Stretching your fuel longer

[DrL]

I'm headed out for a couple of nights tomorrow and will give the extended 12 minute method a try.

Buried in the bowels of WhiteBlaze is a one time quick test of the Barilla Tortellini performed on my kitchen stove top.
It went something like this:
Place water and tortellini in a pot on the stove.
Turn on stove. Bring water to a boil.
Turn off stove. Remove pot from burner and let stand covered.
At 5 minutes the tortellini was chewy. Between 10 & 12 minutes the tortellini was just right.
I have some new cooking gear to test and I shall repeat the test with the tortellini.
Stand by.
Wayne

The above method worked just fine. I brought ~10 ounces of water and about a half cup of tortellini to a boil. Killed the stove and waited 12 minutes. I cut up salami while I waited. Added salami, parmesan cheese, olive oil, and red pepper flakes. I didn't drain the water. Prefer to eat it soup style.

No more soaking for me.

[Venchka]

So glad it worked for you.
Tasty and filling I'm guessing?
Wayne


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[Which Way]

I just use the ziplock baggie and move it to a safe spot in my pack. No problems to date.

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I don't think he gets it DrL. My wife and I are planning the same way. We are dehydrating our food now, for an April start on the AT. We are doing this because we eat a plant based diet, and there is not a lot of options for us. We have already thought of soaking some things a couple of hours before reaching camp. And the ziplock bags can be eaten out of with a homemade cozy, and the only mess to clean up is packing out the empty bag until you arrive at the next town.

[Which Way]

I just use the ziplock baggie and move it to a safe spot in my pack. No problems to date.

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I don't think he gets it DrL. My wife and I are planning the same way. We are dehydrating our food now, for an April start on the AT. We are doing this because we eat a plant based diet, and there is not a lot of options for us. We have already thought of soaking some things a couple of hours before reaching camp. And the ziplock bags can be eaten out of with a homemade cozy, and the only mess to clean up is packing out the empty bag until you arrive at the next town.