Trail food made simple was that most if not all the ingredients could be bought in a grocery store. When it comes to packing food for the backcountry, protecting essential gear from moisture, or entombing a biohazard pair of smelly socks, theres one item that does it all. For some background, i usually do freezer bag cooking, or fbc, when i backpack. You prepackage all of your hot meals for a backpacking trip in advance in quarter lb. The bag on the left contains a green pepper, red pepper and onion medley.
Ziplock bags are from any of its myriad competitors. When i first started backpacking, eating was complicated. Some recipes are made with fresh or and canned foods. Im not here to discuss that decision, but im looking for advice about the knorr pasta sides, specific to fbc.
Learn more from sara svien kirkconnells book, freezer bag cooking, or visit her website at. Or buy your favorite premade backpacking meal from trader joes or the deli or freezer case at your local grocery, prepare it according to package directions, and convert it to backpacking food using these principles. The cooking gear needed is minimal, lightweight and can be bought, found or even made. Freezer bag cooking is a more affordable method of backcountry cooking with many of the same benefits as commercially produced backpacking meals. Freezing chili with beans and beef suggested freezer storage time. Eating the right foods while backpacking fuel you to push farther along the trail to reach that fantastic vista youre after, making backcountry cooking a key skill. Part of what impressed me about freezer bag cooking. Jim parham is the author of backpacking overnights. Freezer bag cooking is a method for creating simple, yet delicious, meals by adding hot boiling water to dry ingredients that are usually in some form of plastic bag and allowing the time for the whole mixture to rehydrate and form your readytoeat meal. When making recipes for freezer bag cooking, you may need to consider investing in a food dehydrator or a camping cooler. For much of our backpacking, we do whats called freezer bag cooking. Im a beginner at trail cooking, and have decided to stick with fbc.
Just because youre packing in dinner shouldnt mean you have to skip the best course. Reusable food preservation silicone bag product information product dimensions 7. Freezer bag cooking is easy, inexpensive and an especially great way for scouts or anyone for that matter to prepare food on backpacking trips. In this article, well introduce you to the world of freezer bag cooking, or fbc if youre into fancy abbreviations. Pack your recipes with colorful, nutritious veggies. From trail tacos to backcountry cocktails, our camp chefs have you covered with easy, yet delicious, trailready recipes for your next backpacking trip. Not to mention that justaddwater meals are often lighterweight than traditional bulk rations, and. That being said, make sure your freezer bags are actually freezer bags. Our first day in basecamp was 7612 and there was no mention of cooking methods in the advisors meeting. Lightweight, trailtested vegetarian recipes for backcountry trips conners, christine, conners, tim on. Advanced freezer bag cooking for nonfoodies section hikers. If you look at the cooking section of any outdoor store youll find gourmet, deluxe utensil sets, to simple one pot jet boil stoves. It has become an extremely popular cooking style among ultralighters and just lazy hikers.
I started looking into this around the same time that i was deciding what type of stove to take with me on the appalachian trail. I am now in final throes of packing for my 5 month backpacking trip. North carolina mountains, south carolina upstate, where you can read more about trail food and lightweight backpacking. Backpacking and camping recipes backpacker backpacker. Spread out in your freezer in single layers on a flat surface, until frozen. Backpacking recipes black bean, corn and sweet potato soup. When we returned to basecamp after our trek on 71812 we ran into our ranger and he told our boys that philmont was no longer allowing freezer bag or turkey bag cooking. With a campfire or backpacking stove, food required preparation and oversight. As a natural born procrastinator, i am in my element. How to make your own instant backpacking meals nols. Cooking off the beaten track to your own online collection at. Before dehydration, the ingredients weighed about 30 oz. Diy cookinbag dehydrated backpackable meals youtube.
A guide to thruhiking on a plantbased diet anna herby. Id like to know some cheap and healthy meals for freezer bag cooking. Simmering over a campfire wasnt always easy, not to mention the difficulties when it was raining or windy. Freezer bag cooking how is freezer bag cooking abbreviated. Welcome to freezer bag cookings official facebook page. Some recipes are made with fresh orand canned foods.
Dehydrated backpacking meals like mountain house and backpackers pantry are popular because of their convenience but they can be pricey. In freezer bag cooking your food is cooked, not in your pot, but in a plastic ziptop freezer bag. Freezer bag cooking is a great way to reduce your pack weight and helps eliminates the need to wash your cooking pots after a hot meal like breakfast or dinner. Do not try to save money buying generic or bargain priced bags. Freezer bag cooking is easy and can help you make great meals while on the trail. Freezer bag cooking and recipes you can try out for camping trips. When you make your recipes from scratch intended for a camping trip, you can either use dehydrated food that you dehydrate yourself or freeze the food that you have cooked. Add all ingredients to freezer bag and shake to mix. I live in a small town and had to travel out of town to.
Last night, after searching around a bit for a higher temperature rating on food safe plastic bags i came across oven bags. Ziploc is the brand name product line from sc johnson. Freezer bag vs storage bag cooking if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. This is a great instruction and recipe book for preparing lightweight, easy to cook meals for backpacking and other outdoor activities. The ultralight handbook california state university. Measure the soup and write this measurement on a sticky note. This is how i package my own dehydrated cook in bag backpack meals. The only requirement is that it must be a recipe that you love to eat. This is where you store your dehydrated meal inside a quart size freezer bag, and all you have to do is add boiling water, stir, wait several minutes for it to rehydrate, then youre ready to eat. Jun 08, 2015 learn more from sara svien kirkconnells book, freezer bag cooking, or visit her website at. Trail food made simple, by sarah svien kirkconnell softcover. Fast and easy meals requiring only 4 ingredients or less.
Freezer bag cooking is a great way to make your own food at home, save time and space when cooking on the. Freezer bag cooking recipes that allow you to prepare quick, easy and nocleanup meals on the trail. Trail food made simple, i was so impressed by it that i ordered my own copy. The bag on the left is a white bean and artichoke dip recipe. Just add hot water to the bag and snuggle it into the cozy, which cooks a dehydrated meal in under 10 minutes. I like the ground pasilla chile because it mellows the new mexico hot chile without reducing the heat. Fbc freezer bag cooking fabric cozies these pouches, made from mylar and polyester, weigh just 1. Jun, 2016 freezer bag cooking is easy and can help you make great meals while on the trail.
Typically, i do just use a freezer bag stuffed inside a reflectix pouch to aid full rehydration but am not the biggest fan of the softening of the freezer bag that occurs. Jun 09, 2016 author backpackingoverthehill posted on june 9, 2016 june 9, 2016 categories uncategorized tags backpacking, bear spray, cdt, dehydrated meals, freezer bag cooking, freezerbagcooking, rei, speltmeal leave a comment on days slipping away winner, winner chicken dinner. Trail food made simple, is the brainchild of sarah kirkconnel, an avid backpacker, cook, ultralighter, and frequent contributor to our online chat rooms forums. Jan 16, 20 dedicated to the topic of creating and enjoying freezer bag cooking for backpacking. It offers simplicity, convenience and variety and whirls them together with the philosophies of lightweight outdoor adventuring. See more ideas about dehydrated food, dehydrator recipes and backpacking food.
You can find most ingredients at your average grocery store on the appalachian trail. Measure out water and bring to a boil more on this below pour water into freezer bag knead. Set of simple and delicious recipes for cooking and eating at base camp. Put the soup and the sticky note in a ziplock freezer bag. Pack single portions of dehydrated meals into quart size freezer bags. Freezer bag cooking minimizes these tradeoffs by changing the concepts of traditional outdoor food. Well give you 12 delicious, simple recipes that will keep your stomach full but not your backpack. While many companies offer easy to prepare and easy to clean up pouch meals, these options can be too pricy for even a short weekend trip. Introduction to freezer bag cooking the northeast hiker. Oct 08, 2007 freezer bag cooking is easy, inexpensive and an especially great way for scouts or anyone for that matter to prepare food on backpacking trips.
Spread the soup on dehydrator trays that have been lined with fruit roll inserts or plastic wrap and dry for 7 to 12 hours or until no moisture remains. Some are repackaged commercial dehydrated foods and some i dehydrate myself. Freezer bag cooking is nothing new for experienced backpackers looking to keep a pack light, but its useful for more than just cutting weight. Trail food made simple by kirkconnell, sarah svien isbn. Feb 09, 2017 a few months later, when i set out on a weeklong solo backpacking trip, all my dinners were kirkonells freezer bag cooking recipes.
Freezer bag cooking has the added benefits of making cleanup a breeze, since you can eat straight out of the bag, and your cook pot is only used to boil water, which can also save you fuel. Freezer bag cooking by sarah svien lulu books, 2006 recipes and tips for making your own dehydrated meals. Freezer bag cooking 101 section hikers backpacking blog. Cooking on the trail is one of the backpackers greatest little joys or one of the greatest nightmares, depending who you ask. The principle behind freezer bag cooking is simple.
I didnt have a backpacking stove didnt know that such a thing existed and i cooked over a campfire. When you make your recipes from scratch intended for a camping trip, you can either. When a couple of canoeing friends loaned me a copy of sarah svien kirkonnells freezer bag cooking. At the end of a long day outside, it can be great to skip the dishes and still enjoy a tasty and filling dinner.
Freezer bag cooking and recipes you can try out for. Healthy, delicious recipes for backpacking and beyond julie mosier. Camp cooking your backpacking, hiking, camping and. Write cooking directions on the outside of the bag with an indelible marker such as a sharpie. Pot and frying pan are required to prepare the meal. Jun 12, 2017 the website, and its companion cookbook, freezer bag cooking.
I prefer that the ingredients be readily available at a major grocery store. Mar 05, 2018 in this tip video, pete tell you how he cooks on backpacking trips using freezer bags. Some noncook meals, others just need to add hot water. Lightweight, trailtested vegetarian recipes for backcountry trips.
Camp cooking your backpacking, hiking, camping and outdoor. In this tip video, pete tell you how he cooks on backpacking trips using freezer bags. Hikers add hot water to the food in the bag just like when preparing a traditional backpacking meal. Freezer bag cooking is a way to create and cook quick, simple, yet delicious, meals on the trail with no cleanup.
Learn hygiene tips, bear safety, culinary creativeness and kitchen efficiency with backpacker s expert advice on how to maintain a topnotch kitchen in the wild. Introduction to freezer bag cooking todays post is an introduction to freezer bag cooking for new hikers or seasoned pros who have never tried the freezer bag method. It does take some time to gather the ingredients and put them together but the meals are cost effective and delicious. Feel free to mix and match any ingredients and flavors as well. The ultralight handbook california state university, stanislaus. Most freezer bags are perfectly capable of holding extremely hot water, and some companies sell heavy duty, reusable zipper bags like opsak. Browse and save recipes from lipsmacking backpacking. Freeze in a freezer bag in the amount you wish to serve. Most of the variations tried have involved different amounts and types of ground chile and the amount of cumin added. The website, and its companion cookbook, freezer bag cooking.