"Hey", all, and Happy New Year. I'm the proud new owner of a food dehydrator. Looks like fruits and veggies are easy to do and I've found lots of info regarding it. Jerky appears to essentially be in the same boat. My question is about complete meals. I haven't come across anything other than Spaghetti Sauce. Anybody have sources of recipes, tips, tricks, warnings, etc? I'm interested in stuff that I can add boiling water to, and be eating within a short amount of minutes. That is, I'm trying to use my dehydrator for meals not snacks, if that makes sense. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Get a copy of "Kayak Cookery", by Linda Daniel, ISBN #0-89732-236-3, published by Menasha Ridge Press, <www.menasharidge.com>. Excellent book that I consider a 'must have' for trippin' kayakers. She devotes quite a bit of space to food drying that is most useful. Holmes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Anything that is vaguely stew-like dehydrates and rehydrates wonderfully. In Fall of 2003 I provided all the food for a two week Queen Charlottes trip for three people. The only meals that I didn't cook at home and dehydrate was the breakfasts, which were powdered egg omelettes, pancakes and hot cereals. The hit of the trip was lasagna. I baked a regular lasagna using the no-boil (just bake) pasta that is available at most large grocers. I cut the lasagna into squares about four inches on a side and dehydrated the squares overnight. I used ground beef and didn't so anything special to it before cooking. The lasagna did not look anything like it usually does after rehydration, but it tasted great. Served with garlic toast crackers it was a delight. Chili is another stew that de and re-hydrates well. I don't use beans but prefer corn. Corn does not rehydrate easily, so I've learned to pack it separately. Do an Internet search for "backpacker recipes" and you'll get enough to last you a lifetime. Chicken tetrazini, potato-leek soup (which dehydrates into a cookie that looks like a hairy cowpie but is a good cold-weather meal), the list is endless. Just think stew, cassarole, thick soup and the sky's the limit. To make packing more reliable, I also bit the bullet (I'm very cheap) and bought a Food Saver thing that vacuum bags stuff. Great for food and anything else that shouldn't ever get wet, like spare batteries, matches and so on. Cheers, Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi all, I too have dehydrated meals for trips of up to 2-3 weeks with great success.I have recently switched from using wax paper to something called 'parchment paper' which is found in the same section of the grocery store. This paper is more suited to being heated than wax paper which tends to melt into your food and is hard to pull off once the drying is completed. Michael *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 4 Jan 2005 at 12:08, Michael Bradley wrote: > I too have dehydrated meals for trips of up to 2-3 weeks with great > success.I have recently switched from using wax paper to something > called 'parchment paper' which is found in the same section of the > grocery store. This paper is more suited to being heated than wax > paper which tends to melt into your food and is hard to pull off once > the drying is completed. While I haven't experimented with this in dehydrating (I use dehydrator trays that are plastic) you can buy Teflon sheets in many cook stores that would definitely not stick. Also useful for lining any pot or pan to make it non-stick. <http://www.teflon.com/NASApp/Teflon/TeflonPageServlet?pageId=/consume r/na/eng/housewares/cookware/cookware/icb/icb_details.html> Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
When doing veggies in my dehydrator (peas/corn/etc), they get small enough that they fall through the hole sin the trays. Rather than use something that descreases air flow, I cut some tray liners out of fiberglass window screen material. They work great - veggies don't stick and they can be tossed in the dishwasher. K *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I've had great luck with complex rice & veggie casseroles. You can even include oodles of cheese. Bake off a slew of yummy casserole, then measure and dry portions. Seal (eg foodsaver), and it's good in the freezer for over a year. I used this a lot on self supported 3 & 4 week expeditions up the N. BC coast. Rehydrate in camp with boiling water, let sit for half an hour. Finish off in a fry pan or cook pot, adding a can of your favorite animal flesh - tuna, chicken, roast beef all worked great. Top off with a little parmesan cheese. Note: I was never able to get meat of any kind to rehydrate, whether raw or cooked. Thus the carrying of tins. The new foil-like packs with tuna are a great invention - I wish they had them 10 years ago when I was doing all that expeditioning. FYI, my casserole consisted of cooked brown rice, sautied mushrooms and onions, lots of garlic, chopped broccoli, chopped asparagus, zucchini, spinach, chard, and any other veg I could think of, plus a can or two of Campbell's cream o' mushroom soup and a ton of grated cheddar and swiss cheeses. Assemble, bake, then dry portions. I second the vote for dried canned hash. Works great! I tried drying chili, but it never seemed to reconstitute very well. Mitch McKinnon ______________________________ CoyoteCo Performance Sea Kayaking Instruction and Video Production www.CoyoteCo.Net 360 896-2151 -----Original Message----- Subject: [Paddlewise] Dehydrating Complete Meals I'm the proud new owner of a food dehydrator. Anybody have sources of recipes, tips, tricks, warnings, etc *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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