Unless you’re some kind of Bear Grylls style survival weirdo, you’ll know how difficult it can be getting a decent hot meal when you’re enjoying the great outdoors. Besides, who can be bothered with all that twig rubbing malarkey? Not us because we’ve discovered HotCans.

Despite sounding like a chain of dodgy lap dancing clubs, these amazing 400g tins of yumminess contain delicious ready meals that heat up, as if by magic, when you crack ‘em open. No hob, campfire or washing up liquid required.

Place can onto lid		Pierce outer jacket with included key		Open can and wait 12 minutes

Simply remove the rubber cap, pierce the holes with the included key, open the insulated can and gawp in ravenous anticipation as a totally safe exothermic reaction heats up your highly scoffable meal in about 12 minutes. We’ve heard of convenience food but this is ridiculous. Mmm…piping hot sausage and beans!

Of course this whole exercise would be completely pointless if the grub was gopping, but HotCan recipes are really rather delish. We’re not talking haute cuisine but they’re certainly up there with your better quality ready meals. What’s more HotCans are suitably calorific and nutritionally balanced, so as well as satisfying all you outdoorsy types, they put sandwiches, Pot Doodahs and rival so-called fast food to shame. Pizza Yuck and Unlucky Fried Deadthing? No thanks.

Beef Casserole		Vegetable Chilli		Sausages and Beans

Come to think of it HotCans are good enough to eat anywhere, even in the house. And with a shelf life of three years you can stash a few in the cupboard for emergencies – you know, knackered microwave, post pub lethargy, extreme laziness, World War III. That kind of thing. When cooked food is this easy to prepare, the only hard bit is deciding which HotCan you fancy: sausage and beans, beef casserole or vegetable chilli. We’d love to advise you but we’re writing this from the Firebox bunker and we’ve lost the cutlery. Aargh!