For general walking trips, other than possibly an attempt on a Long Distance Path, such as the Coast to Coast or Pennine Way, i still love the portability and usefulness of my JetBoil Zip.
It has the capabilities of doing some basic cooking, and can boil cold water , in around four minutes, and the flame is fairly wind resistant as well.
For most of us, that will be sufficient.
Obviously if you plan more serious outings, lasting several day's or possibly weeks, then a more powerful and versatile stove will be needed, but last night, i was watching the programme on the Parachute regiment, and lo and behold, i saw two of the officers who were going abroad on maneuvers, place a Jetboil in their kit.
If members of the Paras finds the jetboil a decent addition to their kit, it must be worth consideration.
The gas canisters for the JetBoil are almost universally available across Europe, which is something worth considering.
Bought mine two years ago, and i like keeping it tucked away in my car boot in a sealed container.
Ive used it several times as well, easy to set up, with very little fuss, and very lightweight, and if you shop around, its available for around £40, which is what i paid for mine.