Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Dehydrator
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Walleye6 |
I'm sure this subject has been hashed out before, but I guess I'm too lazy to search for it this morning. Kicking around the idea of dehydrating my own food for my trips. I would like to add some variety and creativity to my meals. I'm a bit of a foodie and amateur chef so this appeals to me. Also my wife is strictly gluten free so this would open up some meal options. So question is, for those of you who dehydrate, what dehydrators are you using? I have a drying feature on my oven, but I figured I'd like the idea of setting and forgetting on a dedicated unit. So far what I've seen is that the Excalibur seems to be a favorite among most outdoors folks. How many trays do you like to have as well? Thanks in advance! |
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billconner |
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hooky |
They currently have a refurbished 4 tray model on their site for $90 Refurbed Unit |
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Walleye6 |
Blatz, How do you dehydrate your chicken? From everything I've read, it seems like it's tough to rehydrate well. |
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OldFingers57 |
quote Walleye6: "Thanks for the suggestions. I'm leaning towards the Excalibur 5 tray, but that 4 tray refurb looks like a good deal.Yes that's why I switched from dehydrated over to buying freeze dried and making up two person servings. FD hydrates easier. |
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mirth |
If you don't go for the excalibur make sure you have silicone leather inserts for all your trays or stock up on parchment paper. By no means should you ever use wax paper, it'll stick to whatever you're drying & you'll eventually throw it all away. |
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Walleye6 |
I'll have to start experimenting with some different foods this weekend. I'll probably sort through some old threads to start getting some ideas. Thanks for the advice everyone. |
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OldFingers57 |
quote Walleye6: "Ended up going with the 5 tray Excalibur with a timer. Found a warehouse deal on Amazon. I guess the packaging was damaged, but when it showed up it was repacked in a plain cardboard box but the unit itself was perfect. Fruits and veggies are easy to do and start off with. You can do sliced strawberries, kiwi, and apple rings. For veggies I do a lot of bell peppers, mushrooms and frozen veggies. For the frozen ones just open the bag and place on the trays frozen. You may have to cut up some of the larger pieces but otherwise turn it on and dehydrate the frozen veggies. . Good luck with all of your dehydrating. |
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hooky |
Trail Food Trail Cooking Backpacking Chef |
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Blatz |
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marsonite |
quote Walleye6: "Thanks for the suggestions. I'm leaning towards the Excalibur 5 tray, but that 4 tray refurb looks like a good deal. I don't know how Blatz does it, but I buy cans of chicken from the grocery store. They rehydrate very well. |
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brux |
quote Walleye6: "Thanks for the suggestions. I'm leaning towards the Excalibur 5 tray, but that 4 tray refurb looks like a good deal. Get the five tray! Having an auto switch is a big plus. |