I'm a backpacker with little experience. These meals make backpacking easy. I have tried many different other brands and Peak is my choice. It's easy to make just add boiling water and seal it up. I wait an extra 5 minutes as with every freeze dried meal and it comes out perfect. I prefer the white cream sauce meals the most. The chicken pesto pasta is my go to. Wish I had ordered more. The food brings me back to a full fuel gauge and ready to pack up and hit the trail the next day.