This is like asking how long is a piece of string...
I have many stoves, love them all for what they are good at, but none are good at everything.
I have 3 very well used
Coleman Peak 1 (separate burner and fuel bottle) stoves that are no longer produced - totally reliable, have had them since the early 90s. Great stove, reasonably hot, not super fuel efficient, reasonably
quiet and fast lighting.
Simmers amazingly well.
Good in cold weather with liguid fuel. Stable for pots. Parts are hard to get.
I have the
all-in-one Coleman 1 burner multi-fuel - good stove, moderately hot, quiet, lights fast,
simmers well.
Heavy. Ok on fuel. Good in cold weather. can be tippy with larger pots.
MSR 1.7L Reactor. Amazing for
speed. Is a one trick pony in as much as it's not good at simmering, but will boil water fast and rehydrate meals fast.
Good fuel efficiency.
Canister fuel, so starts to get limited in colder weather (-8c-ish). A bit heavy with the included and required pot. Has a good fit in a pack as it's all contained in the pot, but a bit bulky. This is an
amazing stove all round, and the Windburner is amazing too.
MSR pocket rocket deluxe (the deluxe has the built in
piezo starter).
Amazing!!
Light weight. Tiny to pack. Canister fuel. Can
simmer.
Quiet. Best used for ultra light weight trips combined with a Ti stove.
Super fuel efficient if you run it so that there's little excess/waste heat around your pot (run it slightly below full blast for best efficiency) - has similar fuel efficiency to the Reactor if you use it carefully.
Canister stove so no that great in cold weather as the fuel freezes. Better quality fuel mixes do work better, as do larger fuel cans. Piezo starts to get sketchy at really high elevation, cupping your hand around the burner while lighting helps in this situation (keeps gas near the spark). I used this on a 5 week/900 km hike last year and with two people we went through maybe 2.5 mid sized (400gr) fuel bottle cooking every night.
My No. 1 Choice all round.
MSR Dragonfly. Hot.
Loud,
does not simmer well (mine in an older version - it's settings are a fairly binary - flamethrower or almost flamethrower)
. If you want to boil water in the winter, this one is a great choice as parts are available. Takes time to warm up the fuel tube. It's the stove I use the least... folds up into a weird shape that
does not pack nicely. Liquid fuel so
great in winter. Uses a stupid, annoying aluminum foil windshield for the burner...
I also have a
Ti Tri alcohol stove that I hardly use, it's for super light weight stuff - can also be converted to wood use.
https://www.traildesigns.com/products/sidewinder-ti-tri They are restricted in some areas due to no open burning, so that's when I went with the MSR Pocket Rocket Deluxe.
I have other stoves too, but not worth mentioning (larger, heavier etc.).
In a nutshell:
If in warmer than freezing weather -
Get an MSR Pocket Rocket Deluxe
Get premium fuel canisters (MSR or other main brands, not Canadian tire fuel - it makes a difference in the cold).
Practice on being fuel efficient. Only have it on for the time you need to heat.
Canisters are recyclable if you puncture them once they are empty.
Get an Evernew Ti pot (a bit larger than what you think you might need - the operating capacity is less than the total capacity). A shorter/wider pot works better to take up heat than a taller skinnier pot. 1.3L is good for 2 people. 900mL for 1 person if not melting snow.
If in cold weather, then use a liquid fuel stove. Same pot as above.
For most reliable and best stove lighting, get a
Light My Fire fire steel and you will not carry matches again.
Now you're done.... stop researching stuff and go camping.