Made gumbo for dinner last night and dried it (minus the meat which will be added from the dried chicken bag) today. Having been made with a roux, it will have to be stored in the refrigerator or freezer until needed.
I'm not going to bore you with every meal, I'm just showing what can be dried to make your own dehydrated rations.
Pat
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For lunch today, I rehydrated some of the broasted chicken from last month and cooked it in Chicken Top Ramen. It was pretty darn good! I can't compare it to any commercial dehydrated chicken product because I don't remember having had any. It tasted fine, about like slightly overcooked fried chicken. In fact, I did overcook it originally. I broasted (pressure cooked in oil) two pieces of chicken, one thigh and one breast, for nine minutes. That is the time I use for a half chicken. Next time I'll just cook a half chicken.
Of course, I had to break out the canteen cup and alcohol stove just for fun.
ETA: I just realized that I forgot to add saffron to the ramen.
Pat
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Last year I ordered some powdered cheese to add to my camping rations. Several weeks ago I decided to try and dehydrate some myself. I dried 2 trays worth of shredded cheddar cheese on paper towels in the dehydrator. This yielded about a cup when done.
The towels absorbed a lot of oil! But, the product was still a bit oily so I put it in a paper lunch bag for a couple extra weeks.
I don't have a mill to grind it as fine as the commercial product but, using a mortar and pestle, I was able to get it close.
I'm thinking that its usable as is in sauces and flavoring biscuits, but the powdered is great on popcorn and french fries!
Anybody have a suggestion on a good mill?
Pat
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"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass
"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -- Dennis Prager
"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it." --H.L. Mencken
I recently acquired a dehydrator and have thus far tried apples, mangos, pineapples, strawberries, strawberry and applesauce fruit leather, and hamburger jerky.
We also roast and grind coffee beans.
Both processes seem to be much better than the commercial brands, and we know exactly what is going into it.
TR
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So did I. My first one, a Ronco, was received broken directly from the company so I sent it back and went with the Excalibur. I got the 5-tray unit with a timer. I just made my first batch of dried fruit this past Saturday and followed that up with 5 pounds of flank steak jerky. I used a hickory smoke/cracked pepper recipe on the jerky and absolutely love it. What kind of dehydrator did you end up getting?
Btw, after my wife discovered that I dropped almost $300 on a dehydrator plus supplies, she sent me this link and told me that we could've just made one for free. I just smiled and sent her this little nugget and told her that she has a few months until our wedding anniversary and might want to get started on that trilogy ring she so desires. That didn't work out too well for me...but man, I have some good jerky!
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I'm not sure what you have in mind, but this is as close to the device that we used back in the day on the farm. We had a larger grain mill, but that was for making feed and other items of the sort.
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Pat,
I have no experience with this mill, but I intend to give it a try in the near future. There is also another brand of mill available on the same website, that's in the neighborhood of $60. HTH
Pat,
I have no experience with this mill, but I intend to give it a try in the near future. There is also another brand of mill available on the same website, that's in the neighborhood of $60. HTH
D'oh! You just reminded me that we've got a KitchenAid mixer. I've just got to find where we hid the attachments.
Pat
I thought you lived in the stone-age, just on the other side of the grid! Had I known you had electricity I would've given you a much more updated suggestion! LOL
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"Don't tell me what a good man should be. Don't tell me about his character or what should be in his heart - show me. And then show me again when I'm no longer here because I'll be watching." - my grandfather
I thought you lived in the stone-age, just on the other side of the grid! LOL
We do, but it's a New and Improved Stone Age. It's 95° outside and 73° inside. I'm also waiting for the batteries to get a full charge before running the dishwasher. Usually they're topped off by noon but we've got some Cb clouds interfering today.
Pat
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"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass
"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -- Dennis Prager
"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it." --H.L. Mencken
I think we're having it for Thanksgiving or if not then for Christmas.
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