What is in your pack cooking/food related?

[Jonathan_S]

It's a tribute to the complexity of our tastebuds that you don't like Vias. Doesn't mean I'm not judging you though 

Along drink packet discussion, I also strongly reccomend the crystal lite packets, makes staying hydrated a bit easier for those folks who really don't like drinking water.

Last year I got a reminder why I always try to have a dose or two of pre-workout or at least zipfizz in my pack.

[GBoyd]

 

I can't believe there are guys here defending Via. But there's no accounting for other people's bad taste.

Next you people are going to tell me that you like the teriyaki Mountain House.

[Magnum_Willys]

Coffee is just something to flavor my vanilla creamer anyway.....

[Doublelunger]

I've used the via. Its ok but I swear it makes me pee more than any other coffee I've ever had. I'm going to give the Mt. Hagan a try.  I also like to pack at least a pint of whisky and some instant apple cider... makes for a nice little night cap, especially when the weather gets cold.

[ctwiggs1]

I've used the via. Its ok but I swear it makes me pee more than any other coffee I've ever had. I'm going to give the Mt. Hagan a try.  I also like to pack at least a pint of whisky and some instant apple cider... makes for a nice little night cap, especially when the weather gets cold.

A pint???  That's a real night cap lol

[JimmyHoffa]

have any of you tried palcohol yet?  Is it worth the weight savings?

[Doublelunger]

Never heard of palcohol so I Googled it...sounds interesting.  As for now I don't really mind the added weight of a little whisky.

[_TONY_]

The thing about almost all instant coffee is, they way it's produced, makes it almost impossible to get a good solid cup of coffee.

Instant coffee is produced by either etremely high heat blasting the already brewed coffee where the water in the coffee gets evaporated as it falls through a tube and only the coffee solubles are left behind, or freeze dried using some very intense equipment and gases. Both these processes are hard on the coffee in terms of quality.

Besides the fact that you are just rehydrating already brewed coffee, almost all instant coffee available uses the cheapest coffee that can be bought. The production costs for these two processes are very high, so all of them offset the production cost with poor quality coffee. All will have commodity grade arabica or robusta.

I'm a firm believer in order to have good brewed coffee you must start with good green coffee. Good in good out! .... You can't have bad in and expect to get good out.

There's a product coming out very soon that's going to solve this problem! No more having to slug down disgusting rehydrated coffee, or having to settle for drinking a pre workout on the mountain just to get your caffeine.

Tony

[couesbitten]

The Mount Hagen is cheaper from Amazon, $8.98 shipped if you've got Prime.  I'll definitely be trying it.

https://www.amazon.com/Mount-Hagen-Organic-Instant-Regular/dp/B002HQLCJS?th=1

[Jonathan_S]

If people are that picky about caffeinated hot beverages on the mountain top, they can buy their own tea bags and fill them with the ground bean of their choosing.

Or they can man up.

[Karl Blanchard]

The thing about almost all instant coffee is, they way it's produced, makes it almost impossible to get a good solid cup of coffee.

Instant coffee is produced by either etremely high heat blasting the already brewed coffee where the water in the coffee gets evaporated as it falls through a tube and only the coffee solubles are left behind, or freeze dried using some very intense equipment and gases. Both these processes are hard on the coffee in terms of quality.

Besides the fact that you are just rehydrating already brewed coffee, almost all instant coffee available uses the cheapest coffee that can be bought. The production costs for these two processes are very high, so all of them offset the production cost with poor quality coffee. All will have commodity grade arabica or robusta.

I'm a firm believer in order to have good brewed coffee you must start with good green coffee. Good in good out! .... You can't have bad in and expect to get good out.

There's a product coming out very soon that's going to solve this problem! No more having to slug down disgusting rehydrated coffee, or having to settle for drinking a pre workout on the mountain just to get your caffeine.

Tony

TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!!

[_TONY_]

The thing about almost all instant coffee is, they way it's produced, makes it almost impossible to get a good solid cup of coffee.

Instant coffee is produced by either etremely high heat blasting the already brewed coffee where the water in the coffee gets evaporated as it falls through a tube and only the coffee solubles are left behind, or freeze dried using some very intense equipment and gases. Both these processes are hard on the coffee in terms of quality.

Besides the fact that you are just rehydrating already brewed coffee, almost all instant coffee available uses the cheapest coffee that can be bought. The production costs for these two processes are very high, so all of them offset the production cost with poor quality coffee. All will have commodity grade arabica or robusta.

I'm a firm believer in order to have good brewed coffee you must start with good green coffee. Good in good out! .... You can't have bad in and expect to get good out.

There's a product coming out very soon that's going to solve this problem! No more having to slug down disgusting rehydrated coffee, or having to settle for drinking a pre workout on the mountain just to get your caffeine.

Tony

TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!!

You're on the beta tester list, Karl! I'm out on paternity leave, but as soon as I'm back, we'll get some out to you.

[7mmfan]

If people are that picky about caffeinated hot beverages on the mountain top, they can buy their own tea bags and fill them with the ground bean of their choosing.

Or they can man up.

I'm weak. We've discussed this.

[Stickerbush]

I use the GSI minimalist setup with the primus stove, this is pretty minimal and super cheap as far as cook sets go. The stove fits into the metal pot and is light and compact. Nice to have in the car too if I want to make a cup of instant coffee or something. I just picked up a discounted snow peak pot and lid with handles. I might end up liking that better. The problem with the GSI is I don't really like the little rubber pot holder that you need for picking up the hot pot, its small and easy to lose. I run plastic swedish fork/spoon combo but I'm gonna pick up a titanium spork next

[Jonathan_S]

If people are that picky about caffeinated hot beverages on the mountain top, they can buy their own tea bags and fill them with the ground bean of their choosing.

Or they can man up.

I'm weak. We've discussed this.

Haha!  truth be told I am excited to see what he's talking about