Packit Gourmet has brought back their Poblano Corn Chowder for a limited time. I hadn't picked it up before, and that was my loss! I love corn chowder, and it's not something you see targeted for hiking meals, especially in commercially made meals. There is so much to love about a thick and creamy chowder:… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Packit Gourmet Poblano Corn Chowder
Tag: Freeze Dried Meals
Commercial Meal Review: Two Vegan Paella Meals
There is a growing (though still not big) market for vegan and plant-based backpacking meals. The two companies in this review both make vegan/plant-based meals. Nomad is also gluten-free, while Firepot offers meals with gluten (pasta). The difference between the two companies is how the meals are dried for long-term storage. Firepot is one of… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Two Vegan Paella Meals
Commercial Meal Reviews: 3 From Bighorn Mountain Food
Bighorn Mountain Food is newer to the commercial freeze-dried meals market. Currently, they have six meals: three pasta-based, two rice-based, and one with beans. I paid $48.46 on Amazon for a 3-pack, making each meal $16.16, putting it in the average cost of meals on the market now, and meal prices are not going down… Continue reading Commercial Meal Reviews: 3 From Bighorn Mountain Food
Commercial Meal Review: Beyond Outdoor Orange Chicken Meal
In our quest to find more brands in the emerging outdoor meal industry, I came across Beyond Outdoor Meals. The company is Utah-based, and with a short time of research, I was able to find out they are part of a bigger group. Can I prove that? No. But it's pretty darn obvious when one… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Beyond Outdoor Orange Chicken Meal
We Need Your Input: Commercial Meal Reviews
Over the years, we have reviewed many commercial meals for the outdoors, often finding new brands to share, but also brands that have been around for 10, 20, or even 40 years. This version of the TrailCooking blog has 19 pages of commercial meal reviews. When the site was hacked in 2018, I decided not… Continue reading We Need Your Input: Commercial Meal Reviews