by Macca81 » Sun 31 May, 2009 6:26 pm
on a recent trip down the SW, my mates dad came with us, and he had borrowed a dehydrator, so offered to provide all our dinners.
4 meals for 4 people, we had spag bog, beef n guiness stew, beef curry and something else that i cant remember.... but all had meat(in mince form).
when we arrived at camp, the first thing to be done was dump it all in a trangia bowl, and add water to just cover it. tents would then be pitched etc, and a cup of soup made, then the meal would be put on the heat. 2 mins after the soup was finished, we were tucking into a good hearty meal! less than 15 mins from when we walked into camp.
we figured that the key was letting it soak while we set up, then bring it to a boil.
have tried the method of adding boiled water and leaving, but even with the same meals (way to much guiness stew was made, so we tested b4 we left for the trip), the meat would not hydrate properly, and it just didnt seem quite right.
after the success of our meals, a dehydrator is sitting in my top 10 wish list.
geoskid wrote:nothing but the best of several brands will do :)