Monday, Jul 09, 2012 at 06:12
Have used the Back Country meals for many years on bushwalking trips, and a few of the comments are spot on with ease and convienience etc.
I usually supplement single packs with
home dehydrated vegies.
Sunbeam dehydrators (2) are also great for your own beef or chicken jerky !!
A few tricks.
After putting in the boiling water, give them a stir and reseal after say 10 mins, use a chop stick or similar to get right down in the corners.
Give them 20 mins minimum.
Some of the bags have a zip lock top, others not, so takea couple of clothes legs for each bag to peg on after a couple of folds to keep steam in.
We eat straight from the packs, so no wash up : )
If you are a big eater, then the 2 man packs would be ample for dinner, meals for two, maybe 1 2 man or 2 single packs if supplementing.
The 2 man packs are not quite double the content of single packs.
The 5 man packs work great where we are 3 in a group, if 4 we supplement.
Though we then need to dish out and wash bowls after.
Home made dehydrated carrots, pumpkin, beans, etc need a bit more to rehydrate, so I usually boil them a bit in a dixie to soften up and add them at the stirring point to the packs.
Zip lock bags are usually fine for
home dried ingredients, but if we head out for longer walks (up to a few weeks on the tracks) we use the vacumn sealer to pack down into daily portions.
There are some great dinner combos, I like em all, but there are some favs.
http://www.backcountrycuisine.co.nz
Chicken al la King
Honey Soy Chicken
Roast Lamb and Veg
Sweet and Sour Lamb
So many others . . .
Mmmm, gotta go have breakfast now : )
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Monday, Jul 09, 2012 at 09:44
Monday, Jul 09, 2012 at 09:44
Thanks for the comprehensive reply Les, and thanks for the tips regarding the best way to rehydrate.
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