[Congo]

Like Ed alluded to, get quality stuff, even if you only can pick it up over time.

What do you cook/eat?
How?

I'm a "one small pot" guy as i only have a pack stove when I take one, so I get a teflon one with a lid. From there, the food/drink is poured into one of those blue coated metal cups I have. When finished, I put the cup, dish rag, soap bottle, spoon, etc. inside the pan, put the lid on it then back into storage.

 

[Congo]

If you want to cook, a simple GSI Glacier Cup can get the job done.

I'll check into that. As I now pack with someone else, I had to go with a larger setup, thus the small pot with lid. We could be romantic and both eat out of the same pot, but I'd just as soon kick back and mine out of my own cup. No need to be that hardcore at this time--not to mention I spice mine up a lot more than the average bear can tolerate.

One thing that's VITAL IMO is the ease of cleaning. Thus, un teflon type coated materials is out. One should be able to use a rag and get all the stuff out of the pan. No scrubbing/abrasives.