Pot Cozy

I let my meal sit for ten minutes after I remove it from the stove to finish rehydrating. Transferring the pot to a cozy holds in the heat so the meal stays nice and hot. Because I eat out of the pot, it’s nice to have the insulation around the hot pot so I can hold the pot in my hand or lap when there is no table.
The meal will continue to cook because of the retained heat, so a cozy saves fuel. For most meals, all you have to do is hit the boiling point, shut off the stove, and transfer the pot to the cozy. For pasta, maintain a boil for at least two minutes, but then the cozy will finish the job. 

You can make your own pot cozy with Reflectix™ material and some foil tape found in the insulation department of hardware stores. Reflectix™ is two layers of plastic bubbles sealed with reflective foil. The only problem is that you have to buy a whole roll which may be twenty-five feet long. This might make sense if you have some other insulation projects around the house, but an easier way to get cozy is to buy a cozy custom-made for your pot.

George, aka “Tin Man,” at Anti-Gravity Gear makes and sells custom-made pot cozies for just about every backpacking pot on the market including the Evernew™ ECA417 and ECA418 pots that I use now. The price is $8 up to $13, depending on your pot. Your pot will nest inside the cozy when packed and the cozy only weighs about an ounce.


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