One of the main sticking points (pun not intended) is a decent small frypan, that nests nicely with the pots so as to not take up any extra room in the pack, and to also act as a lid for the pot. On the sets that meet all other criteria, the frypan is titanium, and frying on a thin titanium surface is an excercise in frustration. The heat does not spread over the surface at all, and bacon and eggs are difficult to cook, with pancakes being impossible (unless you like a combination of burnt and raw bits).
So my requirements are:
- Two pots plus a frypan that doubles as a lid
- All items should nest together so that it can be packed as one unit taking up no more space that the larger pot
- Frypan must not be titanium
- Frypan sides must not be vertical (so I can get a spatula under the edge of a pancake)
- Frypan must not have a heavy/solid handle. (These are a pain when trying to balance on a tiny stove).
- Frypan must not have any kind of non-stick coating (eg, Teflon is out of the question).
- Smaller pot must be able to fit a folded Kovea Moonwalker stove inside
- Larger pot must be able to fit a gas canister inside
I'm willing to mix and match items from different sets or brands if I can find a combination that works well.
If I can't find the perfect nesting set, I'd still be keen to find a decent frypan, as this seems to be the most difficult item to get right.
What are my options?
For reference, my current solo cook set consists of the Snowpeak 'Trek 700 Titanium' and the Snowpeak 'Trek 900 Titanium'. They are explicitly designed to nest withing each other, and to be able to fit gas cannister and/or stove inside. I'm mostly happy with this set except for the frypan/lid on the Trek 900. It's rubbish even as a lid, because it doesn't sit nicely on the pot (not at all when being squashed into a pack), and it's terrible as a frypan due to being titanium (as per reasons above) and because of its steep and relatively high sides.