Freeze Dried Just Add Water Pouch - Recommendations Please

[Jayne]

I highly recommend getting a food dehydrator and making your own meals. It takes a little effort but I think that meals are much better and they are certainly less $. The "Recipes for Adventure" cookbook by Glenn McAllister is a great place to start if you need some menu ideas. I used that to get stared and now have developed my own menus that I enjoy.

[Crossup]

Thanks Wayne thats a great find

Chicken and mashed potatoes is on sale NOW at Moosejaw.
https://www.moosejaw.com/product/mou...atoes_10096075
Wayne

[Venchka]

Thanks Wayne thats a great find

Actually. Moosejaw’s food inventory is 25% off now. Too bad I have a huge inventory right now.
Filed away for next year.
Wayne

[Crossup]

Im stockpiling too...sales is on to the 18th IRC, but have to get to their free shipping minimum to justify the purchase. Too bad the Chicken isnt available in #10...thats where the cost really starts to drop. 25% off on #10s makes MH almost cheap.

[ldsailor]

Chicken and mashed potatoes is on sale NOW at Moosejaw.
https://www.moosejaw.com/product/mou...atoes_10096075
Wayne

All Mountain House 2 to 2.5 servings are on sale on this website and the prices are the lowest I have seen in a long time. Thanks for the tip!

[Venchka]

You’re welcome. About 3-4 posts back I corrected myself to include all of the food.
Wayne

[Crossup]

Mountain House is now 30% off direct 11/18- 11/21

[AllDownhillFromHere]

All Mountain House 2 to 2.5 servings are on sale on this website and the prices are the lowest I have seen in a long time. Thanks for the tip!

Just curious, does anyone ever split those into 2 "servings" ?

[Wil]

Just curious, does anyone ever split those into 2 "servings" ?

I split them into three but typically add a little dehydrated beef or sausage or freeze-dried chicken and a little extra spices. Used to add dried shrimp & clams to the chowder but I think MH discontinued their very good seafood chowder.

[SoaknWet]

I do. I prefer to eat often, more like grazing, than to eat what I consider a heavy meal.

[Venchka]

Good To-Go has a new Chowda. I haven’t tried it yet.
Instant ReFried Beans! 👍
The Santa Fe brand is common in East Texas. A tasty alternative to Minuet Rice, mashed potatoes or Knorr Sides. Andrew Skurka has a good recipe online for beans and rice.
Wayne

[Venchka]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XQp81n8uzzE
Wayne

[globetruck]

I started splitting them and eating half the package at a time burrito style on a tortilla. Can schnazz it up by adding cheese, chips, Fritos, etc depending on the meal. It helps me stretch my meals a bit and add some variety.

Beef stew + cheese + spoonful of instant potatoes to thicken it up + tortilla = yum.



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[scrabbler]

I've had plenty of PackIt Gourmet meals, follow the directions exactly, and I've never had any items not fully rehydrated. That said, yes there are a lot of steps, and a decent amount of garbage packaging to deal with after. All have been tasty.

[Signpost]

Good to Go and Heather's Choice are some of the tastiest in my opinion. Also, I like to support the smaller companies. Check out garagegrowngear.com to find them.

[SWODaddy]

Mountain House is the best for "just add water" meals, though backpacker pantry has come out with some good ones. They also have the longest shelf life.

Packit Gourmet is tasty, but usually more involved, less calories, and much reduced shelf life.

[SWODaddy]

One addendum: the packit gourmet all American burger is fantastic. As an added bonus, it's calorie rich and doesn't require a lot of water.

[Hikes in Rain]

Wow, hadn't seen that! Really cool, thanks.

[GankenBerry]

there's a lot of things ive never heard of or thought of in this thread. thanks for all the input chaps.

[Bearded_Shrek]

Good suggestions. I learned of a few new companies here.