Recommend me a good pot.

I have an old stowaway pot and it is bulletproof, but they're pretty heavy compared to other options. I would much prefer the GSI Halulite 1.1 Boiler over the Alpine Pot. It weighs 8.6 ounces vs 15.5, and would making pouring easier. They're currently $30 on amazon.

Another option (though a fair bit pricier at $45) is the new X pot from sea to summit. The pot itself is mostly silicone with an aluminum bottom. it's 1.4 liters, weighs 9 ounces and foldsdown to be 1.5" tall. I haven't seen them yet so I can't vouch for durability. Also it's pretty close in price to the Ti pots from Toaks that weight less than 5 ounces (1.1 liter toaks is $53)

Jack Herer.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Kidding aside, MSR Titan is good, look for a used one, think I bought one used here for $30 or so.

Cheers

How about $1.99?

Imusa 12cm

You’ll have to figure out the lid situation, but that’s not hard to do.

MYOG lid idea

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Trail Designs, makers of Caldera Cone stoves, sell Open Country pots that are hard anodized on the inside. They come with a lid.

I have a 3 cup Open Country pot to fit my Sidewinder CC stove and it's the perfect size for solo cooking. It's not "non-stick" but cleans up much more easily than bare aluminum. I should know as I used the venerable Swiss made all aluminum cook set/windscereen for my Svea 123 for decades.

** BTW, aluminum transfers heat much better than Ti so you won't have as much of a hot spot in the center of the pot if you use a canister or white gas/kerosene stove. I sold a good Ti skillet B/C it whould not heat evenly. I now use a WalMart "one egg" size ceramic coated aluminum skillet with the handle cut off. It works great for omelets and pancakes.

Eric, unfortunately the only OC pots TD carries are the 3-cup and the 2-quart.

But I have indeed become a huge fan of that 3-cup OC.

You are much better off getting a titanium pot. You only need one pot and a Ti one will last the rest of your life and save you a bunch of fuel canisters because Ti is usually thinner and boils quicker, doesnt scratch, doesnt break, doesnt emit harmful vapors like aluminum pots, and doesnt let food stick. Ti is a natural non stick.

save you a bunch of fuel canisters because Ti is usually thinner and boils quicker
It depends but mostly it is very close.
Ti pots are usually thinner (that is why they are lighter…) so they make up because of it for the lesser conductivity however not always.

doesnt scratch,
more scratch resistant but they do scratch

doesnt break
stronger but yes you can crash one too
doesnt emit harmful vapors like aluminum pots
they don't…

and doesnt let food stick
Oh yes they do, very much so….in fact they are the best at doing just that

I mostly use Ti pots.

I have this SS pot:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/jacob-bromwell-classic-stainless-steel-cup-large-32-floz~p~6701h/

Not sure if it pours all that easily, but I've never had any trouble. The handle gets hot, but otherwise I really like it. And at 3 oz (true weight, I weighed mine) it rivals Ti pots. :^)

When you say COOK for two, do you mean other than boiling? What stove are you using? The pot/stove combination is important.

Non-stick is good if you like sauces, cheese and similar. If you are really cooking, a good handle is useful for moving the pot to even the heat and saute.

So, what stove and capacity?

Just boiling at this point. I made the cat can stove and will use that for now. I plan to eventually add an MSR pocket Rocket.

The Snowpeak Ti bowl is about $15 and you can get a Trangia 28T handle on Amazon for about $7. Use some turkey roster foil for a lid and you have a super light and super cheap cook set that has plenty of future potential regardless of the stove you use. You can add another bowl as needed and budget allows.

See http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/105165

The pocket rocket stove is not especially good. Check out the 1.2 ounce brs3000t its on sale right now for $10. That coupled with a Evernew Ti pot, or any Ti pot without non – stick coating and you have a cheap, durable, awesomeley super light set.

I think Tinny, of Minibulldesigns makes lids for both sizes of Imusa pots.

The grease pot is a backpackers' classic. Search the forums and you'll find an overabundance of information about its specs.