Zip-lock Baggie Cooking

[JGH]

I've heard of putting eggs and other fixin's in a baggie and then boiling it to make scrambled eggs.

I'm asking about the logistics of this.

Do you freeze the baggie contents?

What do you use to boil it? I would think a JetBoil would be too small and it'd melt the baggie. That said, some small baggies of "omelettes" would be nice now and then.

[mtnmutt]

You may purchase boil proof baggies from packitgourmet.com

I have not tried them yet, but I want to get away from Mtn house and start making my own meals in a bag.

[RockChucker30]

Look into freezer bag cooking. It's actually really easy. You can pour boiling water into a quart zip-loc freezer bag and then put the bag inside a cozy and let it rehydrate. In fact I've repackaged mountain house meals into ziplocs before because it's lighter and easier to put trash into one large bag.

I want to get more into dehydrating my own meals too.

[Freebird134]

Yeah, rockchucker is right. Google around "freezer bag cooking" and you'll find lots of stuff. I too have heard of people putting eggs into a freezer bag and boiling it for instant omelet/scrambled eggs. I don't personally know about throwing them into a pot of boiling water (just heard it too), but a regular ol' zip lok freezer bag can definitely handle boiling water poured into it. I do this often to rehydrate my homemade backpacking food.

Re: stoves. I think anything would work, assuming it has a big enough pot to hold the ziplock and water.....my JetBoil isnt big enough.

You should experiment and let us know how it turns out!

[elkmtngear]

Why not just take one empty Mountain House package for rehydrating...and put everything else in regular ziplocks (including MH meals)?

You can use those MH bags over and over again, just rinse them out after each meal. Or fill one up with boiling water and put your other bag inside to thaw/ heat.

[Waygoner]

I've been using seal-a-meal bags for quite a few years. Cook the food at home and seal, drop into boiling water to re-heat. We usually have some fantastic grub this way (my wife is a chef). One of my favorites was buffalo stuffed ravioli with red chile pesto. This isn't a good option if weight is a concern. Base camp is a small camping trailer for me so I always pack a big cooler full of goodies.