Food field Cooking

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akabu

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At the CT gathering someone brought this question up about Food something other than tasteless camp meals.
Jerry should add on as He Is the Man, but to start it off here are some sites that I use.
Search the supermarkets there are single meals that are light in weight packs that are meant for a Micro Wave but you can put them in a pot of boiling water to heat.
Zatarains Complete meal and Idahoan Mashed Potatoes come to mind.
http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/index.htm
http://www.camprecipes.com/
http://www.epicurious.com/
Modify for the Field look at the Asian most are easy and take a short time and use less fuel.
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipe.html
http://www.recipezaar.com/14016 :}
 
No one said that backpacking always = "roughing it"

I made some boil-in-bag meals last 2-dayer to the Sierras. My wife & I were eating quite well while my buddy's GF was PISSED that all he brought was top ramen & cheese.

Good thing there was plenty to go around, but I did make them beg for some of that baguette I had sticking horizontally out the ends of my pack. The way they made fun of me bringing it along, I almost didn't share...

Cooked everything on my soda can stove btw.
 
Thanks for the links, akabu!

Some from the wiki:
Kevin Estela on "Twist Bread"
Twist bread
And Ethan on Dutch Oven Cooking (a work in progress):
Dutch Oven


I'd like to build up the Wilderness Wiki's recipes and cooking techniques section. As an interest probe, would you guys participate in a contest where you submit camp recipes with a picture or two for the prize of maybe titanium cookware, a stove, or a dutch oven? If there's enough interest, I could probably find a company who'd donate a prize for the publicity.

~CanDo
 
Well food is one reason I'm not a lightweight hiker.

I always bring some flat breads (flour tortillas), canned meat (you can get some pretty good chicken breast in a can - it doesn't have to be spam) and lots of little sauce packets from chinese take out and the like. Bringing along a few fresh veggies, like a couple of green onions and some mushrooms coupled with curry powder or curry past can go a long way in turning ramon noodles from salty things to good things. Sometimes in the bulk food sections you can find dehyrdated soup veggies - the little shriveled up carrots, peas and onion flakes. They work well too.

Finally, splurge a little and buy a few of the dehydrated meals. They are almost never enough for me, but if I supplement them with some ramon noodles or a bit of instant rice, I'm good to go.
 
did someone mention a prize for cooking??????????? o.k im all for it now
Some of my dried fish i make....
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For the ultimate in convienence I like the pro-paks from Mountain House. They taste so good I eat them as a regular meal on occasion.
 
Paella is one of the best single meal dishes with the spices if you’re near sea food or other aquatic food, or to mix with other Meat.
Takes a short time to make and Wow. You’re the Man!! The Wok works and you can use a 3"x10" pot/pan to do the same.
You can use stuff off the shelf that is pre-packaged and mix in the field or at home, shrimp, clams. Mussels, chicken, chorizos.
One that I am testing is the Hormel "Complete Eats"
Which are different meals meant for the Microwave some I cannot touch as they have MSG so others will have to test and report.
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http://www.goya.com/english/product...
Gave some to Jerry and he and his wife loved it. It's a pre-mixed spice/flavor package. Find what you like at home then take to the field to enhance your meal.
 
Hi Rockywolf , The stove is a very very old Optimus hunter 8R.. It works exactly the same as the Svea123 Its just that the tank is on the side.. This stove has a very long history with my dad Who used it almost every day and now its my..Its not a high tech or anything but it works 100% of the time, Just like Akabu i used it as high as 12,000ft with no problems what so ever.

Sasha
 
I used 87 octan fuel with great results. Now i use white fuel just cause its cleaner burning. It was made to cook and burn in the lantern. Rockywolf my stove is much lighter then the hiker they sell now. I got a Svea123 for $20 off craigslist. if you look on Ebay you would find the old hunter. I buy then to keep in the house just in case.. and one at each of my sisters house. One gallon of gas would last you for a week of cooking.
 
That 8R is a great little stove. My father had one that we used to use on backpacking trips. Those old Optimus and Svea stoves may not be the lightest or fastest boiling stoves around, but they are bulletproof. I have a Svea 123R, an Optimus 199 (that's a great stove - similar to the 8R with a real burner head instead of a deflector plate, multi-fuel and it simmers well, too), Optimus Nova, and several canister stoves and even a couple alcohol stoves. Whatever the circumstances, I can cook!

And back to the original topic - Idahoan mashed potatoes go well with foil pack chicken or salmon. Even Easy-Mac goes great with foil pack tuna or salmon after a long day on the trail. I have been experimenting with quinoa lately, it has some potential for use in dishes instead of pasta or rice.
 
There's no better morale builder in the evening than fresh biscuits or bannock. Premix it into a plastic bag, then just supplement it with whatever you find.

Making bannock is easier than boiling water:D
 
DeadeyeLefty said:
There's no better morale builder in the evening than fresh biscuits or bannock. Premix it into a plastic bag, then just supplement it with whatever you find.

Making bannock is easier than boiling water:D
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Yep, bannock mix, oatmeal, brown suger and dried fruit for brekkie, rice, noodles, jerky, smoked sausage, cheddar cheese, homemade trail mix with lots of fresh raisins, of course I know theres going to be plenty of water where I am heading.
Those mountain house meals are pretty darn tasty, though.
I also like the packaged cheese and crackers, and good old peanut butter.
If you walk around the supermarket with a camping mindset theres lots of good light weight meals and snacks.
And yeah, taco bell hot sauce packets and restaurant single serve condiments are made for us campers.
 
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