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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 11:10 am 
Where would you go in the Seattle area to get a good supply of bags that you can put your own dehydrated meal in to use for a cook-in-the bag meal? Like MH, but without the crappy food in it?

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 11:33 am 
Why not pour the ingredients into your pot? Boil the water, drop in ingredients, bring back to boil, turn off stove. Eat like a bachelor.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 12:05 pm 
Would prefer not to clean the pot, soap in the woods, etc.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 12:15 pm 
http://www.packitgourmet.com/ they have the boil in bags and the cook-in bags

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 12:21 pm 
Thanks. Anything in Seattle, that I could pick up tomorrow? My fault for last minute planning, I know.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 1:11 pm 
Do you need to actually cook on heat for several minutes or can you just add boiling water and let it sit in a cozy? If the latter, just get freezer ziplock bags.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 1:21 pm 
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just get freezer ziplock bags
Can these withstand boiling water? I did not know that.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 2:10 pm 
For making the majority of meal using bags (what we call FBC or Freezer Bag Cooking) you don't need above 180* or so. By the time the hot water is added the water cools rapidly. See my website if you need encouragement! PS: You can also use Foodvac bags - they are rated for submersion in boiling water, although it is total overkill.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 2:33 pm 
I've been pouring boiling water into them for years. Just don't let them accidentally touch the hot bottom of the pot you are pouring from until it's had a chance to cool a couple of minutes or so. (The top of the pot is fine when you are pouring.) And do use freezer bags or something equally sturdy, the sandwhich strength bags may not hold.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 3:07 pm 
wow, sarbar, huge resource! Thanks for sharing.

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PostWed Aug 03, 2011 3:09 pm 
Anytime! Trail cooking is my hobby biggrin.gif

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PostThu Aug 04, 2011 3:41 pm 
So Packitgourmet msitakenly sent me a two person meal for one of my entrees. Am I reading your blog correctly to conclude that I could simply warm up the second half on a second night in a freezer bag, instead of one of their pouches? Seems sensible.

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PostThu Aug 04, 2011 3:46 pm 
What you want to do if possible is split the meal in half before cooking it (this is a way also one can downsize even MH meals and such, so you don't have to pack out the heavy bags they come in.) While you can reheat cookked leftovers in a bag I wouldn't suggest it for backpacking with cooked food as the meal could easily go bad and give you food poisoning. Which meal did you get a 2 person in? The sausage ones are fine to use only 2 pieces a meal and store wrapped till the next night!

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PostThu Aug 04, 2011 3:55 pm 
It's the red beans and rice. Yeah, was planning to split it before cooking, not reheat leftovers. Mostly just curious if a freezer Ziploc can stand up to boiling (or, as you suggest, 180 degree) water, or if I really need to order a special bag from PIG.

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PostThu Aug 04, 2011 4:26 pm 
It will handle fine. What I do is boil your water, turn off the stove and then measure the water, the pour in the bag. By that point your water has cooled a bit. Freezer bags can handle hotter temps, they are rated for microwave use but do use name brand for best results!

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