Notes On Dehydrating Food
Why dehydrate food?
- Weight
- Size
- Last much longer
- Ease of eating
- Stores food from times of plenty to times of need
- Caveman diet
What do you use dehydrated foods for?
- Snacking on trail
- Rehydrating in meals
- Converting to flakes or powder to use in food
- Onion powder
Oven vs Dehydrator
- Oven @ 160, crack open door: Oven is faster
- Dehydrator is easier
- nothing sticks
- do not need to flip items
- no chance of overcooking
- no “open oven”
- Always thinly oil rack/pan
Meat — BEEF
Need to marinade
- Flavor
- Tenderize
- Preservatives (salt)
Fruits
Remove skin so it dries much faster
- Steam —why? – talk about steamer
- Makes food less tough
- Kills bacteria inside food
Good fruits
- Apples
- Pears
- Mangos
Vegis
Steam or boil
Good vegis
- Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes/Yams
- Eggplant
- Carrots
- Zucchini