Dehydrated DIY food

[Retterath]

Does anyone make there own mountain house? After spending a bunch of money on mountain house and taking in tons and tons of sodium I'm thinking of making my own. My plan was chili, stew and lasagna but the dehydrator is just one of those white plastic ones with the stackable trays. Can a guy make a pan of lasagna cut it into squares and throw it in the dehydrator and then vacuum seal it and then when come time to eat use stove to boil water and add the the vacuum sealed pouch? Any one try this?

 

[HiMtnHnter]

Does anyone make there own mountain house? After spending a bunch of money on mountain house and taking in tons and tons of sodium I'm thinking of making my own. My plan was chili, stew and lasagna but the dehydrator is just one of those white plastic ones with the stackable trays. Can a guy make a pan of lasagna cut it into squares and throw it in the dehydrator and then vacuum seal it and then when come time to eat use stove to boil water and add the the vacuum sealed pouch? Any one try this?

It's hard to beat mountain house for all they pack into a meal.

 

[gkempf]

Yup, Tired of all the sodium. Idahoan instant potatoes, peas, green beans, ham, chicken, stove top stuffing. Dehydrated and put in serving sized food saver bags. Most take 2 to 21/2 cups water. Worked great on 10 day Idaho hunt and will do it from now on. Had right at $30 in everything.

 

[Retterath]

Yup, Tired of all the sodium. Idahoan instant potatoes, peas, green beans, ham, chicken, stove top stuffing. Dehydrated and put in serving sized food saver bags. Most take 2 to 21/2 cups water. Worked great on 10 day Idaho hunt and will do it from now on. Had right at $30 in everything.

I'm gonna try that when I head to Wyoming this week. Thanks

 

[gkempf]

The small stuff like peas just lay parchment paper on your drying racks. You can dry sauces using this method also.

 

[Retterath]

Looking forward to trying this but I better hurry up since I leave Friday afternoon.

 

[Stay Sharp]

I built a dehydrator capable of holding 40 pounds of meat (jerky) in one batch. Drying other items/foods that are "sloppy" can be done on parchment or large coffee filters or even freezer paper. I like the large coffee filters best even if they tend to "stick" to the final product more than other media.