Just realized my freeze dried meals needed a waiting period for full rehydration

Last month in the Smokies I was starving and poured boiling water into my Mountain House pouch, stirred it, and ate after 3 minutes. It was still crunchy and lukewarm inside. I checked the bag again and saw the 10 minute recommendation, so I tried it the next night with the same meal and it made a huge difference. The texture was like real pasta and it stayed hot longer. Has anyone else been skipping this step and eating half cooked food on the trail?

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wesleyb2017h ago

Three minutes? That's not a meal, that's a dare. I once ate a freeze dried lasagna so crunchy it doubled as trail mix, took me a week to stop feeling like a human rock tumbler. Ten minutes is the difference between "dinner" and "evidence" 😂

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