[pct-l] Resupply Food Spoiling

[Steve McAllister]

Nuts and anything that contains fat can usually go bad. It depends a lot on
temperature that they are being strored at an if oxygen is present,
If nuts are refrigerated they can last months, but kept at room temperature,
not so long.

Dehydrating meals that contain fat can also go rancid. So make your meals
fat free and add the fat when you prepare them on the trail.

The exception would be fats that have been converted into a persevered state
such as dried salami.
If nuts are stored in a container that doesn't contain oxygen, like canned
nuts, they will last much longer.

Dehydrated eggs usually taste weird because the fat has been treated to keep
it from going rancid.

More...

stevie


On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Jim Keener ( J J ) <
pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com> wrote:

> Nuts!
>
> I have read two journal accounts of hikers getting sick from stale
> mixed nuts.
>
> Jim Keener ( J J )
> http://postholer.com/jj
>
> On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Justin Smith <justinsmith91 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Getting ready to put my resupply boxes together... has anyone had
> > any bad experiences with food spoiling or going stale (i.e. foods
> > from a bulk bin: almonds, corn chips, dried fruit)?  I am under the
> > impression it sits in the bins for a while, but it is being refilled
> > as people purchase it... would it be worth it to vacuum seal it?!
> > Your thoughts...  Thanks
> >
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