Food glorious food

[AllAboutTheTele]

Always a good topic for discussion; favorite dishes to take into the backcountry with you? Breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Personally, I fell in love with a poridge/oatmeal mix when getting into touring in california. Hoping to find something similar here in Oz, while going out for my first Aussie BC trip.

[karen97]

I use the Uncle Toby's oatmeal mix, it's noice! smile.gif And you can't go past the old Spag bol :D

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[The Frog]

Space Food sticks.

[Podlettte]

you've got the hang of it frog, they are very lightweight but pack energy ;)

that spag bol was great :D or spiral bol :D

[The Frog]

that floor looks a bit rough though.

[karen97]

Nah, it was the perfect camp kitchen :D

[SA]

Who's got that pic of the nasi goreng :D

[NissTrust]

instant noodles for me with fresh vegies and lots of half frozen meat balls.

[Barcoo]

Karen97 has the right idea, lots of carbs mmmmmm carbs.

[John Deere]

Originally posted by The Frog:
that floor looks a bit rough though. Thats the best camping spot on the range your dissing there mr Frog!

[John Deere]

I managed to snaffle a food drier from a mate of mine, been drying food like theres no tomorrow!

Beef Jerky
Dried Curries
Dried Spag Bol sauce!

A tip for food.....I don't like to take individually packed things like those porridge packets.....they create too much rubbish that you have to cart out. I normally measure out 1 minute oats into a ziplock for however many people are going, a spoon of sugar and a spoon of dried milk.....much less waste to cart out and its reusable!

:hippy:


Right, we need a hippy smiley!

[AllAboutTheTele]

John, what exactly is a food drier? I remember back in the day when I worked in a deli they have a big stack thing with a fan heater on the bottom to make dried tomatoes. Anything like that?
I always feel like lunch is the forgotten meal. Personal fav small salami sausage, bagel (this is lunch of day one or two cuz bagels are big), and some philly.

[Podlettte]

we used mountain bread (flat rectangles, hardly any space but provides some carbs. Leg ham and cheese slices. I took some camembert in the top of my pack and it was perfectly ripe when we got to camp. a 1/4 of a round ooozing gooey goodness :D

[Officer Schmenz]

poddy.. i have some brie from the hunter.. doesnt go off till 7th july.. but its too ripe for my liking .. was going to throw it out but its such a waste... want it ?

[John Deere]

Originally posted by AllAboutTheTele:
John, what exactly is a food drier? I remember back in the day when I worked in a deli they have a big stack thing with a fan heater on the bottom to make dried tomatoes. Anything like that?Yep, exactly like that!

[AllAboutTheTele]

Originally posted by John Deere:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by AllAboutTheTele:
John, what exactly is a food drier? I remember back in the day when I worked in a deli they have a big stack thing with a fan heater on the bottom to make dried tomatoes. Anything like that?Yep, exactly like that! </font>[/QUOTE]How do you dry curries and spag with it? Sounds like an interesting concept!

[John Deere]

it has a tray shelf, you just spread your curry on it and set it to go....8hrs later you peel it off like a roll up!

[AllAboutTheTele]

got to get myself one of those! talk about genius! let us know how it turns out in the field.

[John Deere]

Have done it a few times now, it works a treat and saves heaps of weight!

[Podlettte]

Originally posted by Officer Schmenz:
poddy.. i have some brie from the hunter.. doesnt go off till 7th july.. but its too ripe for my liking .. was going to throw it out but its such a waste... want it ? ooohooh sticks hand up!

I'm in dubbo for the rest of the week, but will be over your way-ish satruday.. heading to Collaroy... will give you a call! :D

[Wagon]

Food Dryer
Good guys sell them about $100 I would never be with out one now.
when you make a curry, spag or what ever just make a little extra and dry it will last for a few months no worries. Make sure any meat is mince or cut up very thin and small.
if you buy regular oats and put it in the blender, to fine it up, it becomes quick oats, just add hot water and away you go!

[Officer Schmenz]

once its a roll up.. how do u rehydrate it?

i cant see it just melting in water..

[Simo_tele]

all you have to do is add boiling water and maybe cook for a little bit. Drying just takes the moisture out.
I've also found adding some olive oil can make it closer to the real dish depending on what it was to start with. Tabasco and seet chilli are winners to add to dried food aswell.

[Wagon]

once its a roll up.. how do u rehydrate it?

i cant see it just melting in water..

As it dries I turn it over and spread it about, so that when finished drying it, it is just like freze dried food you buy. just put it in a pot add water and rehydrate/reheat.
it really is no problem.
whats good is that the stuff you buy gives you 100gms a meal not really enough, but 200gms of your own dried food is more then enough. Plus you know whats in it!

[Wagon]

I also cook and dry rice and pasta. it rehydrates/reheats much quicker, which means less cooking, less fuel needed, lighter pack or more wine/rum

[zhenjie]

Pasta + meat sauce is always a favorite....

What about dessert guys. Melted chocholate and biscuit. Cant beat it for simplicity

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[Simo_tele]

cheesecake. Buy the packet stuff and just put it in a hole in the snow to set before you make dinner.
That or "Impossible pudding". You can buy pudding in tins that you are meant to take out and properly cook but if you crack the lid and just float that ****er in boiling water for a while you end up with a yummy, sticky, gooey mess of a dessert. Got it's name by a friend having a massive rant about how it wouldn't work over the course of the entire trip and proclaiming that it is "impossible" about 1000 times...we proved him wrong and now make it every time he is around just for the hell of it :D

[John Deere]

I like Jelly for dessert, mix it out there, hack a whole in your kitchen bench, make a door and 2 hrs later.....voila!

[Simo_tele]

Jd...we need to do some trips together. I'll bring the cake and tequila, you bring the jelly and beer.
:D