{"id":2488,"date":"2019-09-02T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T15:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fivestarhikes.com\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2019-09-22T23:46:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T23:46:52","slug":"peak-refuel-breakfast-skillet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivestarhikes.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/02\/peak-refuel-breakfast-skillet\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak Refuel Breakfast Skillet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The best commercial breakfast I’ve ever had so far<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peak Refuel is another fairly new maker of freeze-dried backpacking meals. They seem to have a bit of a cult following, so when I decided to cook hot breakfast meals on my last trip, I decided to give their one hot breakfast option a shot. Based upon the results, I’m going to have to check out their dinners too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a BIG breakfast. Granted, my appetite on the first morning of a trip is far from revved up, but still, this meal was so big that I had to force the last few bites down. Fortunately, they were incredibly tasty bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peak Refuel claims to be different in that they use 100% real meat, are made in the USA, take less water to rehydrate and do so more quickly, contain roughly double the protein of competitor’s meals and use premium ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out what you get from a mere 4.9 oz. package:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I gotta say, my meal looked almost exactly like the picture on the website, which is highly unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From my freezer bag:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heck, I’d argue that mine looks even prettier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, notice that there’s nothing in there but chunks of real food- mainly sausage, egg, potato and red and green bell peppers. Seasoned just right too, although a wee bit of hot sauce wouldn’t hurt it none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only was it savory, it didn’t have any of the fake food flavors you often get with commercial meals. In fact, it tasted pretty much like what I would cook up at home. And the 600+ calories got me powered through the morning too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think a lot of folks would be fine with splitting this meal in half unless they’re really big or really hungry, and thus the $12.99 price point looks like pretty good value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I opened my freezer bag in camp and the aroma wafted around the group I was sitting down with, the first comment was “dude, you suck!” This of course from an unfortunate soul that was eating a Clif Bar for breakfast. Yeah, I suck like a boss. I did of course let the poor guy have a little, and he murmured his appreciation with his eyes closed in bliss. Thus the verdict….WINNER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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