Firepot is dehydrated expedition food that keeps campers and adventerist healthy and rejuvenated during our journeys. The dehydrated food packs contain more than twice the amount of meat in a single meal than other expedition food makers, while minimizing the number of calories in each pack. Firepot offers a wide range of choices including vegan and gluten-free meals.
Three key elements that make Firepot incredibly unique compared to other dehydrated food manufacturers are Firepot’s compostable packaging and natural ingredients and that Firepot is a DofE recommended expedition food kit.
Check out why Firepot food is impeccable and unlike other dehydrated expedition food!
1. Compostable Packaging
Firepot’s compostable eco packaging is designed as an alternative to their main yellow plastic pouches.
The compostable bags are made from bio-based sources, including sugar cane, which make the bags completely compostable and can disintegrate within a year in compost. The compostable period can be reduced to be even faster if the levels of warmth, moisture and air exposure are ideal.
Dehydrated meals that are contained in compostable bags must be cooked in a pan and not in the bag like other Firepot or dehydrated meals in general. Firepot aims to develop a fully compostable range of meals that can also be cooked conveniently in the packet in the future. Developing this ability will be a sophisticated and significant advancement in technology in the dehydrated foods industry and improvement to our environment because more consumers will choose to purchase dehydrated meals that are in compostable bags since the consumers can cook the meals in the bags while reducing impact on the environment!
It’s terrifically easy and convenient to prepare a compostable Firepot meal. Each pouch comes with clear instructions on water levels and cooking options on the back of the pouch. Simply prepare the food in a pan with water, stir and enjoy.
Please remember: do not try to fill the pouch with boiling water to cook your meal. The nature of the compostable packaging means it will begin breaking down immediately.
It’s also incredibly easy to dispose of the packets. To dispose of your pouches in an environmentally-friendly way, we recommend that you either:
- Place them in compost: the pouches are certified for home and industrial compost, and meet food regulation requirements in Europe and the USA*. The ideal conditions for compost include warm temperatures and exposure to air. The composted materials can then be used as fertiliser.
- Throw them away in household waste: Not everyone has access to compost facilities. While throwing your compostable pouch into common household waste means it will end up in landfill, it will still compost down to nothing in time. It can take plastic over 500 years to break down.
Please note: Do not put these packets in your recycling bin because they aren’t recyclable. Also, please don’t bury them outdoors, as they need guaranteed warmth, moisture and air to decompose quickly.
2. Handmade Using Natural Ingredients
Creating healthy food is at the heart of what Firepot does. Throughout Firepot’s journey in the last five, six years, Firepot continues to establish itself as a dehydrated food maker that produces slow-cooked, natural food that tasted delicious. While Firepot’s recipes have evolved and developed overtime through diligent tweaking and experimenting with various flavour combinations, there’s one element that Firepot hasn’t changed - its mission to use natural ingredients.
There are no chemical additives or artificial coloring in its Firepot’s ingredients to maintain Firepot’s nutritional integrity.
More, ingredients of a typical freeze dried meal are dried separately and mixed together by the producer, so the only time the flavours actually meet is in your pouch when you add water. This freeze dried method means the taste is bland. In addition, many other freeze dried food or dehydrated food producers use large quantities of palm oil - an ingredient Firepot never uses.
Firepot’s rule of thumb is that the company only uses familiar ingredients a person would normally find in a kitchen cupboard, not a mass-market corporate kitchen. The ingredients are always fresh, nutritious, and healthy.
3. DofE Recommended Expedition Food Kit
The Duke of Edinburgh award scheme tests a range of food kits suitable for DofE expeditions annually. The location, length and profile of these expeditions vary at Bronze, Silver and Gold level, but they all have a need for compact, nutritious and lightweight expedition meals. DofE recommends Firepot as a key part of their kit list.
Summary
Expedition food can be separated into ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ meals, and can be eaten either hot or cold directly from the pouch. The food pack should be light and easy to carry, pack down small in a rucksack, and offer an abundance of energy.
Firepot meals are immersed with nutrition and energy. Firepot meals also have options for vegans, vegetarians, and those who have gluten free diets, and can adapt to suit other dietary requirements too.
Firepot is definitely one of its kind in the dehydrated foods, freeze-dried foods, and camping food industries. With its commitment to produce healthy dehydrated meals while reducing its impact to the environment, Firepot is a trailblazer and a model for the foods industry as whole. If you’re looking for dehydrated or freeze-dried camping food food for your next adventure, check out Firepot! There’s a wide selection of options including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free food!