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Have you ever paid $15 dollars for a spoon? Well then you just haven’t lived yet! Today I found a fantastic spoon, the Cadillac of the spoon world! The Sea to Summit™ AlphaLight Long Spoon weighs in at a mere .4 oz!!! The beauty of this spoon is that it is made of 7075-T6 aircraft aluminumalloy, which gives it the uncanny ability to cool down and dissipate heat in record time. Also, this metal beauty is 8.5 inches long! It’s perfect for your trail gourmet recipes from Freezer Bag Cooking, and getting that last delicious bite out of the bottom of your quart sized freezer bag! Pick yours up today and shed those pesky extra ounces!

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My first attempt to find a good book on trail cooking was a book that seems to be all over the Internet regarding hiking and backpacking.  This book was Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling. I couldn’t really justify buying it new, and about the time I was going to search for it on Ebay, Kelly and I found it used at a local Gander Mountain for $6.  Needless to say, I was ecstatic and purchased it immediately.

Upon spending an afternoon drinking Earl Grey and reading through this book, I found myself flipping through the pages trying to find a recipe in a backpack quantity.  The book contained very interesting recipes, and even blueprints to make your own homemade dehydrator, closet size!

In my opinion, this book is very good for getting ideas, and especially good if you are into Kayaking or multi-day canoe trips.  Basically, if you are planning a trip that does not concern weight, this book is good for you.  On the lighter side (pun intended) it does give quite a few handy tips and tricks to dehydrating your own fruits, vegetables and meats.

Point in case, if you can find this book on sale, or at a used book market, then pick it up just for the dehydrator information and the recipe ideas.

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So I had mentioned in my previous post about Freezer Bag Cooking™. I remained skeptical for several weeks before I gave their site another chance. This time, however, I watched the videos…
My “role” if you will on the trails is Camp Chef. This has to do partially with my mother being an accomplished cook, and also with my neurotic obsession with cooking. Just because I feel I have to cook everything however, does not justify hiking all of that weight out on the trails. I watched the videos starting the charming Ms. Sarah Kirkconnell, and it was then that I had been convinced to give this a try. I ordered a copy of the cook book, as well as a cozy for myself and one for Kelly.

Less than a week later, I had my new toys! Anxiously, I ripped open the package as a child does on Christmas morning. The cozies were both very beautiful and well sewn. I sat down and began to read through Freezer Bag Cooking™: The Cookbook.

After just over an hour, I had completed the book. It is not a terribly huge book by any means, but good things come in small packages. Even with my background in cooking, this book is what I had been looking for. It gave me ideas! Who would have thought of couscous for breakfast?! Genius! The book had sated my lust for new and exciting hiking food! Granted that the meals contained therein were neither cheaply made, nor expensive. Most of the weight involved in these recipes come from the 5oz to 7oz pouches of chicken, tuna, and various seafoods, but that is a reasonable weight to burden. After all, you are packing very minimal kitchen gear now. The beautiful thing about the freezer bags, is that once finished, you can seal them up to reduce the scent in the air, and they weigh virtually nothing! Plus no dishes to do!

I would strongly recommend this book to others who have an interest (or frustration) in trail foods and preparation. Check it out!

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