Dehydrated Chili Meal Great for Camping Hiking Backpacking

[skiie]

i hate beans,

[CatchJanice]

Hi there! Question, in your experience, what's the best way to store the vacuumed bags for future backpacking trips?? Do you keep them in the cupboard or freezer? I'm just starting this process out, and found that when I freeze bags, air gets in and puffed up some bags! I don't want to chance getting sick when out camping! Also, if you do keep them in the cupboard, how long will they be okay to use? I originally put them in the freezer because I heard it will make your food last longer. Ideas?

[usframe]

@CatchJanice We just keep them in a cabinet until going onto the trails. And what we "jar" is kept out of light, such as in a cabinet or pantry. No freezing. We do put non vacuum sealed stuff in the fridge while using, like jerky. Probably not even necessary.

[biguglygadgie]

i take it the chillie was cooked before you dryed it

[usframe]

@biguglygadgie yes, and it was in fridge overnight

[ThunderLardner]

great vid

[TheHomeDefender]

Awesome! Now I'm hungry.

[StevoDisaster]

I've been dehydrating all kinds of stuff lately. Time to try my hand at chili!

[usframe]

@StevoDisaster you doing it for prepping? or for camping/trail meals?

[StevoDisaster]

@usframe For the trail right now. I seem to be eating it all as fast as I make it though.

[131gB]

Looks good. What's it look like when you're ready to eat it?

[usframe]

@131gB need to edit that vid, will be up soon

[rupert7marla]

Just for credibility I have a degree in culinary arts. What i recommend is draining all the fluid you can out of the product before adding it to the dehydrator. What your achieve during any heat application, seperating the hydrogen from each of the products. then when you want to reheat, boil water, and add the dried goods. boil for 2-3 mins and take of the heat, let it stand for 4 - 5 mins, and it should come out like fresh chili. you can do this with virtually anything

[usframe]

@rupert7marla it seemed more "watery" in flavor when I drained it before. Like I said, can always add some flavors before packaging, too, I reckon.

[rupert7marla]

@usframe Im not following... It seemed more watery when you drained the water out. Flavor is always intensified when seperating hydrogen from the other molecules because of the loss of water. In other words pound for pound without the water weight, the flavor is condensed when draining. I guess you can scrape up the dehydrated spices that seem to be stuck to the unit. No rules in cooking though, it was just an educated suggestion. Great Idea, thanks for sharing

[usframe]

@rupert7marla thanks for stopping by, and commenting!

[Cr0cket20]

Keep seeing the dehydrators. Seem like they would be a good investment. Chili looked good by the way.

[usframe]

@Cr0cket20 with that army you have, you can have lots of healthy snack stuff

[FatDaddy4Fun]

You guys have about got me convinced I atleast need the Seal A Meal, and probably a dehydrator too (if I'm gonna be cool). It's kinda like cleaning and oiling your gear...it looks like fun. ~Wolf

[BOHEMIANHUNTINGCLUB]

thats a cool idea!!! nice vid!!

james

[richardelam100]

Where y'all going camping? I'll try and meet y'ns there...for dinner! lol

Richard

southeast Tennessee

[usframe]

@richardelam100 sry, forgot to call you !

[phillipriley]

Looks good! I love chili on the trail. Never have dehydrated it though. I usually get chili from a can & ramen.

[usframe]

@phillipriley lol, that sounds good to me!

[69Grunden]

Thanks for the idea. I hope you share video on your trip with the chili.

[usframe]

@69Grunden video coming soon! thanks

[TheBeeperman]

Great idea, I never thought of dehydrating chili. Got me fired up and I'm going to try it. Any idea how long it will stay fresh after sealing?

[usframe]

@TheBeeperman not really, I see years as an answer, but we always eat these within several months. We don't keep them for SHTF or other reason than for the trail. Other options are in place for catastrophic situations.

[HawkLMT]

Every time we make something in the crock pot, I plan on dehydrating the remainder, but my wife decides to share it coworkers or worse...her mother!

[usframe]

@HawkLMT what the heck are cow orkers? is that like a mother-in-law?

[dragonflyhiker]

yum yum

[crankeeprepper]

Dry green stuff in a mason jar and small scales hm? Are you the "man" or what!

[rchopp]

Good info, I just bought the jar sealers for regular and wide mouth jars now I just have to try them out,

[drzmanproject]

wow, when I saw you pour that red chili on that white screen, I figured you'd have a good bit of dripping out the bottom, but it looks like it held it pretty well. Also, I figured it would stain the screen, but it looks pristine! Do you handwash, or machine wash the screens/trays?

[usframe]

@drzmanproject no stains!

[ArtisanTony]

I want to see you pound up the dry stuff with your new 14in1 hammer multi-tool :)

[crankeeprepper]

@ArtisanTony ha, thats funny!

[usframe]

@ArtisanTony that can be arranged :)

[docsimonson]

Hey friend! How do you think beef or venison jerky would work in there? It should be fairly fat free already. I was thinking you could either add it to the chili while cooking it, or as you go to vacuum pack it.

[usframe]

@docsimonson if already dried, add after, thanks for stopping by!

[MadBadVoodo]

Cool video my friends!! BTW how much do you think it costs 2 run the dehi for 7 plus hrs???

[ArtisanTony]

@MadBadVoodo haha, I gave my dehydrator to looking4memarbles for that reason :)

[usframe]

@MadBadVoodo we will have numbers soon

[Waldhandwerk]

Good job my friends, ...cool idea! Thanks, as usual for sharing! Best wishes Sepp

[beast12101]

I use a pillow over the sealer for night ops ;)

[CampfireTalk]

@beast12101 so stealth : )

[absoluegreen]

i thought this was a shtf video by the video pic

[usframe]

@absoluegreen lol, at first, I didn't know what the thumbnail was

[dshedder1]

Nice video. My wife and I are thinking of hitting the trails this year. Do you have any advice for newbies?

[usframe]

@dshedder1 yep, keep it simple, do "test" runs close to home, and have fun!

[dshedder1]

@usframe Thanks see ya on the trails!

[ristin59]

Looks great!!

[usframe]

@ristin59 vid on the way!

[mysciencenow]

can you dehydrate mac and cheese

[usframe]

@mysciencenow I do homemade.

[meatloafzombie]

Nice. I made this last season and came out good. Although, my epic backwoods meal was- Dehy ground beef, instant baby red potatoes, dehy mixed vegis and a gravy pack for flavor (sunflower seeds for crunch). Was the best Sheperd's pie in the wilderness!

[usframe]

@meatloafzombie that sounds great!