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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum BWCA Food and Recipes Dehydrating hamburger: to rinse or not to rinse? |
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04/29/2014 03:50PM
A comment on another thread got me wondering about the need to rinse hamburger before dehydrating.
Most pros recommend rinsing. But, I have always used the "97% Lean" hamburger without rinsing and never had a problem, even on ten day trips.
What about you? Do you rinse?
Most pros recommend rinsing. But, I have always used the "97% Lean" hamburger without rinsing and never had a problem, even on ten day trips.
What about you? Do you rinse?
"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson
04/29/2014 03:58PM
If it were 80/20 then yes. I think that lean you'd have a hard time even draining off any grease from the pan....
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04/29/2014 05:51PM
I don't rinse, I usually use a pretty lean ground chuck, or ground round. Never had a problem, although I've never been out there for weeks at a time. I do spread it out on a paper towel after browning, I think that absorbs some of the fat.
04/29/2014 06:07PM
I use the 95-97% burger and usually drain it well and press it down with some paper towels while in the strainer. Then lay it out on some paper towels before putting it in the dehydrator. I've had no problems with it.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
04/29/2014 07:44PM
quote OldFingers57: "I use the 95-97% burger and usually drain it well and press it down with some paper towels while in the strainer. Then lay it out on some paper towels before putting it in the dehydrator. I've had no problems with it. "
Same here. I think our store has 96%.
05/03/2014 06:01AM
If you really don't want to have to worry get some TVP (textured vegetable protein) It looks and tastes like burger, but is soy. You don't have to cook it at all. It comes in a brick and you just crumble it up and throw it on the dehydrator trays and dry. We use it in a lot of recipes in place of burger.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
05/03/2014 09:26AM
Thanks for the idea. I think I'm going to do some experimenting.
The last time I purchased TVP, it came in powdered form from the health food store. Perhaps at can be carried dry to the campsite and rehydrated to form burgers there.
The last time I purchased TVP, it came in powdered form from the health food store. Perhaps at can be carried dry to the campsite and rehydrated to form burgers there.
"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson
05/03/2014 05:51PM
For the no rinse very lean group, hand trimmed sirloin steak, cubed, toss in freezer to set up, run through a food processor to desired coarseness (I like a coarser cut than ground beef). Brown and dry like you would burger. Works great with venison cuts.
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