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Post by Magnus B. on Sept 18, 2017 6:39:08 GMT -8
I made an overview video of the different ingredients I use when I design backpacking meals. The idea was to give some insight as to why I use the ingredients I do. Please give it a watch, and let me know if it was helpful, or informative. Click here to watch. |
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Post by rebeccad on Sept 18, 2017 10:04:15 GMT -8
Do you have these things listed on a web page, too? I generally lack the patience to watch a 15-minute video when I could spend 5 minutes reading something.
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Post by Magnus B. on Sept 18, 2017 15:34:57 GMT -8
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Sept 19, 2017 18:38:00 GMT -8
Would white trash really use Annie's mac 'n cheese?
That Costco canned beef sounds like a good find. Have you dehydrated it? If so, how did it rehydrate for you?
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Post by rebeccad on Sept 19, 2017 18:40:31 GMT -8
Have you dehydrated it? If so, how did it rehydrate for you? I don't think I've done it with the Costco stuff, but Trader Joes used to have a similar canned beef, and I dehydrated it and successfully reversed the process. It is very thoroughly cooked, so it dries to shards if not practically powder, so it's easy. I should get some from Costco for next year. IIRC, it comes back faster and better than hamburger gravel. |
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Post by Magnus B. on Sept 19, 2017 19:19:58 GMT -8
Most of my trips are just overnights, so I can handle the weight of the can. Perhaps I need to play with dehydration? can I do it in an oven?
I have a can of mountain house dehydrated ground beef that I need to do some experimenting with. I have a recipe for "cheese burger macaroni" I am working on that uses it. I just need to do a couple test runs, then shoot a video, and post the recipe to the blog.
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Post by rebeccad on Sept 19, 2017 20:34:24 GMT -8
Perhaps I need to play with dehydration? can I do it in an oven? For anything more than an overnight, yeah, dehydrating everything becomes important, especially for those of us who are over the hill and need to keep our loads as light as possible. You can do it in the oven, but a dehydrator is more efficient, and you can get a good one for well under $100. |
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Post by bluefish on Sept 20, 2017 16:51:14 GMT -8
We like Annie's, too, but will make beef stroganoff w/egg noodles and dehydrate it for longer trips. Mainly because for 2 people it only weighs 12 oz.s, tastes great, and I don't need to simmer, only boil 24 oz. water (save fuel=save weight). I also split it into 2 freezer bags and we eat with long handled Ti sporks out of them, so very little clean-up. Magnus, absolutely nothing wrong with your recipes (gonna try those biscuits winter camping!!!) but, lots of us need to cut the weight down, as Rebecca said. I got a dehydrator with extra trays in a yard sale for 5 bucks. Cheap ones work, just don't have any frills or adjustment.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Sept 20, 2017 18:42:49 GMT -8
You can do it in the oven, but a dehydrator is more efficient, and you can get a good one for well under $100. Agree, oven can work. To buy a dehydrator without breaking the bank, Nesco works well and there are some on Amazon right now in the $40 range. I see some others I'm not familiar with $5-$10 less that might work just as well. |
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Post by okmike on Sept 25, 2017 7:56:52 GMT -8
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Post by Magnus B. on Sept 25, 2017 10:59:23 GMT -8
[tr][td class="content"][article] We like Annie's, too, but will make beef stroganoff w/egg noodles and dehydrate it for longer trips. Mainly because for 2 people it only weighs 12 oz.s, tastes great, and I don't need to simmer, only boil 24 oz. water (save fuel=save weight). I also split it into 2 freezer bags and we eat with long handled Ti sporks out of them, so very little clean-up. Magnus, absolutely nothing wrong with your recipes (gonna try those biscuits winter camping!!!) but, lots of us need to cut the weight down, as Rebecca said. I got a dehydrator with extra trays in a yard sale for 5 bucks. Cheap ones work, just don't have any frills or adjustment. [/article] [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td class="foot"][/td][/tr][/quote] I really appreciate this insight. I am working on some recipes with the freeze dried beef crumbles, and I think they will be compatible with freezer bag cooking. |
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Post by bluefish on Sept 25, 2017 12:41:58 GMT -8
I really appreciate this insight. I am working on some recipes with the freeze dried beef crumbles, and I think they will be compatible with freezer bag cooking. Great. You obviously really know your way around food, thanks for sharing your knowledge. |
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Post by Magnus B. on Oct 5, 2017 10:58:35 GMT -8
Thank you for the kind words!
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Post by Lamebeaver on Oct 5, 2017 17:39:15 GMT -8
That Costco canned beef sounds like a good find. Have you dehydrated it? There's a reason why dehydrated beef is referred to as "gravel"... Chicken is the same way. On big trips the weight savings are worth it, but for overnight and weekend trips, foil pouch chicken is worth the extra weight instead of chewing "rubber chicken" |
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 5, 2017 19:23:50 GMT -8
foil pouch chicken is worth the extra weight instead of chewing "rubber chicken" I find that if I use canned chicken, it *isn't* rubber. That's the point. It does tend to be in such fine shreds that it's not chunks, either, but the flavor and the protein are there. Hamburger gravel also comes back to a perfectly fine texture if you give it enough time. That's the hardest part for me! |
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