Very nice for cooking, but extremely delicate

By nothingmuch Ranked #1534 - Cookware September 20, 2006

This cookset disperses heat very nicely, it's easy to clean even with just a little bit of water and your bare hands, etc etc. However, I don't think this is a good solution for backpacking. The coating is very very delicate. For reference, I gently chopped some vegetables on the lid, and it's starting to peel. To visualize what I mean by "gently" - I abuse my non stick pans at home quite brutally in comparison (peel off eggs with a steel spatula, etc), and none of them have gotten chipped or scratched over several years now (so it couldn't be that bad). Also, when I was frying some onions before hand there wasn't enough mass inside the pot to absorb the heat, and some of the coating got burnt on the side. I wouldn't have expected it to happen this fast. When I set it down on a blanket, that bit immediately peeled off. Lastly, I screwed up and left the PackTowl thingy slightly humid, packed for about 3 weeks (it appears to be dry before it actually is). The mold ate through the 2 liter pot's nonstick coating, making about 10 little holes, the size of about a small lentil each. These little holes ran deep, and weren't there due to some impact. So basically, if you buy them (which I wouldn't whole heartedly recommend) be very very careful.

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