Originally Posted By: ducktapeguy
I'm pretty sure it would work, haven't you ever done the science experiments in school where you boil the water in a paper cup? The water draws away the heat fast enough to prevent burning.

Would you use this only to boil water as a way of heating up another bag, or have to food directly in the bag?

It's important to note that that only works with paper cups. Plastic or foam cups melt. The Boy Scouts cook eggs and other food in paper cups full of water stuck down into the coals, the water carries off heat and keeps the cup from burning, water boils, food cooks. But, again, plastic cups melt, they don't conduct the heat fast enough for the water to carry it off before the plastic absorbs enough to melt.


Edited by EdD270 (01/29/09 08:51 PM)
Edit Reason: typos
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