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1. HankChief
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   So, I've made some delicious flapjacks ahead of the 5 ferries this weekend and I'm trying to work out the best way to carry them so I can access them on the go.

   A plastic sandwich bag is one option but I seem to remember someone (maybe @Greenroofer) had some magical wrapping which I thought was a combination of baking paper on one side & foil on the other.

   I had a look in Tescos this morning and couldn't see anything like this might have been misremembering.

   So the Question is; how to you package up your flapjacks for eating on the bike?

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. chdot
   Admin

   LARGE handlebar bag so they are always to hand…

   Posted 2 years ago #

3. fimm
   Member

   Plastic sandwich bag. The kind with a resealable closure. Is you get more robust ones, you can was them out and reuse them a few times (still not that green. If you want to avoid single use plastic, put them in a plastic box.)

   Are you willing to share the recipe for these delicious flapjacks?

   Posted 2 years ago #

4. neddie
   Member

   Share. Share. Share!

   Posted 2 years ago #

5. gembo
   Member

   I do like a treacle flapjack

   I have just used food bags but I prefer my ‘jacks at the dry end.

   Unless you know the Jackson 2, this is the second Edinburgh Group I know doing five ferries this Saturday. They are clockwise too but I think later ferry…

   Posted 2 years ago #

6. HankChief
   Member

   We're Sunday.

   Posted 2 years ago #

7. MediumDave
   Member

   I tend to just chuck such things in an old bread bag and fold the top over to keep water, flies and sweat out.

   Even if they get in, hunger is the best sauce.
   Eventually the bars crumble to granola but that's fine too.

   Posted 2 years ago #

8. gembo
   Member

   @hankchief, definitely different group then

   Posted 2 years ago #

9. acsimpson
   Member

   Have you tried wrapping it in a Hank(er)chief? or more sensibly a reusable sandwich wrap. It depends how secure they are in your bag though as if the wraps starts to unwrap you could end up with a lot of mess.

   A slightly better suggestion (for those who don't yet have delicious flapjacks) is to try this recipe:

   https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/knowledge/nutrition/recipes/snack/article/izn20150612-Fruit-and-mixed-seed-flapjack-0

   Really easy to make and you can substitute the dried fruit and seeds for whatever you have handy, eg nuts.

   Posted 2 years ago #

10. HankChief
    Member

    @acsimpson - that was basically my recipe apart from using a out of date packet of granola that had been taking up space in the cupboard for far too long.

    I didn't even know reusable sandwich wraps were a thing. We have a collection of tupperware that get used for packed lunch but is a bit OTT for the flapjack dilemma.

    I have now sourced some foil/baking paper wonder product and will report back on findings.

    Posted 2 years ago #

11. Greenroofer
    Member

    @HC could have been me. I recommend 'Bacofoil 2in1 Parchment & Foil', which I understand is the same recommendation you've had elsewhere.

    Here's how to use it:
    

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12. HankChief
    Member

    Excellent. I was wondering which way round to have the paper.

    Posted 2 years ago #

13. Colonies_Chris
    Member

    An old takeaway box will protect them and keep them moist.

    Posted 2 years ago #

14. bill
    Member

    @HankChief how did the flapjack unwrapping on the fly go?

    Posted 2 years ago #

15. HankChief
    Member

    It worked well. There is a bit of a knack to undoing all the tidy work (as advised by the video above) but it can be done one handed due to the stickiness of the flapjack allow it to be held in the mouth.

    I do now wonder what the advantages are for the foil & baking paper combo. I think I will need to make another batch and try wrapping in just foil & just baking paper to see if either work.

    Wish me luck...

    Posted 2 years ago #

16. bill
    Member

    @HankChief I think the foil alone may stick to the flapjack and it may tear fairly easily. And I think that paper alone may keep unfolding.

    For walking/camping I normally wrap them in cling film but I have both hands available unwrap them. Cling film is far more fiddly!

    Posted 2 years ago #

17. HankChief
    Member

    For the Tour o the Borders I made another batch of flapjacks, which were a bit more crumbly than the 1st lot so I think I must have shortchanged the sticky stuff.

    Using the wrapping technique per the video above, I had 3 in my pocket (1 each of foil, baking paper & delux foil/baking paper combined). This turned out to be very handy as I was struggling to keep up with my pals so I didn't stop with them at the feed stops but pushed on to get a head start on the climbs, where they caught me near the top.

    I have to say that the foil version was a bit fiddly to open on the move as some bits were enevitable crumbled together.

    There wasn't much in it between the other 2 as they both open easily. I would even go so far as saying the baking paper only version was better as it was more readily opening as you got it out of your pocket.

    So in summary, for better wrapping go for the combo, but for ease of opening I'd go for plain baking paper.

    As ever, thanks for the advice from CCE's experts.

    Posted 2 years ago #

18. Greenroofer
    Member

    +1 for @bill's analysis of why that complex mixed material is better than either of its components alone. Experience with using foil alone suggests that you end up picking bits of it out of the thing you're wrapping, and that it corrodes in contact with foodstuffs, turning them an unappetising grey. This is particularly true of rice-based snacks.

    Posted 2 years ago #

19. bill
    Member

    @Greenroffer have you made any rice cakes? I hear they are good. These Sketch Labs folks also have an article about using hydrogen peroxide to soak the rice beforehand to extend the shelf life of the cooked rice https://www.skratchlabs.com/blogs/science-products/rice-science-how-to-help-your-rice-cakes-last-longer

    Posted 2 years ago #

20. Greenroofer
    Member

    @billl. I went through a phase of making rice cakes, but decided I couldn't be bothered. I now subsist on gingernuts, Stoats Bars, Tesco cereal bars and Tesco fruit bars and Cornish pasties.

    The only downside of this diet is that it's quite 'high-residue', so rides longer than 200km often require an extended pause behind a bush. (Or was that too much information?)

    Posted 2 years ago #

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