Bushcraft Store Cupboard

[Minotaur]

Was just taking apart my camping kitchen store box.

Had this thought, what do you carry normally?

What problems are you still trying to solve?

I tend to carry, on a three day trip,: -

Basmati rice
Oats
Strong White Flour
Hot Chocolate - (Netto's own recently)
Loose leaf tea(with a tea ball) - Changes depending on what I like at the moment, but Breakfast, and Celyon have been most popular.
Coffee - (Nescafe, but often the stronger makes) - Would like to take beans, but have not seen a clever way to make filtered.
Marvel milk power
Rock Salt - Like grinders, but would like smaller ones.
Pepper - As above, wonder about those herb grinders, might not work for wet herbs, but this is dry.
Curry Power - Madras, or jalfrezzi
Packet Soups
Stock Cubes - Chicken, and Beef, but been playing around with the Veg one
Basil - Thinking of putting the herbs into screw top nelgene pill bottles.
Tarragon
Mixed Herbs
Cinnamon
Golden Syrup - Still looking for a better way to carry this. Thinking about those travel toothpaste style tubes.
Sugar - In case of fruit.

That is all that springs to mind, at the moment.

Would like to add a storable form of protein?

Also does any one know were to get powered eggs, the European, or US version, which actual tastes nice-ish.

I obvously add meat, fish(Tuna, live on Tuna), etc to this but I would not class that as my store cupboard stuff, because this stuff lives in my kit, until it is used.

As I said above, was pulling out tinned tomato, pasta, etc from my bigger camp box, and was just wondering what other people carried.

[John Fenna]

I would tend to carry
A couple of rat packs
Fresh meat, bacon and a couple of eggs
Bannock mix
Coffee real stuff...) and sugar
and would probably end up taking some of the ratpack contents home....

[Rod]

Boil in the bag rice
super noodles
packet soups
cadburys hot chocolate sachets - full fat. Not the wet-behind-the-ears stuff
meat paste
oatcakes
salt & pepper (sachets scrounged from McD's or similar )
stock cubes - all flavours
cinnamon
ginger powder
corned beef
real coffee
decent teabags
sugar
couple of rat pack main meals
bacon
eggs
tortillas or pitta bread
Bannock mix/flour
fruit leather
tinned mackerel
Dried almonds
Ritter sport chocolate bars - the fruit & nut or (marzipan in winter)

these are in my basics bag and more of less go everywhere when I'm out

[SimonM]

Pasta
Dried onions
Dried mixed peppers
Passata / Tomato puree
Herbs / garlic
Salami
Sausages
Bacon
Eggs
Mushrooms
Rice (boil in the bag....it is easier to store, good portion control and it doesn't weld to the bottom of the billy!)
Stock cubes
Coffee sachets (2 in 1 with milk powder pre mixed)
Whisky
Nuts
Dried fruit (Mango at the moment...Mmmmm)
2 boil in the bag / freeze dried meals (just in case)
Powdered soup
Pitta bread
Mars bars in winter
Salt & pepper sachets

[Wayland]

I found powdered eggs at Tesco a couple of years back but haven't seen any lately.

Could try online.

[MartinK9]

Coffee - (Nescafe, but often the stronger makes) - Would like to take beans, but have not seen a clever way to make filtered..

I have the Jetboil Personal Cooking System and you can get a Filter plunger to go with it - works wonders

You can also buy tea strainer/coffee filter system from Blacks



Not affiliated in any way......

[ForgeCorvus]

Found this
http://www.hawkin.com/find/product-is-06875

Hows that for you coffee-heads?

[elevenses]

Found this
http://www.hawkin.com/find/product-is-06875

Hows that for you coffee-heads?

Soggy boots used one of those during a weekend he seemed to get on with it very well. but best to ask him

I really liked the idea but i dont like using plastic cups

[Minotaur]

cadburys hot chocolate sachets - full fat. Not the wet-behind-the-ears stuff

Find the cheaper stuff is more forgiving, you can make it with water, or milk.

meat paste

?

Dried onions
Dried mixed peppers

Make your self, or something you can buy.

Passata / Tomato puree

Been thinking about adding something like this, especially with Garlic added.

Rice (boil in the bag....it is easier to store, good portion control and it doesn't weld to the bottom of the billy!)

There is something you can do, add sugar or something.

Coffee sachets (2 in 1 with milk powder pre mixed)

Used to use these, but I like Coffee(Level 5 is for weaklings).

Whisky

Yes, now that is my sort of addition.

Found this
http://www.hawkin.com/find/product-is-06875

Hows that for you coffee-heads?

Wonder if you could rig something, like that, or like a machine perculator.....

[rik_uk3]

I agree about the mug, very good indeed, only had mine a few weeks and am very impressed with it

Good price here at £4.99 plus P&P

eBay 370096183966

[Sniper]

Minotaur, if you go to ebay and search for powdered egg then select the one for cake making and decoration they sell I think a 2.5 kilo bag for under a tenner. I can recommend the powdered egg from there it's brilliant stuff and just like the real thing, I use it a lot.

[andy_e]

I found powdered eggs at Tesco a couple of years back but haven't seen any lately.

Could try online.

Tesco still stock it in their cake baking section, most of the Tesco stores up here have it.


I use Lyons Coffee bags, individually foil sealed, ground coffee in a big "tea" bag. Available in most supermarkets and make for a tasty brew

[Minotaur]

Tesco still stock it in their cake baking section, most of the Tesco stores up here have it.

Saw this today, but was powered egg whites.

Minotaur, if you go to ebay and search for powdered egg then select the one for cake making and decoration they sell I think a 2.5 kilo bag for under a tenner. I can recommend the powdered egg from there it's brilliant stuff and just like the real thing, I use it a lot.

The stuff on ebay is whole egg powered.

Wonder if that is the difference?

[ScarletPimpernel]

You can certainly get powdered whole egg from catering suppliers and cash-and-carrys, though it's generally in large packages. It has a good shelf life, however. If you can't access a supplier directly, it may be worth asking a local butcher, takeaway or general shop - they'll usually have an account with a food service supplier and can order it in easily.

[Minotaur]

You can certainly get powdered whole egg from catering suppliers and cash-and-carrys, though it's generally in large packages. It has a good shelf life, however. If you can't access a supplier directly, it may be worth asking a local butcher, takeaway or general shop - they'll usually have an account with a food service supplier and can order it in easily.

Yeah, going to have a nose around. It is madness to try and shop at the moment, but will put some effort into it, New Year. Only advantage of being in Big City is the shops. Worse case, it is on E:bay. Going to try, and get some of the White version tomorrow, or Monday.

In this thread -

Vegetarian lightweight food, important ingredients?

They are discussing the protein thing, and have come up with Texturized vegetable protein (TVP), which sounds interesting.

Also might try some experiments with the Hoodoo's Clarified butter, and maybe Veg Suet.

[xylaria]

TVP rehydrates to 4X the dry wieght, i found it tasted a lot better if it was rehydrated in stock rather than straight hot water. Personally I find it replusive, as I have lived off it when broke, and it tastes like poverty.

[Wayland]

I thought poverty tasted like toast made with cheap bread.

[xylaria]

Cheap bread toast with tinned toms and TVP on top, or 8p baked beans . I can still eat nettle soup with cheap noodles though, that is pretty nice. I have made barley gruel so my son could try it, it is not that bad, but I couldn't live off it.

[Wayland]

Yep, those definitely weren't the days.

Slightly different recipes but been there, done that, never again.

[ScarletPimpernel]

I thought poverty tasted like toast made with cheap bread.

I know what you mean. However, cheap bread (for real nostalgia marked 'RAOC Bakery - Thursday'), is an essential ingredient of a proper egg banjo. I was going to say that chicken nuggets (and other similar processed rubbish) are the taste of poverty - but then I realised that they are more like the taste of ignorance.

Back to the store cupboard, and has anyone mentioned dried chillies, or garlic cloves?

[Celt_Ginger]

mmmmmmm Egg Banjo.
My larder for a weekend will usually consist of:-
Some frozen stewing steak
Sachet of Asda Steak in ale casserole
Fresh onion
Fresh carrot
Smal Nagiline bottle of mixed herbs
Salt/pepper
A few fresh potatoes or Smash
Butter
Mathesons hot and spicey sausage(dosen't need refrigerated)
Bacon
Home made Onion and Honey bread
Block of cheese
usual Tea/coffee/sugar/milk powder
A Bannok mix
Trail mix of dried fruit/nuts

[andy_e]

Saw this today, but was powered egg whites.



The stuff on ebay is whole egg powered.

Wonder if that is the difference?

Some Tesco stores also sell the powdered whole egg, Supercook brand. I just made myself a bannock with it - covered in honey too - lovely

... chicken nuggets (and other similar processed rubbish) are the taste of poverty - but then I realised that they are more like the taste of ignorance.

True, but sometimes ignorance is bliss

[Minotaur]

Back to the store cupboard, and has anyone mentioned dried chillies, or garlic cloves?

Have seen Jamie Oliver use dried chillies, not sure I would add them to my Bushcraft store.

Dried peppers, and onions sound interesting, but not seen them, might need to look harder.

I am going to add powered garlic to my herb list.

Some Tesco stores also sell the powdered whole egg, Supercook brand. I just made myself a bannock with it - covered in honey too - lovely

Think I need to find a bigger Tesco, but at the moment, all major shops need to be avoided.

I thought poverty tasted like toast made with cheap bread.

Think I am lucky in all my years in the Scouts, and outdoors. Anything can be made better. I also luck out in that I have a basic palette, so do not crave the high end foods. I think that knowledge is the big thing.

[Cobweb]

Dried onions are being fazed out now
Make your own: just thinly slice some onions, lay them onto sheets of kitchen paper, you can lay a stack of about three. Put in the airing cupboard for a few days until they shrink.
I used to buy dried onions, I just make them now.

I imagine that dried peppers would be done the same way.

I can't afford a dehydrator so I dry like my nan used to, in the airing cupboard

[Rod]

Cadburys instant is made with hot water and tastes "proper"

Meat Paste - D'oh Shippams or Princes

[ScarletPimpernel]

I'd dry onions in the oven; they'll take ages in the airing cupboard. Slice them up and cook them very, very gently for several hours. You can make incredible dried tomatoes the same way. Just cut them in two, sprinkle with a bit of rock salt and give them a long time in a low oven. They're fantastic added to any dish. I'd probably do peppers in the same way, though I find them best done by roasting, slicing and then keeping in olive oil.

Mushrooms dry well in the airing cupboard, as do chillies. Just string them together (make sure mushrooms don't touch each other, and slice big ones), and hang them up until they're dry.

[rik_uk3]

Dry onions and the rest in a food dehydrator, less than thirty quid and no flapping about with ovens and airing cupboards, why make life hard on yourself

Forget TVG dry minced beef, its easy, just dry fry the mince, rinse under boiling water to remove excess fat and dry, these 'hamburger rocks' work great

Batchelors still make boxes of dried peas, mixed veg, peppers, onions and mushrooms

Egg powder in Tesco

Tinned cheese in the bigger Tesco

[Minotaur]

Cadburys instant is made with hot water and tastes "proper"

Not used it in years, but always had issues unless you used milk.

I must admit the cheapo stuff from Netto is brillant.

Meat Paste - D'oh Shippams or Princes

Was trying to work out if that was what you were on about.

I'd dry onions in the oven; they'll take ages in the airing cupboard. Slice them up and cook them very, very gently for several hours. You can make incredible dried tomatoes the same way. Just cut them in two, sprinkle with a bit of rock salt and give them a long time in a low oven. They're fantastic added to any dish. I'd probably do peppers in the same way, though I find them best done by roasting, slicing and then keeping in olive oil.

Mushrooms dry well in the airing cupboard, as do chillies. Just string them together (make sure mushrooms don't touch each other, and slice big ones), and hang them up until they're dry.

Cool, something else to add to list!

Can you not make a food dehydrator... (Just what I need something else to add to the todo list)

www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm#Drying

www.jrwhipple.com/sr/soldehydrate.html

www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/dehydratorstryder.htm

www.backpacking.net/makegear/food-dehydrator/index.html

www.k-clements.fsnet.co.uk/dehydrator.html

This last one looks to make most sense.

[johnnytheboy]

Is it me or are the two most important things missing from everyones list

Beer
Sardines (been prefering sild latley)

[rik_uk3]

Not used it in years, but always had issues unless you used milk.

I must admit the cheapo stuff from Netto is brillant.



Was trying to work out if that was what you were on about.



Cool, something else to add to list!

Can you not make a food dehydrator... (Just what I need something else to add to the todo list)

www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm#Drying

www.jrwhipple.com/sr/soldehydrate.html

www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/dehydratorstryder.htm

www.backpacking.net/makegear/food-dehydrator/index.html

www.k-clements.fsnet.co.uk/dehydrator.html

This last one looks to make most sense.

You can make a dehydrator, but £30 is not a lot of money for an electrical item that gets hot, I'd feel safer with a pukka one to be honest, and like I said, why may work for yourself