Review: Peak Refuel Freeze Dried Biscuits and Gravy

Freeze dried food needs no introduction. Its miles better than eating MREs, and, for the most part, tastes like real food once its fully reconstituted. Everybody’s got their favorites and and for me the go-to is the breakfast meals. Mountain House Breakfast Skillet and Biscuits n’ Gravy comes to mind at the top of the heap. I could eat those anytime and when I’m in the field its always a winner with a dash or two of some Tapatio.
But sometimes, sometimes you wanna branch out.
That lead me to trying Peak Refuel. They’re somewhat newcomers to the scene and its always a roll of the dice whether or not its fit to eat. I rolled the dice on Backpacker’s Pantry last fall and it was a major let down- it was damn near inedible. So I didn’t have the bar set too high when I picked up a couple of packets of Peak Refuel’s Biscuits n’ Gravy.
The first thing that I noticed was the serving size- its larger than Mountain House by a significant margin. You’re actually getting a full meal versus the reduced portions some are accusing Mountain House of packaging since the Covid panic. And maybe they are- who knows, but Peak is definitely giving you a lot for your money. The packages and serving sizes are definitely larger just from looking at the packet.

When I opened the packet I was actually surprised that there was two whole biscuits in there, along with the sausage and gravy powder. We’re off to a promising start here.

12 ounces of boiling water off the MSR and 15 minutes later, we’ve got this:

I gave it five more minutes (always give it more time to fully reconstitute- the more time, the better) and the gravy got thick. The biscuits were pretty soft too- not crunchy little cracker balls like you get with Mountain House. Not that those are bad, but this is better. A heck of a lot better.
This is the first time I’ve had a freeze dried meal that reminded me of anything other than a freeze dried meal. Seriously, the gravy reminded me of sawmill gravy that everybody’s grandma used to know how to make. It was that good, and the first time I didn’t find myself reaching for the hot sauce when eating a freeze dried meal that I can remember.
I don’t really care about the calorie content or any of that- its calories in, and that’s gonna roughly be the same regardless of brand- but this stuff actually tastes good and its a heck of a deal for the price. I picked up a lot more of these and its my new go-to for carrying to the field.
Not too shabby for tailgate living.

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About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

11 Comments

  1. Wyogrunt June 15, 2021 at 12:57

    Biscuits and gravy are the real proof that God loves us. Will have to get some of those.

    • NC Scout June 15, 2021 at 13:06

      You’ll definitely like it. I was surprised.

  2. Anonymous June 15, 2021 at 13:21

    5

  3. Bud Green June 15, 2021 at 15:00

    I see that you use a Pocket Rocket II as well. My favorite stove for the pack. I’ll have to pick up some Peak Refuel to add to my pack as well.

  4. MTHead June 15, 2021 at 18:19

    And Tapatio could survive a nuclear bombing. I found some in an old trailer that I knew was 5 years old. Over a hundred degrees in summer. down to freezing in winter. I finished the bottle. no problems. But my all time favorite is Pico pica. It could damn near make a shit-sandwich palatable.
    Freeze dried biscuits and gravy? Got my mouth watering.
    Thanks for the report!

    • NC Scout June 15, 2021 at 18:27

      Pico is awesome too…as is Yucatán (the green one). ;)

  5. SOG June 16, 2021 at 08:50

    biscuits and gravy, brings me back to the chow halls of years past…. next they need some freeze dried sweet tea!

    • NC Scout June 16, 2021 at 09:39

      Oh shit!

  6. Ralph k June 16, 2021 at 11:15

    I was intrigued by your reference to ‘sawmill gravy’ and learned of its Appalachian roots. The name is said to have come from logging camps where men were served sawmill gravy on a regular basis and the grittiness of the cornmeal caused them to accuse the cook of adding sawdust to the gravy. Also read a charming old recipe that included its addition to sweet potatoes and squirrel. Yum. Always love the historical aspects of our culture and heritage. Makes me want to get in the truck and run down to Piggly Wiggly and get the ingredients, sans the rodent of course. Will have to try the Peak Refuel biscuits and gravy soon. Scout, thanks for the review.

  7. Houdini June 16, 2021 at 11:45

    Ordered a sample plus the Chicken Alfredo and Stroganoff, if your going to carry 70 plus pounds in the woods you’ll need 3000 calories a day. Most of the individual meals out there are starvation diet.

  8. Anonymous July 6, 2021 at 08:28

    4.5

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