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Affogato with Soy Cream and Cracked Pepper

I’m have a love hate relationship with beans, in that I can tolerate them but try not to go out of my way to enjoy them on any one occasion.  That stated I was willing to give , and I specifically requested that they send me some of their chili (I don’t mind a small amount of beans in chili).  In a prepper world where pre-packaged food is a dime a dozen I was anxious to see what separated Valley Food Storage from the rest, after all doesn’t everyone claim to be the best? The Review: The first thing I noticed while glancing over the directions was that this was not a meal which you toss in a backpack for later consumption on the trail.  It specified stovetop cooking and the need for 5 1/2 cups of water, definitely a challenge if only boiling 1 cup of water on a propane burner. Upon opening the package I immediately was greeted with an amazing smell, something which I have never noticed when first cracking open other packages.  I glanced at the ingredients and was pleased to find thatoverall, this was pretty much stocked with regular food items and not a bunch of processed additives. The next step was to bring 5 1/2 cups of water to a boil and stir in the ingredients.  Let that boil for a bit, reduce to low boil, let simmer etc etc.  Anyone who has done some cooking in the past will recognize this sequence. Once complete I put some into a small dish and gave it a taste.  Two things immediately came to mind: WOW beans and NOT salty.  The beans are a bit overpowering but hey, it’s bean chili.  In the future I would definitely add some meat to this in order to balance out the flavor.  The salt content was also low which was a relief, many other food storage chili’s I have tried seemed to be laden with salt. Would I recommend this product?  Absolutely and even more so than some of .  Here’s a quick roll up to finalize this review. Tested Product: Price: $11.95 per package Pros: – 25 Year Shelf Lift is excellent, longer than many comparable “bagged” food storage – Whiletaste can be subjective and my sample size was small, this did in fact taste much better than competitor brands which I have tried.  This could be related to the fact that most of the ingredients listed were items I could grow in my own garden. – I didn’t see anything on the package which stated the total amount of servings (so I could calculate overall calories) but the portion was quite large.  Easily a meal for two people, maybe two plus a child in a pinch. – Prep was simple enough, boil water and add the ingredients to the pot. Cons: – Price is higher than other packaged food but I suppose you get what you pay for with respect to ingredients and overall taste. – Prep time is longer, in a pinch I suppose you could add boiling water to the package but there is no way you’d get 5 1/2 cups in there.  In short this isn’t one of those “meals on the go” but rather something you cook in a static environment.  
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