Keeping your food warm

[balzaccom]

Since my wife is a chef, she is always looking for ways to keep our freeze dried dinners warm while they re-hydrate. We don't want to use gas to keep them bubbling, but we also don't want to them get cold. We've used towels, fleece....but I finally created this masterpiece out of some old foam sleeping mat scraps. And it works way better than anything else we've tried!



The outer ring is held in place by pushing the pot up against a stone or log...and when not it use, it can also serve as a seat cushion or pillow.

And no, I don't have plans. If you need them, this project is not for you!

[dan]

Wow--that's a good idea! I've cut out old closed-cell foam pads to use as stove pads in the snow, but this is another use for the stuff, and they weigh nothing. Thanks!

[Grzldvt]

That is pretty cool, but I have to have a fun poke at this one... Your wife is a chef and you do freeze dried dinners? I am not a chef, but I haven't done freeze dried dinners in years

[balzaccom]

Not always. We often dehydrate our own dinners at home...but the process is the same. First you add the hot water, then you wait.

Of course, on a shorter trip, we might carry something heavier. But since I carry all the food, I like to keep things lightweight.

Ironically, even though she is a very highly trained chef, our favorite dinner is a de/rehydrated burrito from our local taqueria!