Overland Journal – August 01, 2019

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lpineAire is a subsidiary of the

Katadyn Group, well known for

brandslikeOptimusandSteriPen.Inbusi-

nesssince1979,thecompanyis celebrating

40 yearsofproducinghigh-quality,healthy

freeze-dried anddehydratedmealsforthe

outdoors and emergency use.Their prod-

uctsareknownfortheirvariety,preparation

convenience,andpurityofingredientswith

noartificialpreservatives,flavorings,color-

ings,MSG,orwhitesugar.Thepackagingis

durableandeasytoopen,andhasa ziplock

seal forcooking.Thepackage size is large

enoughforwater,butnottoobigtocom-

plicatestorage.Thebaseofthebagis wide

and stable, permitting freestanding while

cookingoreating.

The cooking process was straightfor-

ward andefficientwitha 12-minute cook

time,theupper endoftheirrecommenda-

tion,butconsistentwiththetestelevation.

Oncefinished,theconsistencywasnotably

wet,morelikea stewor soupthana typi-

cal curry withrice.It wouldbenefitfrom

lesswater.Adelicioussmellpermeatedthe

room on opening the bag, but the compli-

PROS

Longshelflifefora dehydratedmeal

Quality,recognizableingredients, and

no preservatives

Manygluten-freeoptions

“It smellsgreat;I like the raisins—

looksokay, not spicy.” -Scott

CONS

Loweroverallcalorieload

Needsmorespice

“It’s not spicy,prettybland,the curry

wasn’treallythere,gritty—lookedmore

like curry than it tasted. ” -Alex

A company with a 40-year history of making quality, easy-to-prepare goodness.

ALPINEAIRE | SPICY CHICKEN CURRY

ments slowedfrom there.Overall,evalua-

torsfound thedishto befartoolight on

spiceandflavorwitha grittyorgrainycon-

sistency.These tastingnotesare oftenun-

noticedoreasilyforgivableaftera 10-mile

hike,butrelevantforcarcamping.I appre-

ciated theclarityoflabeling onthepack-

agingandtherelativelyhealthyingredients

list,theonlyadditivebeingmaltodextrin.

600 CALORIES| 28G PROTEIN | $8, TWO SERVINGS |

ALPINEAIRE.COM