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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1353706" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>I haven't done freezer bag cooking but I did buy a dehydrator and made a bunch of batches of various dinners in advance (mostly chili and spaghetti). I'd like to experiment with some Tia rice dishes. It was probably the best I've ever eaten because it was exactly how I like it. I found it was necessary to re-hydrated well in advance for best results. I would just add cold water to the bag the night before and hang it along with the rest of my food in a tree and let it sit and re-hydrate the whole next day while I was off hunting. When I got back, it was a heat and serve with no other waiting. It's sorta a project to do at home but I enjoyed it. It might take 20 hours to thoroughly dehydrate the food so it's a thing you do well in advance and store for when you need it. I'd vacuum seal the bags and put them in the freezer. I suppose for a trip, you could take them out of the vacuum bags and put in a freezer bag for compactness. Dehydrated takes up less space than freeze-dried. Experiment with foods in advance because not all foods dehydrate well (scrambled eggs for example). Not as easy as going to the store and laying down the money for Mountain House dinners and sticking them in your pack though. </p><p></p><p>I wonder how a dehydrated meal would reheat in a freezer bag submerged in boiling water? That would eliminate clean up. The restaurant industry makes soups in a bag. Just drop them in boiling water and heat that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1353706, member: 41338"] I haven't done freezer bag cooking but I did buy a dehydrator and made a bunch of batches of various dinners in advance (mostly chili and spaghetti). I'd like to experiment with some Tia rice dishes. It was probably the best I've ever eaten because it was exactly how I like it. I found it was necessary to re-hydrated well in advance for best results. I would just add cold water to the bag the night before and hang it along with the rest of my food in a tree and let it sit and re-hydrate the whole next day while I was off hunting. When I got back, it was a heat and serve with no other waiting. It's sorta a project to do at home but I enjoyed it. It might take 20 hours to thoroughly dehydrate the food so it's a thing you do well in advance and store for when you need it. I'd vacuum seal the bags and put them in the freezer. I suppose for a trip, you could take them out of the vacuum bags and put in a freezer bag for compactness. Dehydrated takes up less space than freeze-dried. Experiment with foods in advance because not all foods dehydrate well (scrambled eggs for example). Not as easy as going to the store and laying down the money for Mountain House dinners and sticking them in your pack though. I wonder how a dehydrated meal would reheat in a freezer bag submerged in boiling water? That would eliminate clean up. The restaurant industry makes soups in a bag. Just drop them in boiling water and heat that way. [/QUOTE]
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