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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1443485" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>I've done a fair amount. Works great. I find it easier to do complete meals. The advantage to this is you can season it exactly the way you like it. Chili is probably one of my favorites. I start off with a base of my favorite chili (Cattle Drive) and add black beans and a bunch of spices. I put hamburger in it but it's much better is you cook off some chunks of steak (cooked low and slow in a pot for a very long time for tenderness). I make a gigantic pot and spread it out thin and start dehydrating. Don't skimp on time. It takes a full day or so and I typically turn it over once. I put them in Food Saver bags and freeze them but they'll pack better if you transfer them out of the Food Saver bag and into a Freezer bag for use in the field before you leave. </p><p></p><p>The thing about dehydrated food is that you need to plan a meal in advance. I basically rehydrate (dinner) my meals before I hang them in a tree for the next day. Rehydrating takes about 10 hours but more is fine/better if it's cool outside. I usually do something store bought/easy for breakfast and the same for lunches. </p><p></p><p>Guys who backpack hunt will rehydrate in the morning and just deal with the extra weight in their pack but you could just buy one freeze-dried meal and eat that the first night. </p><p></p><p>Lean meats like shell fish/shrimp, chicken, lean beef or lean hamburger work great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1443485, member: 41338"] I've done a fair amount. Works great. I find it easier to do complete meals. The advantage to this is you can season it exactly the way you like it. Chili is probably one of my favorites. I start off with a base of my favorite chili (Cattle Drive) and add black beans and a bunch of spices. I put hamburger in it but it's much better is you cook off some chunks of steak (cooked low and slow in a pot for a very long time for tenderness). I make a gigantic pot and spread it out thin and start dehydrating. Don't skimp on time. It takes a full day or so and I typically turn it over once. I put them in Food Saver bags and freeze them but they'll pack better if you transfer them out of the Food Saver bag and into a Freezer bag for use in the field before you leave. The thing about dehydrated food is that you need to plan a meal in advance. I basically rehydrate (dinner) my meals before I hang them in a tree for the next day. Rehydrating takes about 10 hours but more is fine/better if it's cool outside. I usually do something store bought/easy for breakfast and the same for lunches. Guys who backpack hunt will rehydrate in the morning and just deal with the extra weight in their pack but you could just buy one freeze-dried meal and eat that the first night. Lean meats like shell fish/shrimp, chicken, lean beef or lean hamburger work great. [/QUOTE]
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