[pct-l] jet boil or to boil water

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I tried putting the noodles in cold water, but they always stuck to  
the pot. I would put them in the water just before it boiled instead.

Then I would leave the pot on the stove until the alcohol burned  
away. To finish cooking, I'd wrap the pot in my warm socks and hat. I  
sometimes would put the pot in a large zip-loc and then wrap it in my  
socks and hat, put it in my pack and hike on for a couple of hours.  
Then I could enjoy a warm, perfectly-cooked dinner in my tent. Don't  
do this with soup.

P.S. Orzo was a great pasta item. Looks like rice. Takes as long as  
spaghetti, but is more compact. I made my own recipes so I could vary  
the kinds of noodles.
On Dec 6, 2009, at 4:53 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: [pct-l] jet boil or to boil water
>
> When rehydrating food we tend to boil water, then drop in the noodles,
> macaroni, whatever.
>
> Right? I mean that's the way we do it at home? :)
>
> Try this. Put your water in the pot, drop the noodles in the cold  
> water, put
> it over the stove. You *must* use a lid and well fitting wind  
> screen. This
> is a tried and true method used by many 'a thru-hiker. This will  
> cook ~1
> quart pot (1 pkg liptons noodle & sauce, box of mac &cheese or 2  
> pkgs of
> ramen) in about 10 minutes, using 1 esbit tab or shot of alcohol.