MIGHTYMO10,000
BTU/hVariable1 min 30 sec
per 0.5 Litre in
FluxRing Cooking
Pot95 gZIP4,500
BTU/h0.8 L2 min 30sec
per 0.5 Litre345 gFLASH9,000
BTU/h1 L1 min 40sec
per 0.5 Litre371 gMICROMO6,000
BTU/h0.8 L2 min 15 sec
per 0.5 Litre340 gMINIMO6,000
BTU/h1 L2 min 15 sec
per 0.5 Litre415 gBurnerVolumeBoil TimeWeightFAST COMPACT EFFICIENT
Compact, fast and efficient outdoor
stoves and cooking accessories.
Award winning technology in personal
and group cooking systems, with
Flux-Ring technology for superior fuel
efficiency and reduced boil time.UPDATED!See our website for your local stockist
http://www.jetboilnz.co.nzQuick boil cookers like the Jetboil stoves were a revolutionary
advance in backcountry comfort, but they do come at a bit of a costThe cookers themselves are great for
boiling water but try cooking on that
super-concentrated flame with any old
frypan, the steak will be nuclear waste
in the centre and raw on the outside. To
get around this the manufacturers released
proprietary pans, in Jetboil’s case it was
the FluxRing, featuring attachments that
distribute the heat around the base. These are
effective but are also reasonably specialized
because of it, the rings on the base make
them a bit of a pain for cooking on any other
kind of element. Enter the Summit Skillet.
On the outside it appears to be a
conventional 8” frypan, but it’s actuallya ceramic non-stick coated aluminium
skillet with a cleverly constructed base that
distributes the heat of a Jetboil cooker. This
means it doesn’t have the intrusive flux ring
attached to the base, so you’re free to use it
on any other burner you have around, even
the kitchen stove if you so please. Though
like any pan, even the Flux Ring, it needs
to be used with the pot support (the
metal stand that comes with the Jetboil) or
the cooker will melt itself.
It has a good locking handle that’s insulated
to stop it from both burning your hand and
tapping against the pan in your pack and
scratching the non-stick. The non-stick isvery effective, easy to clean and appears
very durable, it’s bounced around my
pack in the Galatea faces, Mt Cook
tahr country and a few overnighters
in between. The utensil that comes with
it cleverly clicks into the handle to stop it
rattling and only weighs 20g.
It’s very sturdy on the cooktop, the ribbing
underneath provides great traction against
the teeth on the pot support so there’s no
chance of it sliding off. We cooked all kinds of
meals on it, and even fried eggs which was a
nice change. Any cheap aluminium camping
pan I’ve ever tried would mangle eggs, if it
managed to survive the heat from a Jetboil.
All up it weighs about 280g, 300g with
the utentsil, bugger all weight for the
value it provides. It is 40g heavier than a
notable competitor but has contoured edges
and doesn’t have the flux ring, making it
infinitely more versatile in my opinion. There
are slightly lighter pans again if
you’re an ultralighter, but they don’t
have the same performance.Summit
Skillet by
Jetboil
WRITTEN BY ~ LUKE CARER
R
P
$
11
9
The Summit
Skillet on a
Zip burner.
Notice the
pot support
underneathAugust / September 2019~ NZ HUNTER MAGAZINE 91Testfire
MIGHTYMO10,000
BTU/hVariable1 min 30 sec
per 0.5 Litre in
FluxRing Cooking
Pot95 gZIP4,500
BTU/h0.8 L2 min 30sec
per 0.5 Litre345 gFLASH9,000
BTU/h1 L1 min40sec
per0.5Litre371 gMICROMO6,000
BTU/h0.8L2 min 15 sec
per0.5Litre340 gMINIMO6,000
BTU/h1 L2 min 15 sec
per0.5Litre415 gBurnerVolumeBoil TimeWeightFAST COMPACT EFFICIENT
Compact,fastandefficientoutdoor
stovesandcookingaccessories.
Awardwinningtechnologyinpersonal
andgroupcookingsystems,with
Flux-Ringtechnologyforsuperiorfuel
efficiencyandreducedboiltime.UPDATED!Seeourwebsiteforyourlocalstockist
http://www.jetboilnz.co.nzQuickboilcookersliketheJetboilstoveswerea revolutionary
advance in backcountry comfort, but they do come at a bit of a cost
The cookers themselves are great for
boiling water but try cooking on that
super-concentrated flame with any old
frypan, the steak will be nuclear waste
in the centre and raw on the outside. To
get around this the manufacturers released
proprietary pans, in Jetboil’s case it was
the FluxRing, featuring attachments that
distribute the heat around the base. These are
effective but are also reasonably specialized
because of it, the rings on the base make
them a bit of a pain for cooking on any other
kind of element. Enter the Summit Skillet.
On the outside it appears to be a
conventional 8” frypan, but it’s actually
a ceramic non-stick coated aluminium
skillet with a cleverly constructed base that
distributes the heat of a Jetboil cooker. This
means it doesn’t have the intrusive flux ring
attached to the base, so you’re free to use it
on any other burner you have around, even
the kitchen stove if you so please. Though
like any pan, even the Flux Ring, it needs
to be used with the pot support (the
metal stand that comes with the Jetboil) or
the cooker will melt itself.
It has a good locking handle that’s insulated
to stop it from both burning your hand and
tapping against the pan in your pack and
scratching the non-stick. The non-stick isveryeffective,easytocleanandappears
verydurable,it’sbouncedaroundmy
packintheGalateafaces,MtCook
tahrcountryanda fewovernighters
inbetween.Theutensilthatcomeswith
it cleverlyclicksintothehandletostopit
rattlingandonlyweighs20g.
It’sverysturdyonthecooktop,theribbing
underneathprovidesgreattractionagainst
theteethonthepotsupportsothere’sno
chanceofit slidingoff.Wecookedallkindsof
mealsonit,andevenfriedeggswhichwasa
nicechange.Anycheapaluminiumcamping
panI’veevertriedwouldmangleeggs,if it
managedtosurvivetheheatfroma Jetboil.
Allupit weighsabout280g,300gwith
theutentsil,buggerallweightforthe
valueit provides.It is 40gheavierthana
notablecompetitorbuthascontourededges
anddoesn’thavethefluxring,makingit
infinitelymoreversatileinmyopinion.There
areslightlylighterpansagainif
you’reanultralighter,buttheydon’t
havethesameperformance.Summit
Skillet by
Jetboil
WRITTEN BY ~ LUKE CARE
R
R
P
$
11
9
The Summit
Skillet on a
Zip burner.
Notice the
pot support
underneathAugust / September 2019~ NZ HUNTER MAGAZINE 91Testfire