I ate another one of these, and can confirm that boiling water is indeed much the preferred way of heating these. The microwaving made the beans tougher than they already were.

Rocking good first post, rock! :) Does your case contain all the same or different menus ? I'm guessing yours is a " 4 " (can someone confirm that?). Please take a quick inventory of the rest - thanks! :) That's the big question that's been keeping me from ordering these! (That and I'm in the midst...

Yeah, I probably should have thought about the whole microwave thing. Definitely more appropriate for a campfire (and if you could capture the HDR-related methane, you could have a self-generating fuel source for a camp stove!) :shock: As Housil stated, it seems like pretty bland stuff. But cool non...

I'd always wanted to check out an HDR (after learning about them here), and I was happy to get a nice fresh case at Cheaper Than Dirt. I don't have a pic of the case at the moment, but it was packed in March 2012. I was able to control my curiosity for maybe a week, and opened one today. Seems like ...