No refrigeration needed

[PPCLI_Jim]

I've started dehydrating food. Just started a thread on it.

 

[frans]

Part of the fun of consuming these nasty, old C-rats was they often had no labels on the OD cans (these were so ancient that the labels had come off of them), so each meal started out as a mystery and was a complete surprise until you opened up the cans with your included P-38, to discover whatever delight was in them.

We called them 'man cans'
What you opened, you ate lol

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

I wasn't in the military back then, but I did join the Canadian Forces in 87. Med retirement in 2013, so I've had my share of rations. Brit, French Norwegian, German, US, and of course Cdn. What a spread of taste and quality,I did 3 of 5 tours eating whatever came in the box or bag not enjoyable.

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

CLICK HERE
Here's a fairly simple way to do individual portions

 

[trae]

CLICK HERE
Here's a fairly simple way to do individual portions

That’s pretty cool. I wonder what the shelf life is with no desiccant packets. It’ll probably last a camping season a figure. Great idea. Could do the same with pasta or dehydrated potatoes instead of rice.


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[PPCLI_Jim]

That’s pretty cool. I wonder what the shelf life is with no desiccant packets. It’ll probably last a camping season a figure. Great idea. Could do the same with pasta or dehydrated potatoes instead of rice.
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Yes, without other methods this is about a 1 year shelf life. I've already done fully prepped and dehydrated spaghetti and chili, so I'm looking for other meals , ie some chicken or beef slices. Potatoes already come in the bags, so its simply pour out 1/2 and start cooking. Thanks for checking it out!

 

[Alloy]

Always bought skim milk powder but recently bought whole milk powder from Medallion Milk. What an improvement.

Whole Milk Powder

Medallion Milk offers 100% Canadian-made dry milk and skim milk powder products for your home and business.

www.medallionmilk.com

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

medallionmilk.com/

Thank you I just bought 2 kg !

 

[Alloy]

medallionmilk.com/

Thank you I just bought 2 kg !

We don't usually drink whole milk. Making 5 liters with 1 pack suits our tastes.

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

Same I use it for baking and cooking. It will improve the taste over me putting a little butter in to make it have the same flavor .

 

[southpier13]

the refrigeration problem? we don't need no stinkin' refrigerator


the egg, mayonnaise, & cress looks particularly inviting . . . . .

 

[geojag]

Nestle Nido milk, often found in the Hispanic grocery section, is decent and widely available.

Also, honey is always good to have and never goes bad.

 

[G8rRanger]

MREs

BT DT. Actually, I'll show my age...C-Rats and LRRPs. ;-P

 

[Ragman]

I posted this on another topic but think that it fits here well also. We did a fair bit of dehydrating meals before a month long trip last year and we put up a quick video showing how we did it and the resources we used. Have a look if you think it would be helpful. We have also used a lot of dried milk, dry mustard etc that can be reconstituted at the camp site.

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

That looks awesome! I'm really thinking hard about a freeze dryer. But at 5 k I'm looking to see if other people are interested in going in on a purchase