Glossary / cold-soaking

cold-soaking

(verb)

cold-soaking (verb) — The practice of rehydrating and preparing dehydrated or freeze-dried backpacking meals without cooking or using heat, often to save fuel or reduce pack weight.

The practice of rehydrating and preparing dehydrated or freeze-dried backpacking meals without cooking or using heat, often to save fuel or reduce pack weight.

Example

To save weight, he decided to cold-soak his meals instead of bringing a stove on his backpacking trip.

Synonyms

no-cook

Frequently Asked Questions

What is cold-soaking?

The practice of rehydrating and preparing dehydrated or freeze-dried backpacking meals without cooking or using heat, often to save fuel or reduce pack weight.

How do you use "cold-soaking" in a sentence?

To save weight, he decided to cold-soak his meals instead of bringing a stove on his backpacking trip.

What is another word for cold-soaking?

Common synonyms for cold-soaking include no-cook.

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