 and the nice thing about it is it's lightweight all you do is add water and again you don't need to worry about that temperature problem until after you prepare it yeah just get your stove to boil in some water and then pour the water in the packages a lot of them will take about 15 minutes for them to soften up and become easy to eat they'll be safety but it'll be easier to eat and then you're good to go just a nice long spoon to keep your knuckles clean and you're eating