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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
The lady and I popped this wonder out on some falls in the porcupine mountains. We usually eat the mary janes stuff for lunches--they're smaller servings, so splitting them makes for a nice sit-down lunch while we rest/dry clothes/filter water, etc...This meal totally brought up our floundering spirits after we spent hours navigating a particularly swampy, buggy stretch. We started to wonder why we hadn't bought more than one of these. We were quite sad when we reached the bottom of the bag. I'll definitely be packing more than one of these on my next trip.
Taste is pretty subjective, but anytime I've backpacked upwards of 5 miles, the food always tastes wonderful. I think I've maybe bought one meal that I wouldn't buy again, and even that was quite edible. Be sure to squeeze the bags of the dehydrated foods a few times while they set, it does wonders for consistency.
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
So I had this package left over from backpacking and decided to eat it at home. I boiled the proper amount of water and stirred well, folded the top down and started the 10 minute timer. It really is easy. However, it should be suggested to STIR AGAIN with 2 minutes remaining so the noodles on top get down in the moisture or they WILL be chewy. Then stir again before you eat. I suggest a long handle spoon and eat from the bag. Someone was disappointed about what it did to his container, well, why get something else dirty?
Note this is a sharp white cheddar, had I realized, I would have already known it was a flavor I would not enjoy. I imagine that's why there are some bad flavor reviews. I recommend to a friend ONLY if you like sharp white cheddar and add the additional stir to help prevent chewy noodles. Hungry on the trail I would have sucked it up and eaten then entire pouch.
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
I was tiring of the overbearing flavor of freeze dried Mac 'n Cheese from the larger companies (e.g., Mountain House). My first thought with tasting this product was "Bland" but, you know, I was looking for a grown-up meal--the cheese flavor was much more subtle (see caveat below) and that's OK and it could have used a bit more salt but you can add your own to suit your own taste.
I actually gave it 4 stars because the packaging says to add 2/3 cups H2O and my water bottle was marked in oz and ml and I'm not sure how much water that was so I overdid the water and to pour some out (surely adding to the blandness).
This is my first try of this product line: I'll try others and decide if I'll stay with it. Cost is also a factor--the markup is significant.
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
On a recent trip to the Sierras, we cooked up some MaryJanesFarms mac and cheese. Cooked well, texture was fine, but there is some kind of funky taste in the cheese, which I also noticed in the Mountain House pasta primavera. I think they all must be using the same kind of processed cheese. We just didn't think it tasted very good, although I choked it down.
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
Despite the 1 star reviews posted previously. I thought this meal had really good cheese flavor. This is much better than the other freeze dried Mac 'n Cheese meals available. Most importantly for our family is that both of our kids loved it!!
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
Food is very subjective so I can't tell you what you will like. I however find this to be quite good Mac & Cheese. It is NOT the strongest flavor but I actually enjoyed the subtlety.
IMO this is definitely worth trying. You may find you agree with other reviewers or not depending upon your personal tastes.
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
"Caution Yellow" was the color of this otherwise insipid entree. Are they trying to jazz it up or just warn us. The sticky "cheese" substance was hard to clean off of the bowl. This rates as one of the worst F-D meals of 18 years of backpacking. Evidently one can go wrong with mac and cheese.
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I actually saved this meal for the last night of a 9-day backpack leading to the Mt Whitney summit, thinking there could never be anything better than mac and cheese on the trail. Wow, was I wrong. This had absolutely no flavor. I am not a finicky eater, but even I had to convince my hiking partner to add several spoonfuls of his bean chili meal (of another brand) to make it palatable.
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
This product is 100% awful... Reading the reviews that praise this meal actually makes me angry... I prepared this on the trail twice (should have tried it first)... both times, some of the noodles remained hard, and the cheese "sauce" has no flavor... if you pack this, bring some salt and pepper... the price tag is no short of an insult... just one man's opinion... peace
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Comments about MaryJanesFarm Organic Mac 'n Cheese - Single Serving:
This was the first Mary Jane's Farms backpacking meal I have tried, and it is still one of my favorites. Classic Mac & Cheese can't go wrong!
My only suggestion is to make sure you cook it the full 10+ minutes or else the pasta will be chewy.
Also, some ground black pepper is a nice spice to add, as with all Mac & Cheese.
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