ChrisJHC wrote:Surely you could just tip some baked beans into a ziplock bag?ccar wrote:For ages I've been looking for baked beans in a pouch but they don't seem to exist
Or a silicone pouch.
ChrisJHC wrote:Surely you could just tip some baked beans into a ziplock bag?ccar wrote:For ages I've been looking for baked beans in a pouch but they don't seem to exist
walk2wineries wrote:Moondog55 wrote:I tried it once, not my cup of carbohydrate. Maybe it would have been better if I'd broken the instant noodles into small pieces first.
But a big spoon of peanut butter works for me.
Do you mean, peanut butter pasta? https://www.ocado.com/webshop/recipe/ni ... sta/223055 This looks quite practical; one could easily substitute something like snow peas for the spinach. Although at the time of writing there's reasonable amounts of wild greens around - blanched warrigal greens, mallow, sow thistle, amaranth, purslane etc would all work
If we’re talking about mainstream tinned baked beans, I reckon they’d survive the zombie apocalypse, let alone a bit of time unrefrigerated after being opened.ccar wrote:Once you've cracked the can though, they wouldn't last longer than a day or so I presume?
ggorgeman wrote:For shorter duration hikes, just take the can full-o-beans? Is the weight of the can prohibitive? Weight of contents is part-represented by water but, in some instances, that water might be packed anyway, for future rehydration? Crushed flat after consumption wouldn't represent a bulky item. I've thought similar re other canned items.
Interested in other's thoughts...
I assume you’re aware of the old trick of putting a dent in the side of the can then putting it straight on the fire (or stove if you’re carrying one)?Son of a Beach wrote:ggorgeman wrote:For shorter duration hikes, just take the can full-o-beans? Is the weight of the can prohibitive? Weight of contents is part-represented by water but, in some instances, that water might be packed anyway, for future rehydration? Crushed flat after consumption wouldn't represent a bulky item. I've thought similar re other canned items.
Interested in other's thoughts...
I've occasionally taken canned food, as I agree that the can itself doesn't weigh a lot (although it would add up if taking more than one or two).
I sometimes do this for shorter walks on which I think that sufficient water for cooking may be unavailable at the 1st and/or 2nd camp site, and I don't want to carry cooking water - or to be more correct, I don't want to carry excessive amounts of cooking water (because it's heavy), but I also don't want to risk not having carried enough cooking water. With canned meals, the water already in the can is exactly the right amount for that meal - so the only other water I have to carry is drinking water.
Sometimes, when doing this, I will choose meal-in-a-can type meals that are decent enough to eat cold without any cooking at all and will carry no stove, no fuel and no cooking pot (eg, I do like Stagg Chilli 'Dynamite Hot' version). This actually results in significant weight savings for such walks. However, I do miss a hot meal on those walks.
Be careful to bring cans with a ring-pull opening (or bring a can opener). Opening a can with a knife works, but is hard work, bad for the knife, and prone to causing nasty, deep, jagged cuts on the fingers (yes, I speak from experience). Actually, even ring-pull cans can result in a deep cut if you're not careful.
ChrisJHC wrote:I assume you’re aware of the old trick of putting a dent in the side of the can then putting it straight on the fire (or stove if you’re carrying one)?
The steam inside builds up enough that it pops out the dent - that’s when you take it off the fire!
I do it every time I use a tin in the bush (which admittedly isn’t often these days) and used to use it all the time when I was wearing green.Son of a Beach wrote:ChrisJHC wrote:I assume you’re aware of the old trick of putting a dent in the side of the can then putting it straight on the fire (or stove if you’re carrying one)?
The steam inside builds up enough that it pops out the dent - that’s when you take it off the fire!
I've tried this and it failed pretty badly. The dent didn't pop out in the time range that I would have considered reasonable, so I opened the can and found that the food was well burnt onto the bottom of the can.
I'd be curious to know what I did wrong, and also to know how many people have tried this successfully for themselves, and not just heard about it from third parties.
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