TOAKS Titanium 750ml Pot Review: The Ultralight Pot I Make Summit Coffee In
I’ve been using the TOAKS Titanium 750ml pot for about three months, and it goes everywhere my cook kit goes. Before this I had a smaller pot that I liked fine, but it just wasn’t big enough for me. The 750 fixed that. I paid around 20 bucks for it on sale, and for a solo backpacking pot I boil water in, it’s been great.
If you mostly boil water for coffee and meals and you want something light that packs down small, this is an easy one to recommend. Backpackers all over love this pot, and after three months I get why.
Reasons to buy
- Light, 3 oz
- Budget friendly
- Nests your whole kit
- Right size for coffee
- Lid and sack included
Reasons to avoid
- Gets hot
- Uneven for cooking
- Lid slides off
TOAKS 750ml specs at a glance
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 750 ml (about 25 oz), ml and oz marks inside |
| Weight | 3.0 oz (86 g) pot, 3.6 oz (103 g) with lid |
| Packed size | Roughly 102 x 112 mm, handles folded and lid on |
| Material | Uncoated titanium |
| Handles | Folding |
| Comes with | Lid and orange mesh stuff sack |
| Price | Around $20 on sale |
For me the number that matters is 750 ml. It boils the perfect amount of water for coffee without hauling a bigger pot I don’t need.
What I actually use it for
Mostly coffee. My favorite thing to do is carry it to the top of a mountain and make coffee up there with my Aeropress. The 750 size is dialed for that. One pot of water is enough for a solid cup, and I’m not waiting around to boil more than I need.
If you cook actual meals, read the heat section below. If you mostly boil water like I do, the size is right.
How it packs
The packing is the best part. My BRS-3000T stove, a fuel canister, a strip of tinfoil for a windscreen, and a bandana for cleanup all fit inside the pot, and then the whole bundle drops into the orange mesh sack. One package that takes up almost no room in my pack. If you run the BRS-3000T pocket stove like I do, the stove and a small canister nest right inside.
Everything out, everything in the pot, lid on. The whole kit rides as one bundle.
The heat, and the titanium thing
It gets hot. That’s to be expected with titanium, and I can still grab the handles fine when I’m just boiling water. The one real knock on titanium is that it doesn’t spread heat evenly, so if you actually cook in it you’ll get hot spots right over the flame and you can scorch food on the bottom. I mostly boil, so it hasn’t been a problem for me.
If the heat bugs you, you can add lid grips and handle grips so you don’t burn your hand on the lid or the handles.
The one downside
The lid doesn’t really stay on. Tip the pot and it wants to slide off. It’s not a dealbreaker, and for how I use it I just keep an eye on it. A few aftermarket companies make a lid retainer that helps if it bugs you.
Would I buy it again?
Yes. I haven’t even fully broken it in yet and I already like it better than the smaller pot I had before. For a solo backpacker who mostly boils water, the TOAKS 750 is light and cheap, and the size is right. If you’re cooking real meals or feeding more than yourself, look at something bigger or with a nonstick coating. For coffee on a summit, this is the one.
TOAKS 750ml FAQ
Is a 750ml pot big enough for backpacking? Definitely. For one person who mostly boils water, 750ml is plenty. A lot of ultralight backpackers actually go down to the 500ml because it still boils enough and saves a little weight. If you cook real meals or feed more than yourself, size up instead.
What fits inside the TOAKS 750? You can fit your entire cook kit. I keep my BRS-3000T stove, a small fuel canister, a strip of tinfoil for a windscreen, and a bandana inside, and the whole thing drops into the mesh sack.
Can you cook in a titanium pot? You can, but titanium doesn’t spread heat evenly, so you get hot spots over the flame and can scorch food on the bottom. It’s at its best boiling water. I mostly boil, so it has never been a problem for me.
Does the TOAKS 750 lid stay on? Not really. Tip the pot and the lid wants to slide off. It is not a dealbreaker for how I use it, and a few aftermarket companies make a lid retainer if it bugs you.