Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Meats
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church |
quote OBX2Kayak: "I dehydrate hamburger and chicken for use with spaghetti, etc." Can you recommend a decent, inexpensive dehydrator? |
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ripple |
quote church: "quote OBX2Kayak: "I dehydrate hamburger and chicken for use with spaghetti, etc." I know that it is quite a bit more expensive than the small round dehydrators- but when you use this a number of times in a year you truely recoup your costs in dehydrated food savings. The quality of dehydration is better and the thing will last a lifetime. This is the 4 Tray version- much cheaper than the 9 tray- really all the trays most would ever need. Excalibur 4 Tray Dehydrator The Nesco has great reviews- but my experience is that it has significantly less space which means less food can be dehydrated. It is slightly awkward to me to get the trays in and out. Cleaning was a bit more awkward as well. The difference in prices to me is not that much better for what you lose in ease and space. Nesco Snackmaster Dehydrator |
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billconner |
EDIT I just bumped THE thread on dehydrating. |
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OldFingers57 |
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okinaw55 |
quote ripple: "quote church: "quote OBX2Kayak: "I dehydrate hamburger and chicken for use with spaghetti, etc." I ended up with the Nesco Garden master and while it wasn't exactly cheap cheap, I love it so far. As far as space, I can expand to 20 trays on this model but I doubt I would ever need that many. The trays are 10 bucks a piece and sold in sets of 2. I started with 4, bought 2, and that's probably going to be good for me. Maybe 2 more lol. Cleaning is easy, just stack the trays up in the bottom rack of the dishwasher, they come out clean. I almost went with the Excaliber though. |
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alpinebrule |
Freeze in a 0 degree freezer if possible. Wrap in several layers of newspaper. Keep on dry ice until put in. (We usually camp somewhere the night before we put in.) Bury in the middle of food pack for more insulation. Depending on weather, all but hottest, will stay frozen hard for a day and cold for two no problem. I usually have to thaw it when I unwrap it. |
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Swampturtle |
I have taken these three items for our first three meals in the order listed. By day three the ham steak was defrosted, but still very cold...in July. Other than having to cook some great steaks over the fire the first night, the other two meals are heat & eat. It's nice having a chicken breast dinner and I don't have to deal with raw chicken in camp. After day three we switch to dehydrated meals. |
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CrookedPaddler1 |
For the actual packing, I use a CCS insulated food pack. I found a cooler that fits into the pack very well. I put the cooler in the bottom, place the frozen OJ in the cooler. Then pack the frozen food with the last stuff needed at the bottom and work my way up. I then put an other freshies on the top of the cooler (eggs, cheese, etc.). Put the lid on, and then pack the rest of my food around the sides of the cooler and on top of the cooler. When in camp, I always make sure that my food pack is in a place that is not exposed to the sun. I limit access to the cooler! In the morning, we will have some OJ with breakfast. I pull out the eggs, bacon, and whatever we need for lunch as well as the meat for dinner. Surprisingly the meat for dinner is usually frozen solid and I need to start to thaw it so it is ready for dinner. As the cooler starts to empty, I put other food items in the back so that there is not any empty air that needs to be cooled. I have had frozen bacon on the morning of day 7 in temps that ranged from the 50's at night to the upper 80's during the day! |
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ripple |
This is a link Backpacker has to describe how to keep meat for awhile. Backpacker- advice to keep meat frozen We use one of these (the bigger one)- with 2 Bear Vaults in it- one to keep stuff cold and the other for the rest of our food. |
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billconner |
I did take a small soft side cooler once - froze juice and there was still ice on day 3 or 4. Cold juice was nice but frankly not usually worth it for me. (My outfitter -CCO -put the whole soft sided cooler in there freezer the night before.) |
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Saberboys |
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