RE: [Philmont]: Turkey bag cooking

Remember, there are two dichotomous schools of thought on the use of turkey
bags. Our two crews were in the "I love it" school and used the same
method as Randy's group used (with only one pot). We felt the additional
free time the youth got by having minimal clean-up (and could put that time
to good use enjoying Philmont!) more than offset the small increase in
trash. YIS. Mike ('76, '02 & '04).

                                                                                                           
                      Pfeifer
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Our approach was similar but we used just 1 pot. We lined the pot with the
turkey bag and boiled the water in it directly. When boiling, we poured in
the food and stirred til done. We also poured a couple cups of water in
the bottom of the pot before putting the turkey bag in. This provided for
enough clean water to wash dishes after the meal.

One caution. As you stir the food as it is reconstituting, be careful to
not cut a hole in the bag. We had one case where we put a small hole in the
bottom of the bag causing it to split wide open and we ended up with a meal
with an extra cups of water in it (it still tasted good)

Randy Pfeifer

(847) 632-5563

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 We used the turkey bag method last year too. We used the two pots, boil
water in one pot, line the other pot with the turkey bag. Put the food in
the turkey bag, pour in the boiling water, stir and let sit. One trick we
learned on a shake down hike is to carry 2 wooden clothes pins. Pin the
turkey bag open around the top on the pot. This makes it easier to add the
food and water and keeps the bag in place while you are stirring. Twist
the bag closed while it is sitting to keep the heat in and then re-pin the
bag to serve. Works great.

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Received on Thu May 12 09:31:41 2005