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BearBrown

06/29/2010 08:01PM

I have heard of people making omlets by boiling eggs, cheese, and other ingredients inside of a Ziploc bag. Has anyone ever done this? Sounds simple, just mix ingredients in a plastic bag then dunk them in boiling water and out slides an omlet.

Richard "Bear" Brown----- "I would rather give someone one photograph they can't live without than one hundred they can live with." anonymous

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gacoleman

06/29/2010 08:48PM

common sunday brunch for our scout troup. things like sausage needed to be precooked or we would use leftover steak from the nite before. freezer bags were bes. heavier than the regular bags. use a sharpie to mark the bags. water pot need to be big enough that the bags don't touch the sides of the pot and melt. be sure to leave air in the bag so it floats and stays upright. otherwise it will flip and your breakfast ends up floating in the water.

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bradcrc

06/29/2010 11:10PM

yep, we usually have an omelet bar, put out bowls of cheese, peppers, onions, meat, and everybody gets a couple eggs then makes their own as they wish.

mix em all up in your bag then throw it in the water, when it's done, eat right from the bag.

very easy, very convenient camp breakfast. tasty too! always a crowd pleaser.

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Brooklynn07

06/29/2010 11:13PM

We love these! Very easy and little clean up! Just don't put too many in the pot at the same time it will take a loooooooooong time to cook. Agree with using the freezer bags they wont melt.

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lorileinenkugel

06/30/2010 11:54AM

We have done this and put the cooked Omlet in a tortilla. Sprinkle a little extra cheese on top. I use precooked ham for meat. Use freezer bags. They are much more durable than regular bags.

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BearBrown

06/30/2010 05:51PM

Awesome. All good thoughts. This will definitely be on our menu for our upcoming trip. I like the ala-carte idea, everyone is too picky. haha.

Richard "Bear" Brown----- "I would rather give someone one photograph they can't live without than one hundred they can live with." anonymous

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Jackfish

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06/30/2010 10:40PM

Like some of the others have mentioned, it's a pretty easy process. However... how many people will be making the omelets in a bag? If you have more than four, the size of the pot could be a problem. If it's a typical lightweight, backpacking-type pot, you might not have enough room for more than one or two Zip-Lock bags in the water. That will cause people to wait for breakfast and also cause you to burn a lot of fuel.

Doing omelets in a bag is doable. You just have to think through the process. Trying it at home is recommended.

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Soledad

07/01/2010 10:41AM

When do you make these and how do you bring the eggs in? I actually did try these one year. Just before launching from the EP, I cracked 2 dozen eggs- 3 in each bag and packed the bags in ice then ate them the next day. I would not do this again because it was a huge mess in my car and I had better things to be doing at the EP.

I need to be able to eat eggs after the first morning since we are always moving out early.

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cabman327

07/01/2010 10:45AM

quote gacoleman: "common sunday brunch for our scout troup. things like sausage needed to be precooked or we would use leftover steak from the nite before. freezer bags were bes. heavier than the regular bags. use a sharpie to mark the bags. water pot need to be big enough that the bags don't touch the sides of the pot and melt. be sure to leave air in the bag so it floats and stays upright. otherwise it will flip and your breakfast ends up floating in the water."
Do you guys seal the bags or leave the top open? I would assume you seal the bags, am I correct?

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gacoleman

07/01/2010 11:03AM

if you don't seal the bag, they'll sink to the bottom of the water pot or you take a chance of them dumping. you have to leave air in the bag. see my previous note. it does take a large to huge pot depending on how many you're trying to do.

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lorileinenkugel

07/01/2010 01:08PM

I bring a second stove on each trip incase my main stove decides not to work. We put 2 in each pot. Our pots are medium to small. Leave air at the top.

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