I'm looking for more information on the technique of cooking meals in turkey roasting bags.

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Bag cooking is done with a BakePacker, an aluminum heat exchanger that sits in the bottom of your pot. With a BakePacker and a baking bag, you can cook one-pot meals and you can boil/bake breads and desserts. Simply put your dinner in the bag, add water, mix well, and fire away. You can't burn the food inside as long as you keep the grid covered, per instructions that come with the BakePacker.

The benefits? You'll never have to scrub a pot again! Plus, you can cook one-pot meals and baked items without worrying about burning them, even if your stove has one setting--blast furnace.

Warning
* For one-pot meals, use only turkey baking bags, which are designed for high-temperature cooking.
* Both the BakePacker and the food produce steam, which can scald you severely.
* When serving, leave the bag in the pot; never carry a bag of hot food by itself.
* Do not use bag cooking for foods that are mostly liquid, like broth, gravy, cocoa, and thin soup. It's too easy to spill these hot liquids.

Sources: Many outdoor stores carry BakePackers. Check out The Bakepacker's Companion by Jean Spangenberg (www.adventurefoods.com), which has recipes for cooking and baking with this device.

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