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I'd like to get some sturdy plastic bags to make up my own dehydrated meals.

The idea is to add boiling water, wait 10 mins then eat out of the bag. A nice stable bottom would be good.

They're available from here, but postage is ridiculous:
http://www.packitgourmet.com/CookIn-Bags.html

Anyone know a good place to get them?

Good question!



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I used the vacuum sealed bags but I do have a vacuum sealer so that I can seal the ends.
You can get the 22cm x 30cm size for less than 35c each from E Bay but you need to seal them...
Vacuuming the food will prolong the shelf life .
Here is an example :
100 X VACUUM SEALER BAGS PRECUT FOOD STORAGE SAVER HEAT SEAL CRYOVAC 22CM X 30CM
(just enter that line in the search box on E Bay)
No flat bottom though ...
(I made a "cozy" to hold them)
Another reason to use that type is that they don't give a plastic taste to your food.

Can you not just put water in a regular zip lock bag in a cozy and then eat from there after rehydration?

Can you not just put water in a regular zip lock bag in a cozy and then eat from there after rehydration?

That is a common way of doing it and that is how the term "freezer bag cooking" came about , however , for one, I don't like the taste of plastic that those bags have.
I suspect many , unlike me, don't pick up that taste so it is very much about "personal taste"


http://www.trailcooking.com/
take a look

I've been experimenting with removing the dehydrated meal from the bag and rehydrating it in my ti mug. Works a treat but you need a lid, which I have. I've even rehydrated just ordinary rice and coscous type products from continental with great success. If you can master this the bag is just a storage device and can take on any look you like.


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balachai wrote:I'd like to get some sturdy plastic bags to make up my own dehydrated meals.

The idea is to add boiling water, wait 10 mins then eat out of the bag. A nice stable bottom would be good.

They're available from here, but postage is ridiculous:
http://www.packitgourmet.com/CookIn-Bags.html

Anyone know a good place to get them?

Google: stand up cooking pouches
(Remember to set the search tools to search Australia).

Google returns a number of companies that do pouches.

Cheers,
Michael.

michael_p wrote:Google: stand up cooking pouches (Remember to set the search tools to search Australia).

Beautiful, thanks!!

Franco wrote:Can you not just put water in a regular zip lock bag in a cozy and then eat from there after rehydration?

That is a common way of doing it and that is how the term "freezer bag cooking" came about , however , for one, I don't like the taste of plastic that those bags have.
I suspect many , unlike me, don't pick up that taste so it is very much about "personal taste"


http://www.trailcooking.com/
take a look

I often use freezer bags when solo and can't say I've noticed any difference in taste. Convenient and saves a lot of weight and hassle. All of the bags I've used are BPA free but still pays to check before buying.

You can try any local chef supply shop, the rise of sous vide cooking has meant that everyone stocks them. If you want to literally boil in the bag you can get the dedicated cooking bags that are made of plastics able to withstand the heat a bit better. "cryovac" bags as they're known. If you buy by the hundred they're usually under 20cents each.

Works much better if you have access to an actual cryovac machine.