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