I remember at one time on this site seeing something about people taking the Hormel Compleats meals into the woods. So I went to the store and picked one up and was going to experiment, but was looking for any info someone might have on cooking these. The instructions state putting the tray in the microwave for 60 seconds, and the alternative to this would be?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Sacrilege... Hormel Compleats for a canoe trip?

I suggest doing a little research here in the recipe forum to find some recipes that are simple enough to make and tasty enough to eat. Trial and error will net you some decent meals.

I know,I know. Just looking at a different avenues and different ideas for different situations. This has been one that I just wanted to experiment with. Plenty of excellent recipes throughout the website though.

your not really cooking it, just warming it up.

dump in a pot and reheat.

I'd throw the whole package (not the paper part of coarse) into a pot of boiling water. You realize these things are heavy don't you?

So they're kinda like a ravioli in a can, minus the can. I guess I coulda figured that out if I would have opened it up. I thought these were something like a single serving dehydrated meal. Little off on that.

Thanks all, makes sense and I definitely had the wrong picture going through my pee brain.

Actually they are rather tasty. I used one of the pot roast meals and added it to one Bear Creek Beef Stroganoff noodle pouch and it was pretty good. One pot meal for two.

Yeah, it's not light weight but I don't bring a lot of them. I do like to bring as much real food as I can. Real potatoes and apples are heavy, too but it's so worth it IMO. Depends on your trip and how much you're willing to portage.

If I remember right there is a boiling procedure on the package. Check the package again for the instructions. Like others have said, remove the paper first. =)