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cuppa soups

Postby RonK » Sun 01 Jun, 2014 8:41 pm

The nuggets are quite sweet but it depends what soup you use for the base. You can of course, use whatever brand or flavour of jerky you prefer.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby perfectlydark » Tue 19 Aug, 2014 12:46 pm

Last week I tried a new meal combo for bushwalking. First, get one of those packet soups (I picked up a few asian varieties, Trident was the brand). They come with some dried noodles anyway but I also picked up a few small packets of vermicelli noodles.
Soak the noodles in cold water for about 15 minutes then add to cooked packet soup. Was very nourishing and the spice helped warm me up as well. $1.60 for a meal that weights maybe 100gm (excl water for cooking).
On its own over multiple days you would want more, but for an overnighter I found it to be a great meal option
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby johnnymacfnq » Tue 19 Aug, 2014 11:47 pm

you can get plain noodles in single serves as well. A few spices, a pinch of a stock cube, a few dehy veges and a little flour, Bob's your uncle and forget the salt worries.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby icefest » Wed 20 Aug, 2014 7:39 am

The noodle packets are also good for dehy'd spag bol.

And then you can used the flavour sachets to make a warm-up soup.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby corvus » Wed 20 Aug, 2014 9:51 pm

Believe It or not my son and I often use 2 Min Noodles coupled with a Lots a Noodle Cup a Soup or Dutch Curry and Rice as our breakfast meal,we each carry a dedicated 500ml container ,add the ingredients fill it with boiling water and let it "cook" for the time and at around 1000kj so not a bad start to the day (salt intake may be needed for some) not a problem with us.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby GPSGuided » Wed 20 Aug, 2014 9:59 pm

corvus wrote:... at around 1000kg so not a bad start to the day...

Does it turn you guys into Supermen?
Just move it!
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby corvus » Wed 20 Aug, 2014 10:16 pm

GPSGuided wrote:
corvus wrote:... at around 1000kg so not a bad start to the day...

Does it turn you guys into Supermen?


HAHA 1000 kj of course an obvious mispi as most would have picked up on BTW ru a real dktr ? :) did the edit :lol:
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby GPSGuided » Wed 20 Aug, 2014 10:47 pm

LOL! Real enough to have "chopped" quite a few I think. ;)
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby neilmny » Fri 22 Aug, 2014 4:41 pm

Here's one for the Cuppa Soup enthusiasts. Maccastrone .........yum.
Was out for a wander today in the Dandenongs and knocked up some Maccastrone for lunch. Never had it before but it worked very well and tasted surprisingly good.

Boil up a handfull of maccoroni for about 4 to 5 minutes then add a Cuppa Soup Minestrone sachet.
Keep stirring a fair bit (or it gets sticky) and slow the boil down a bit for another 3 minutes. (Macc needs 8 minutes according to the pack) It was good suprisingly good.....Hmm I already said that and to my eyes looked good too.

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Forgot to mention....the secret to enjoying these Cuppa Soups is don't read the ingredients :roll:
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby corvus » Sat 23 Aug, 2014 9:02 pm

GPSGuided wrote:LOL! Real enough to have "chopped" quite a few I think. ;)

Not a chop and sew :shock: :)
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby walkerchris77 » Sat 23 Aug, 2014 9:11 pm

I always get hungry reading this post. Vegemite on toast time.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby walkerchris77 » Sat 23 Aug, 2014 9:24 pm

Hey anyone tell me the rough amount of cooking time the little gas containers last. Like the one in the above pix. Just made the switch to them from solid fuel.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby neilmny » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 11:44 am

If I remember correctly Chris I've cooked about 5 or 6 meals (pasta and cuppa around 12 minutes) with this one which is the first I've used.
I reckon there is still one or two left in it as well.

The stove is a "nasty" el cheapo one which cost me about $14.00 delivered from China. It's not a dud but the valve has a bit of slack or clearance
and if I pull or push the "knob wire thingy" the flame increases or decreases quite a bit. It doesn't leak though and shuts off without any problems.
I might be being a bit picky though.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby icefest » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 2:10 pm

walkerchris77 wrote:Hey anyone tell me the rough amount of cooking time the little gas containers last. Like the one in the above pix. Just made the switch to them from solid fuel.

I've been told around about 1hr of high flame per 230g of fuel.

That being said, I usually end up taking way too much as I don't want to end up eating cold food.
I used about 20g/day when I walked the franklands, and I was cooking two course solo meals every night.
Nowadays, I'm using just over half that, by using a windshield and pot cosy.

All that logic goes out of the window when you have to melt snow - Last time I used about 50g/day.
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Postby walkerchris77 » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 5:05 pm

Ok. Thanks all. I picked up a cooking set from aldi and opened it and found out it had a burner in it so I went got some gas and now im cooking with gas...
also brought a little gas light/ lantern attachment from wild earth. Burns for about 5 hrs.

Wife asked why I need a gas lantern when I have a million torches. ?...Dam gadgets.
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby walkerchris77 » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 5:11 pm

Was only about $20 and came with the pot and saucepan. Aldi rocks. (Sometimes).
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Postby Tortoise » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 8:03 pm

walkerchris77 wrote:Ok. Thanks all. I picked up a cooking set from aldi and opened it and found out it had a burner in it so I went got some gas and now im cooking with gas...


Any chance you could weigh the pot with and without the lid/bowl? :)
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby perfectlydark » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 8:18 pm

Yep I can attest to the aldi kit. Great value.
Tortoise in the equipment forum have a look for an aldi thread or.similar, from memory someone posted the weights of all components
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby walkerchris77 » Sun 24 Aug, 2014 8:59 pm

128g bottom
81g top
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Re: cuppa soups

Postby hikinggal » Wed 27 Aug, 2014 4:29 pm

I've been using my little Aldi stove for about a month now and it is excellent. I bought a bottle of fuel & have been boiling water & cooking on it at home to see how long the fuel lasts on a low to medium flame using a stopwatch. So far we have got 4hrs & 23mins from one bottle and there is still a little left. It is very efficient and should work a treat for a hiking trip in the Blue Mountains next month.
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