Can You Cook in Mess Tins?

A mess tin can be thought of as a portable version of a saucepan, intended primarily for boiling but also useful for frying. ... This arrangement is also useful when using the tins for boiling, as the smaller tin can be used to hold the liquid, with the larger tin placed on top to act as a lid.

Can you cook with Aluminium mess tins?

You can store quite a bit inside the inner one even when they're nested. I used to use mess tins when I was in army cadets as a teen. They're brilliant because you can use them to cook and also eat out of, and I never had any problems with the handle getting hot.

Do the British army still use mess tins?

The traditional 'D' shaped mess tins that served the British soldier well for more than a century were eventually replaced by the two-piece rectangular-shaped pairs that have proved so practical that they are still in use over sixty years after their being first issued.