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How much does a cooking weigh?
Real numbers from 73 verified cooking weights in our database — not manufacturer claims.
The median cooking weighs 96 g
(0.10 kg), based on 73 items.
The average is 142 g — pulled up by a few heavy outliers,
which is why the median is the better benchmark for your own pack.
12 g
Lightest
54 g
Ultralight threshold (P25)
96 g
Median
720 g
Heaviest
A quarter of all cooking items weigh 54 g or less — if yours is under that, it counts as genuinely ultralight. The middle half of the market sits between 54 g and 165 g. Anything above 165 g is heavier than three-quarters of what is available today.
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