FIREPOT Chilli con Carne and Rice (Regular) - Healthy Dehydrated Expedition Food

I filled up the pouch to level 5 as per the directions but it seems it would need a bit more as some beans and some rice was a bit crunchy.Ordered another one as it was surprisingly tasty, I just will have to use a bit more water next time.

I purchased this for my son to take on his Duke of Edinburgh expedition. It was lighter weight and higher calorific value than the alternative brand he used for his practice camp. The firepot meal was apparently much tastier than the alterative and very filling. It was easy to pack and prepare. He will definitely be using them for expeditions in the future.

Order arrived in expected time frame and as described.The Firepot Dehydrated meals are tasty and filling, ideal for taking on hiking/backpacking trips.

This is probably the tastiest dehydrated meal I've had. Will definately be getting this again. Much needed after a long day's hiking 10/10.

This meal was what I would imagine prison food to be like. I am far from being a fussy eater...I eat tinned and processed food daily yet I found this meal hard to palette. It was bland, watery, tasteless and with a clumsy taste of cheap chilli powder to try and fool the consumer into believing the product description advertised and I quote..."some serious depth of flavour". In contrary to the sellers description I would surmise this meal to be taking a couple of chunks of tinned value chilli con carne along with a small amount of tinned value kidney beans then stodging the product out with nasty cheap rice. Finished with a sprinkle of cheap nasty chilli powder. No flavour whatsoever. Waste £10 one one yourself and you will see what I mean. I am sure that if I were up a mountain, freezing to death and starving this Meal would be a god send but after trying it out I would without hesitation spend £1 on some instant noodles and a flapjack bar.

Tasty meal (with a little kick) - good choice after a long days trek above 2000m in the rain. Exactly as it says on the label. Large pack fed 3 as main (soup and snack bar to supplement). Minimal packaging to carry out.

So the directions on this product instructed me to add water up to level 6, from my previous experience I always add less so added around 4/5ish however the meal was still mega watery so firepot might need to rethink their instructions...The texture of the meal was spot on! however it literally tasted of nothing. Don't get me wrong I would eat this if I was camping but by no way would I look forward to having the meal. They had the spice there and the texture but it seems they forgot any flavouring/seasoning?If you're looking for a dried camping meal you can look forward to I recommend Real Turmat over this, much more flavour, colour and the tastes are spot on.But if you don't care about taste and just need nutrition then go for it, this ticks all the boxes being light and simple to use (just add less water than instructed)

I've tried all 4 flavours currently available and I really enjoyed all of them. They're expensive but worth it imo. Actually, when you look at cost versus calories, the price isn't that bad. Also the weight versus calories is excellent. Far superior to other brands I have tried.