[pct-l] Too Early to Start Dehydrating?

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Firstly, vacuum sealing, secondly, put them in the boiling water, then all
the bacteria will be killed. And keep them in cool place. Then the taste
will be last for several years.




2013/10/15 Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>

> Some things will last beautifully dehydrated now and simply put on a shelf
> to be used for the next year, such as veggies and some of the more stable
> meats like pork and beef.  Others however will do better to be frozen until
> you get ready to head off in the spring.
>
> On the CDT I dehydrated my meals all winter from December till my start in
> early April.  The only ones I had problems with were dehydrated chicken
> which began to get an off smell by the end of the hike and some of the
> commercially dried cheese (like mac and cheese pdr sold by the pound) which
> were from sealed quantities from the year before.   So it was somewhat old
> to begin with.  The dried cheese was delicious for the first few months but
> then, repackaged as it was in my meals, it got so stinky I couldn't eat the
> meals and I usually like stinky cheese.   The chicken was fine for the
> first 6 months or so, but when it got to 9 and 10 months since it had been
> dried, it also  started to get funky.  They had been vacuum sealed but not
> frozen.  Most of what I dried did fine and I'm still using some of it from
> several years ago with no off flavors.  If you've got room in your freezer,
> use it for anything you suspect might not make it.
>
> Shroomer
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Alan Miller <alan.miller401 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > So, we are beginning to test out some meals for next years thru hike and
> I
> > was wondering if it is too early to start dehydrating meals?  Would it be
> > worth it to vacuum seal them or freeze them to extend their shelf life?
> >  Thanks for the help
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