I had some time to kill Saturday and decided to wander down to the local backpacking store to buy a pair of low-cut Darn Tough socks, and ended up walking out with an MSR Pocket Rocket stove and a couple of fuel canisters, along with the socks.
I initially had buyer's remorse, then, I set that thing up and gave it a trial run with 2 cups of water. What a nicely designed piece of equipment - quick and efficient, and powerful. I felt as if I could turn the thing upside-down on full blast and watch it go rocketing toward the stratosphere and it was interesting to watch the pot supports grow red-hot after about a minute on high.
I have always preferred the simplicity of an alcohol stove and will continue to use one on longer hikes but I think I will be switching to this canister stove for shorter trips and car camping. Anybody else own one?