Started with White gas under pressure, moved to Bluet and other cannister-fueled stoves including the last Pocket Rocket. Finally didn't want to see the light like you experienced (sorry) and abandoned them all for a very simple white box alcohol stove.
I can boil 2 liters of water in about 8.5 minutes with 1.5 oz of alcohol in a stove that weighs 26 grams and is lit by a spark from a foolproof firestarter.
I get to use a windscreen (the caldera) that completely encloses the stove and also acts as a pot holder for my titanium pot. The hotter it gets inside the windscreen, the faster the water boils. Of course, care must be taken to prevent spilling the alcohol while lit.
