User Review: Jetboil Group Cooking System

Jetboil Group Cooking System
Above: The current Group Cooking System, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 10, 2007 by BradH

Rating:
Price Paid: $85 + shipping

I recently took this for a long weekend to Havasu Falls and it worked great. I used it to boil water, simmer foil-pack chicken and pasta, and even roast a marshmallow or two.

Pros:
* Boils water QUICK
* Igniter worked well every time (not sure about reliability)
* Pot is easily big enough to make a meal for 2 people

Cons:
* It's difficult to adjust the flame to a simmer setting. There's only about 1/2 a turn of the control knob between near-full blast and off.
* When packed the parts inside the pot rattle around. You'll have to pack other stuff in the pot to avoid clunking noises on the trail.
* The pot support can snag on the pot and lift off the stove. I’m sure this is intentional so you don’t pick up the entire stove by accident, but it would be nice if the support fit the stove more securely and did not snag on the flux ring on the pot.

Overall, this is a great stove that works as advertised. The few complaints I have are pretty easy to work around and would not discourage me from recommending this stove.