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AmarilloJim
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I've rehydrated sausage gravel years after dehydrating.
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Graybeard
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I picked up a pouch of Jimmy Dean fully cooked turkey sausage crumbles. What would be a good time/temperature combo for dehydrating this product?
Planning a 10 day trip next summer (mid June). Would this be safe for the duration of the trip or should we plan to eat it earlier?
I’ve read a lot of posts here and the knowledge base is awesome! Thanks for your help!
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Swampturtle
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Been dehydrating my own meals, meats & jerky for years. 2 days ago I dehydrated cooked ground sweet pork sausage that I fried up myself for the first time. I did it the same way I do my hamburger. Spread it out on solid sheets, set the temperature to the highest setting & set a timer for 3 hours. At 3 hours I moved the meat around & blotted up the small bit of grease & set the timer for 3 more hours. Depending on the size of your crumbles you may need less time, I usually set a timer for 2 hour increments when dehydrating something new for the first time. I always vacuum seal & label what I dehydrate & toss it in the freezer until a trip. It can last years like that & should be fine on your trip anytime you want to use it.
I’m vacuum sealing my sweet sausage tomorrow along with some andouille venison jerky. Good luck let us know how you make out.
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Tellebelle
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When I dehydrate ground beef or chicken, I cook it and rinse it and then blot dry to remove as much of the fat as possible, since the fat will go bad before the dried meat will. I don’t see why you couldn’t do the same with sausage, though I would dehydrate it shortly before your trip since sausage isn’t lean and fat can go rancid. I do add 1/2 cup of fine breadcrumbs to the meat and mix well before cooking, because it makes for a better rehydrated texture.
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Loony_canoe
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I agree with all advice anbove. Also, you may want to consider storing dried meat in the freezer. Seems redundant, but it limits the onset of rancid fat. I tend to batch dehydrate, seal in “seal-a-meal” vacuum bags, and store them in the freezer until ready for my trip.
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