Nestable Ti Artisan Titanium Cup Review

What’s in the box

A 450 ml cup made from pure titanium, 8.6 cm across and 9.7 cm high, with a wall just 0.5 mm thick. A titanium handle folds against the side, and the lid sits inside the rim. It weighs 92 g.

Quick Specs

On the stove and the coals

I’ve used it mainly on a butane canister stove and on open coals. It’s single-walled, so it goes straight on the heat, and on the butane stove it boiled 400 ml of water in under four minutes without warping. The lid traps the heat and keeps the water from slopping out.

The handle has no plastic coating. It stays cool enough as long as it’s out of the flame, but if you put the cup into a campfire, lift it out with tongs or a pot gripper. The wide mouth makes it easy to clean, even with a splash of creek water.

Titanium doesn’t rust and doesn’t add a metallic taste, even after days of use or with coffee left standing in it, so tea tastes like tea. It’s also strong enough that the cup doesn’t dent easily.

Four sizes that nest

The cup comes in several sizes, typically 200, 300, 450 and 750 ml, and they nest inside each other. Carry two and they take up the space of one: a small one for coffee and a big one to boil water for a meal. With the handle folded and the lid on, it doesn’t rattle around in the pack.

Coated or bare handle

The closest cup we’ve tested is the Ti Artisan 750 ml hanging cup, which is a similar cup with an orange plastic coating on the handle. This bare handle is better over hot coals, as long as you lift the cup with tongs or a pot gripper. The coated handle is nicer to hold, and the 750 ml adds a wire bail, measuring marks and room for a meal.

	This oneNestable Cup	CoatedTi Artisan 750 ml→
Lid	Yes	Yes
Wire bail	No	Yes
Measuring marks	No	Yes
Model	HR-Ta8307-450	TA8315A-750-BH
Handle	Titanium	Coated
Size	86 × 97 mm	95 × 110 mm
Capacity	450 ml	750 ml
Weight	92 g	126 g
Price paid	$30	$36
Our score	9.1	9.1

Titanium mug comparison

We’ve tested several titanium mugs and cups. The Boundless Voyage 450 ml cup with lid is the same size with two wire handles, the 420 ml mug fits a gas canister inside, and the 250 ml mug is the one for a single coffee. Our titanium cookware guide compares them all.

	This oneTi Artisan Cup	250ML Mug→	420 ml Mug→	450 ml Cup→
Lid	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Model	HR-Ta8307-450	Ti3051D	Ti3025D	Ti3026D
Size	86 × 97 mm	84 × 87 mm	85 × 87 mm	90 × 92 mm
Capacity	450 ml	250 ml	420 ml	450 ml
Weight	92 g	70 g	87 g	85 g
Price paid	$30	$26	$26	$24
Our score	9.1	9.1	9.2	8.9

Conclusion: Ti Artisan Titanium Cup (450 ml)

The Ti Artisan 450 ml titanium cup is a mug and a small pot in one: it boiled 400 ml on our butane stove in under four minutes, the lid keeps the heat in, and it never takes on a taste. It nests with the other sizes, so you can build a small cook kit from it. The handle can get hot near a flame and it costs more than steel, but it’s built to last. I paid $30.