tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960739132230774024.post6969258031999807122..comments2021-08-16T00:57:29.680-04:00paddlingOTAKUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215628711923335166noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960739132230774024.post-91062913492424717962013-07-21T13:51:37.739-04:002013-07-21T13:51:37.739-04:00Mark, <br /><br />I am sure it was sensational, and never meant to imply otherwise. Just giving an option. Besides the fact that I don&#39;t like taking the time to dehydrate, there is another aspect of it I don&#39;t like, which is meal planning. By meal planning i mean sitting down and planning out every meal for the next 4 days or week, or month - and on month long trips it is almost impossible. So I use a pantry system where I have a bag of food that can be combined to make a lot of different things. It adds a lot more freedom to your situations, though it is a bit more work in the field. But just like everyone congregates in the kitchen at a party, when you are cooking dinner as opposed to rehydrating dinner - it makes for a really enjoyable social gathering. I think ultimately it is a combination of methods that works best. You may even get me to try dehydrating. <br /><br />POpaddlingOTAKUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215628711923335166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960739132230774024.post-32644803175306189282013-07-21T12:27:31.402-04:002013-07-21T12:27:31.402-04:00PO, thanks for sharing your method while on the Inside Passage trip.<br /><br />Update: In preparation of the spaghetti that we cooked yesterday on our day on the water, Robyn dehydrated the spaghetti in red sauce after letting it sit for 24 hours in the fridge. That way the pasta absorbed much of the favour and sauce prior to dehydrating. <br /><br />The extra lean ground beef we used was also dehydrated separately as well as peppers and onions. The spaghetti, peppers and onions were packaged as single meal as in the photo. Upon arriving at our dinner spot Robyn re-hydrated the beef separately, then the spaghetti package and added the two together.<br /><br />I have to admit that I was very skeptical as how it would turn out but all I can say is that it tasted just like we made it at home. Awesome!!<br /><br />Yes the dehydration process takes time (glad that Robyn is doing it) but this method is a great back up to our fresh food cooking while on the water. Our goal is to take the worry out of food spoilage when out for long duration trips (10 plus days)in the future especially in hot conditions. <br /><br />Fresh is always our first choice but home made dehydrated can be great too. I never thought I would say that. :-)<br /><br />GP What's That Birdershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827677994495825534noreply@blogger.com