Abstract: A cooking system includes a cooking unit and a plurality of cooking vessels. The cooking unit may have a cooking surface. The plurality of cooking vessels may include at least a first cooking vessel having a first cavity and a second cooking vessel. The cooking system may be alterable between a storage state and one or more cooking states. In the cooking states, any one of the plurality of cooking vessels may be located atop of the cooking surface of the cooking unit to cook food contained therein. In the storage state, the cooking unit and the second cooking vessel may be located within the first cavity of the first cooking vessel, with the cooking unit located between the second cooking vessel and a floor of the first cavity of the first cooking vessel.