The Jetboil TrailCook 2.0 Cooking System is designed for campers who need a complete, easy-to-clean system for simmering and cooking one-pot meals for two people. It includes an adjustable 6,000 BTU burner with a regulator and auto-ignition, a built-in pot stand, a cook pot with an insulated cozy and pot lid, and a canister stabilizer. When packed, the pot has room for all the stove components and two small 100g isobutane fuel canisters.

• Type: Canister Stove
• Best Use: Car camping
• Auto Ignition (Piezo): Yes
• Simmering capable: Yes
• Pot Capacity: 2L (67 oz)
• Non-stick Coating: Ceramic
• Avg Boil Time (1L): 4.2 min (mfg spec)
• Mfg Weight: 1 lb. 6.22 oz.
• Actual Weight: 1lb 7.8 oz

The pot has a ceramic-coated, non-stick surface that is considered safe and non-toxic for cooking because it's free of forever chemicals like PTFE (Teflon) and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid). The coating will break down with heavy use, but it's fine if you use it as a camping pot for occasional cooking. To prolong the coating, avoid metal utensils and don't cook over very high heat.

The ceramic pot has a black interior with folding side handles.

The pot has two insulated folding handles, a built-in strainer in the lid, and removable silicone plugs that cover small vents and help prevent boil-overs. Those plugs are easy to lose because they're not attached, though, and I'm not sure what value they add given that the holes in the strainer can relieve built-up pressure as well. The interior of the black pot has graduated fluid markings, but they can be hard to read because of the black coloring.

The vent covers are easy to lose.

The pot has heat-retention fins underneath that capture and radiate heat from the burner to reduce fuel consumption. They also provide some wind protection for the burner. Unlike other Jetboil pots, the TrailCook 2.0 pot doesn't lock onto the burner stand; gravity alone holds it in place. I was really surprised by this because it's so unlike the Jetboil personal stove systems where the pot locks to the stand as a safety measure. That said, it lets you use the stove with other cookware, as long as it's wide enough and you don't mind the heat being concentrated in the center of the other pot or frying pan.

The Pot does not connect to the stove supports but rests on top of them.

The stove has an auto-start and simmering capability. It's also regulated, so it will continue to burn evenly when the fuel canister nears empty. While you can turn the stove quite low for simmering, the heat-retention coils on the bottom of the pot can make it hard to judge the flame height. I got good at regulating the flame height by the sound the stove makes instead. But the stove concentrates the flame's heat in the middle of the pot, so frequent stirring is advised to distribute heat to other parts of your dinner and avoid burning the contents in the middle.

The flame of the TrailCook stove is concentrated on the middle of the pot and can burn your food

When packing, all of the stove components fit inside the pot, although they rattle around, which is annoying. I can fit two 100g JetBoil isobutane canisters inside as well, but not a larger 220g canister (from Snowpeak). I've read that other people have the same issue with a larger 220g canister. From my perspective, that relegates this TrailCook 2.0 stove system to car camping and makes it an unviable choice for backpacking. I used to develop new products for a living, and I would've made the pot larger to accommodate a larger canister so it could be used for backpacking and be more convenient for car camping as well.

While you can fit all the system components into the pot with two small 100g canisters, a mid-size 220g canister does not fit

The TrailCook 2.0 system is also pretty heavy, which further disqualifies it for backpacking use.

Conclusion

The Jetboil TrailCook 2.0 is a disappointing compromise rather than a genuinely versatile cooking system. Although it simmers, boils water, and cleans easily, its concentrated heat can burn food, its loose pot feels less secure, and its tiny silicone plugs are easy to lose. The rattling packed components are irritating, while the inability to fit a 220g fuel canister and the system’s weight effectively rule out backpacking. If you're car camping and weight or compactness isn't a constraint, better solutions are available, such as the Jetboil Genesis Basecamp System or the less expensive MightyMo Group Camp Bundle, which includes a ceramic-coated 1.5L pot and frying pan, plus a more powerful stove.

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Disclosure: Jetboil donated a stove for review.