Originally Posted By Glenn
I've always rehydrated the food in my pot, but I may give the eat-from-bag thing a try this year. I just never liked the "messiness" of eating from the bag - then I realized that, after it was rehydrated, I could cut the top half off the bag to turn it into a bowl and avoid the mess.


Another good thing about not cooking in your pot is that you can also save fuel. All you do is bring two cups of water to a boil and then let the heat and the cozy do all the work.

Cutting the top off is what I used to do, but now I don't bring anything to cut it with other than my knife-- this can become messy if you are not careful. Now, I just bring a long handled spoon and I can reach right down into the freezer bag without a problem.