[pct-l] OPSaks & garlic, spice pastes, fish./peanut oil

[Edward Anderson]

Please read Diane's post below. The garlic and the spice pastes that she describes have VERY powerful smells. Once, I stored a trout overnight in an OPSak. I had had one left over that I did not cook for dinner - and decided that it would become part of breakfast. I never catch more than I will eat.  I carry a lightweight titanium frying pan. I had nutty pancakes (I add walnuts) with the trout for breakfast that morning. 

For those who might be interested, here is a tip:  If you like crispy fried fish, as I do, you can coat them in something (cracker crumbs or Shake & Bake or - - - ) and fry them in peanut oil. Peanut oil does not break down as readily, due to heat, as most other oils do. (I lived on the Mendocino Coast for 34 years - restaurants there use peanut oil for deep frying seafood).  After frying, I just strain the oil and am able to reuse it. It also has equivalent calories to olive oil. Most of us like peanut butter on the trail.As for my fishing tackle kit - it only weighs a pound.  I only bring it on PCT Sections where I expect to be able to catch trout. I usually catch two to four pounds of trout, so carrying the weight of the fishing kit is well justified.

MendoRider-Hiker



________________________________
 From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] OP Bags
 

You know what Op sacks really are good for? If you have stinky food  
that might infuse other food with unwanted flavors, they work great.  
I have carried garlic and curry-heavy spice pastes in them. When the  
Op sack was opened, the smell was overwhelming. When closed, nothing.  
I could cram my sweet things in with my spice pastes in my bear can  
with no garlic/curry contamination.

On Apr 11, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Jim Marco <jdm27 at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] OP Bags
>
> Pretty good summary. The basic conclusion was
> "The bags tested in this study are not 100% odor-proof as  
> advertised and should not be relied upon as a stand-alone food  
> protective strategy when travelling in bear country."
>

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