Lid is a major pain!

By Greg Etter Ranked #291 - Pots and Pans - Titanium May 9, 2010

I bought this to replace my GSI tea kettle. I wanted something to put my REI double walled titanium cup inside to save space.

On my first time using this on a day hike I knocked over the boiling water trying to take the lid off! It is a real problem (in my opinion) to remove the steel lid with it's little grab tab. Yes it is made to grab the tab with your thumb and pull back a little to lock the little tab on the oppisite side in place to pour out a liquid.

You really need gloves an a agile hand to make it work. I had the item for about 5 months with a fair amount of use and finally returned back to REI. They have a great return policy!!

If it had a better lid I would have kept it.

I have replaced it with a Snow Peak mini cookset. It has a larger volume with a "fry pan/Lid" combo that makes a great easy to use lid with the fry pan that I have not used yet.

The steel lid did not make sense.

View Details: Snow Peak Trek 700 Titanium Cooker

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