L1-COO-01 — Fire-safe cooking vessel
“A metal vessel of at least 700 ml that can be used directly on a fire — stainless steel or heavy-gauge aluminium.”
L1-COO-01 requires a metal vessel that can be used directly on a fire, since boiling is the fallback water-treatment method in L1-WAT-03 and a non-metallic or non-fire-safe pot removes that option entirely. Stainless survives coals; titanium and aluminium do not, in student hands.
What it does well
- Direct fire use — the reason it is specified over lighter pots
- Tolerates being scoured with sand and grit
- Lid doubles as a pan
What to know before you buy
- Heavy for its volume
- Soot transfers to everything it touches; carry it in a bag