The Outdoor Gourmet Company?

[Humpo]

Anyone tried this food ?
Looking at the Green chicken curry and the Butter chicken.
Whats Good?
Whats bad?

http://outdoorgourmetcompany.com.au/

[rogo]

Ooooo I wonder if you can buy it direct from sea to summit. I'm keen to give it a go, but not too sure about freeze dried. I'm planning on a 3 week wander on the bibb and if this is nice, then it will be something I can mail to myself.

I'll S2S ring tomorrow and find out more details.

[Pongo]

Not to blow my own horn, but may I suggest you try the recipe I posted here:

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12329

The flavour comes from the curry and coconut milk powder and it's fairly straight forward to make, all ingredients are off the shelf.

[stu]

Anyone tried this food ?
Looking at the Green chicken curry and the Butter chicken.
Whats Good?
Whats bad?

http://outdoorgourmetcompany.com.au/

I had these for most of a recent 12 day trip along the Prince of Wales Range...hated them.
The chicken resembles dog kiblets & tastes about as good; their vegetarian meals may be ok tho...i'd suggest trying before committing.
I only went for these due to an expected lack of water on this trip (ie. no spare water for washing up so needed cook in the bag meals).
I'll make my own next time...maybe better than some of the other brands but generally found them pretty hard to stomach.

[Picaro]

If you enjoy being bloated with gas all night, with the occasional dump trip to break the monotony, then these freeze dried meals are just the thing.

[Humpo]

So its a two thumbs up then. Glad I asked before shelling out cash. Looks like its back to Back Country Food.

[wayno]

you can buy back country in bulk at wholesale direct from the manufacturer... no idea of the shipping costs to aus though

[Humpo]

What about these ones?

http://www.strivefood.com.au/shop/main-meals

Back country cheapest i have found so far.

http://www.snowys.com.au/Hiking/Food.aspx?c=10&sc=83

[stu]

Yup...Strive are pretty tasty...definitely a thumbs up for them (not just a local bias either).
Meals are tasty & a decent size...only down side is they are cook in the pot so washing up is required...

[Hallu]

Always funny to see prepacked meals selling extravagant dishes such as "coq au vin". This is supposed to be a rooster, but they clearly state it's chicken. So there you go, they're already lying to you =) Their butter chicken doesn't seem to be butter chicken as well, since it's supposed to be made of tandoori chicken with added ingredients. No respectable human being would serve lamb with olives and couscous, no risotto in the world is "baked", there's no wine in their boeuf bourguignon, and they think venison goes well with white wine or thai noodles (I mean seriously...). It looks like their cook just picked ingredients at random, and tried to make it sound good. But just the description clearly makes you scream...

[wayno]

Always funny to see prepacked meals selling extravagant dishes such as "coq au vin". This is supposed to be a rooster, but they clearly state it's chicken. So there you go, they're already lying to you =) Their butter chicken doesn't seem to be butter chicken as well, since it's supposed to be made of tandoori chicken with added ingredients. No respectable human being would serve lamb with olives and couscous, no risotto in the world is "baked", there's no wine in their boeuf bourguignon, and they think venison goes well with white wine or thai noodles (I mean seriously...). It looks like their cook just picked ingredients at random, and tried to make it sound good. But just the description clearly makes you scream...

i say they should have a special episode of Masterchef for the makers of freeze dry food, I'm looking forward to the judges reactions, esp Marco pierre White's....

[Humpo]

Just ordered the pasta and the Mussaman curry from strive will post a video review when they get here.

[ryantmalone]

What about these ones?

http://www.strivefood.com.au/shop/main-meals

I'll vouch for Strive Foods. I've used them a few times, and its the best that I have eaten whilst in the bush.

There's a thread on it here - http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1244&hilit=strive+foods

The only thing to consider with them is that they do take longer to cook (around 10 minutes for their Bolognese), and you do need a stove that can simmer. If that's fine, then I'd recommend that you check them out.

[Humpo]

Yer the extra burn time is not a problem got a gas stove that i can turn down. I wish they had more info on there web page. Will just have to wait till they get he to try them.

[ryantmalone]

Yer the extra burn time is not a problem got a gas stove that i can turn down. I wish they had more info on there web page. Will just have to wait till they get he to try them.

Yeah, more info is on the packets, with regards to cooking directions.

Here's a pic of one of their Bolognese meals I cooked up at Lerderderg a few weeks ago:



...which brings me to a point. When trying them, use a little less water, and add more as you need it, otherwise you will cook a soup.

[Humpo]

I was looking at it going i think you should measure the water a bit better.

[ryantmalone]

I was looking at it going i think you should measure the water a bit better.

haha I was desperate and hungry after a long day, I may have been a little over eager.

[nathanbritton77]

Are you people insane??II love the outdoor gourmet food!!!After years of eating the back country food I was very happy with the next level of freeze dried food.