the Piezo and snipped it to a sharp point (got the idea from my old Super Fly stove - thank you MSR). Now it ignites the fuel every time I need it - problem fixed.

I have been using the GCS for about a year and a half now. I would recommend this for anyone. It has worked well at altitude and in the winter. A single canister lasted through a 5 day winter trip cooking 3x's a day for two. We made everything from stew to pasta to boiled eggs & pancakes. It was excellent for a quick cup of tea in the afternoon, very fast! I do agree that the cover is a HUGE hassle to put back on after awhile. Even when I do get it on, every now and again it will come off in my pack making it a huge pain! It does need a pour spout, but at least the dribbles are easy to clean. I was a little leery of proprietary fuel cans, but so far I haven't had trouble finding replacements. Last note, the auto starter never worked after the first week but that is not really that big of a deal.

I've only had the stove out for one overnight so limited experience to reflect on, but it worked great for boiling water. I did use the bottom lid as a plate. Couple of observations: it is not a natural act to remove a cover off the BOTTOM of a pot. Caught my bonehead maneuver before damage was done the stove doesn't pack to a single unit if one doesn't get the mini-jetboil butane canister. (that tidbit might have been in the details but overlooked)

Perfect for one or two boil pouches or getting a lot of hot water fast. However, I put the lid on top loosely to help keep some heat in and IT SHRUNK (outside temp was 38 F). It took myself and another person almost 15 minutes to finally get it back on for storage. Not a lot of fun in the dark and cold.

Never again will I bother with that whole experience of filling the cup with gas... Jetboil saves us all from that torture! Not only does this thing fit in one compact package (the stove, stand, pot holder and gas fit inside), it was surprisingly light and versatile. Easy to clean and put away too. I used this in combination with the PCS for five people for 4 days and it worked great. We made water in the PCS for coffee, hot choco, Ramen, ect, and made past dinners and rice in the GCS. We even stopped at lunch one day, whipped this thing out and had hot pasta in less than 10 minutes. What a nice lunch, much better than powerbars. It made noodles faster than I can make at home for sure. I love this thing, seriously, you have to get one!

I used this stove for a 5-day backpacking trip in the Adirondacks. PROs: Built-in igniter works EVERY time. Heats up fast due to insulated pot. Light weight and self contained. CONs: It needs a metal lid, not plastic. Larger fuel cans don't fit inside for storage. The pot support (thing with teeth) does not fit easily into the stove for storage. All in all its a good stove for light camping.

We forgot eating utensils, but that's okay. This meal is so thick you can eat it with fingers. Not a favorite of ours.

Boils water in a couple of minutes, which is great. Fast, easy set-up. It works well for 1-2 person cooking or boiling water. Tried to make pancakes though, and could only make one at a time. Works well with regular pans too. It is silly that it has a plastic lid though, if you snap it on you can't check on the food/water. We turned it upside-down and that worked well.

Works well with the Jetboil cooking system. It doesn't pull from the bottom of the canister though. We were able to make dinner at night and pancakes the next morning, but after that the fuel was pretty much gone.

yea sure, it heats up fast and very compact. but i noticed that the more i used the GCS the more the top lid would shrink. right now the lid its pretty much deformed and unless i get one of my guy friends to cap the pot for me... there is no way i can cap the pot with that deformed lid. i could have sworn it said on the instructions : "for a faster boil put on lid". theres my 2 cents.

SO this thing completely rocks. I have made elaborate 3 course meals in the Outback and impressed all my diners. It even works nice at a low temp to saute. I have the coffee press part and I make coffee on long road trips in places like Central Indiana where I can say after 6pm and before that in most places you can't find yourself a decent cup of coffee to save the life of a minimalist rat. Although likely not recommended fire it up in the passenger seat...you got french pressed coffee in no time. Like a 5 dollar cup of coffee. I use nothing else and would yell at people who do.

I've had a regular Jetboil for a while and found it quite good even in fairly cold temperatures. (Down to 20 F, did a good job of melting snow.) I bought this thinking it would make it easier to melt large quantities of snow. Unfortunately, the flame gets very low when its cold, and the flux rings on the larger pot do nothing to improve heating efficiency when the flame is low due to cold temps. This thing wouldn't even boil water when it was 20 degrees out. I'm sure it would fine for heating water when its warmer out, but it doesn't function in winter.

Great item for groups as stated. If you've got 3 or more people it works great. Boil water, make some eggs, mix some oatmeal. This is a good setup. Used it for a couple huge breakfasts for 5 people and it worked well.

Just a quick follow up to my earlier review. I agree with another reviewer who said it'd be nice to have some sort of pour spout; it tends to dribble down the sides when pouring. Also, it is really easy to forget the plastic covering on the bottom of the pot that protects the heat ring. I melted the plastic once, and even after that almost forgot two more times. Just beware, otherwise this thing is great and after more use I really can see the speed advantage.

This is one of the best things you can buy! You can cook anything in it you can cook in a normal pot at home! It is great to cook soup on the slopes so you do not have to pay $10.00 for a cup of soup at the resort, really good for cooking larger amounts of food for a few people in camp. Easy clean up and boil time is amazing! I do not know how I would continue my life with out this! Jetboil for life!

Have used this multiple times in the high Uintas with groups of 3 to 4 people. Heats water very quickly and does save weight with having to carry smaller amounts of fuel. I do recommend always carrying a backup stove in case I recommend the MSR Pocket Rocket weighs just over 3 oz and will accommodate the Jetboil group pot with no problems.

I have only used my new Jetboil Group Cooking System once but it worked well. The water boiled rapidly and clean up was a breeze due to the nonstick surface. I have always used an MSR Whisperlite and they don't light nearly as easily. With the jetboil it's a push of the button and you’re cooking with gas. I don't know how it will perform in cold weather though. I'll have to try it and post an updated review. The only complaint I have is that after the first use the lid seemed difficult to get back on.

I pretty much don't like backpacking, but have gotten car camping to an art. I'm all about the base camp for mountain biking/hiking/climbing/whatever. Anyway, this thing is pretty sweet - love the easy click start and the flame is contained and not really a flame. Seems to cook pretty fast, although not blindingly faster than a normal stove. I'm sure the real difference is in windy environments, etc. But yeah - great little stove when you don't want to break out the full-on double burner, etc.

I have used this stove and boils 16oz of water in less than 3 minutes. However, Primus and MSR fuel canisters do not fit into the plastic base stabilizer and are too big to store in the pot. I have not tried the official JetBoil fuel canisters yet.

We have used this stove about 10 times so far, and I'm very pleased with it. We were using it in elevations above 8500ft and temps as low as 20deg with great success. A couple minor complaints would be that the stove takes longer to boil water as the cannister gets low on fuel. Also the lid is very hard to snap into place in cold temps, as it obviously shrinks up more than the metal pot. Overall I'm thrilled with this product though.

This unit did not take to much space in my backpack. It also did a great job in heating food. I would recommend having everything ready before turning it on since the unit heats things up almost instantly. I also recommend using a rag inside to place the accessories since you can damage the non-stick surface from moving around.

I've been backcountry packing for over 20 years, and the Group Cooking System one of the best investments I've ever made. My son carried a Jet Boil Personal Cooking System with him, and we could have easily used that alone for the entire trip, but I wanted to try them both side by side. Both worked flawlessly. What was nice was cooking one-pot meals in the Group Cooking System, and boiling water for coffee or hot chocolate mornings & evenings. This way we wouldn't have had to hike out if a stove failed, and we could carry one type of fuel bottle to operate one or both stoves. On average we boiled 6 cups of water per day and we had plenty of fuel left over--and we only brought 2 4oz fuel bottles! The main thing to learn is, have EVERYTHING ready when you start the stove, because the speed of heating on this stove seems faster than a microwave. Easy to pack, easy to operate, easy to clean. Outstanding!

This is a nice stove if you need to do more then boil water or cook for just one. In reality the GCS pot will work just as well and fast with any stove. It's the pot on this system that is the key with the heating fins. It's a bit heavy for a butane stove but makes up for most the weight in the fuel savings. The personal cooking pot will also work with this stove as the stove is identical minus the pot support and fuel bottle support which can all be purchased seperately.

Great stove, would recommend to the weekend camper. Looking forward to trying it in the winter.

Jetboil does everything it's supposed to do, and does it well. Only complain is that the Cooking Pot isn't conducive to pouring hot liquids--makes putting hot water and food into dishes a chore! Other than that, the system is great.

I used the larger Jetboil as a replacement for my Whisperlite. I got tired of priming and having a flame thrower when I just wanted a quick warm drink. The lid could be made a little firmer and then be useful as a plate. Secondly, the pan could use a pouring spout for a quicker refill of your buddies coffee mug. Works great every time no fuss, mild conditions fed 4 people 3 days on large canister.