Why Freeze-Dried Food Retains Taste and Nutrition
2022年3月18日 · Companion forum thread to: Why Freeze-Dried Food Retains Taste and Nutrition. In part three of his ongoing series on freeze-drying, Drew Smith explores the science behind how freeze-drying preserves important nutrients – and why it matters.
How to Store Freeze-dried Food - Backpacking Light
2022年8月12日 · The freezer bag food was stored in ZipLoc plastic bags and it’s so old (years) that I’ll have to toss it and go to the store for some new stuff. Oxygen has gotten through the ZipLoc plastic bags and made it unuseable. All the freeze dried food is packaged in aluminum lined pouches so it is still good. Lesson learned.
Dehydrated and Freeze-Dried Backpacking Dinners (Gear Guide)
2018年5月25日 · Most meals contain a mixture of both types of dried food. Freeze dried ingredients usually require less cooking time than dehydrated ingredients. The longer a meal takes to cook, the higher the probability that you won’t have piping hot food by the time the meal is rehydrated and ready to eat. Cooking times are estimates only.
Is Buying a Home Freeze-Dryer Worth the Money?
2022年9月21日 · Some might want to also consider value of freeze dried food for non-backpacking uses. One that I can think of is snacks (such as freeze dried fruit, veg, cheese, ice cream) for home, school, work, travel, or gifts. Another use is as a preservation method for seasonal produce. Of course the excess backpacking meals produced are also emergency food.
How to Store Freeze-dried Food - Backpacking Light
2022年8月12日 · The whys we have covered in a bit more detail: freeze-dried food is much lighter without all that water weight, and it retains its flavor and nutrition. But there is one more why to cover: freeze-dried food keeps for a long time. Mountain House claims that its products have a shelf-life of over 30 years. It is unlikely that backpackers freeze ...
How Does Freeze-Drying work? (The Physics of Making Freeze …
2022年2月22日 · That’s where freeze-drying comes in. Freeze-drying preserves taste, nutrition, and texture – welcome attributes for backpacking food. This article explores the physics of freeze-drying and closes with a hash brown recipe.
Home Freeze-Drying vs. Other Trail Food Preparation Strategies
2023年2月2日 · A friend of my son’s got medevaced out of Southwest Tasmania, with severe gastro from home-dried food. My son-in-law got hospitalised with Salmonella from the not quite reheated chicken (thankfully that was at home, not out in the bush), so I have a preference for food professionally prepared in a hygienic location, to official standards.
Repackaging Freeze Dried / Dehydrated Meals,Technique & Practice
2011年4月8日 · I like to jazz up the commercial freeze-dried food, in part to improve nutrition and flavor, and also because I can't stand the unpalatible amount of salt all commercial manufacturers use. Also, the "serves two" sizes do not actually make two meals, even for my lightweight (108 lbs) low metabolism (= old).
Freeze-Drying Your Own Backpacking Meals: How to Eat Your …
2022年1月11日 · The reasons are straightforward and well-known – dried food is lighter and keeps longer. Drying food to sustain us on long journeys is an ancient tradition. When you load your pack with dried food and hit the trail, you are just the latest link in a long chain of humans: nomads who are coming into the country, going down the road feeling bad ...
Repacking freeze dried food into plastic zip lock bags.
2022年7月20日 · On an 8 day trip, I will open one or two freeze dried dinner packages, keep the contents inside, and put all that in one plastic bag. For the rest of the freeze dried dinners, I empty the contents into a plastic bag and toss the original FD bags. First dinner is the one in its original container (which is designed for hot boiling water).