Freeze-dried meal planning, backpacking, camping, and field rehydration from the batch log.
Rehydrating freeze dried meals in the field comes down to three things: roughly matching the water you add to the water the machine pulled out, using hot water when you can, and giving the meal time to sit covered. Get those right and a logged stew comes back close to fresh in ten to fifteen […]
Freeze dried meal prep for camping is the part that happens in your kitchen weeks before the trip: cooking dishes a little leaner and softer than usual, drying them in thin even layers, and sealing them in single-meal portions. Done right, a week of dinners that weighed five kilos fresh leaves my trays at well […]
A freeze dried meal is a complete, cooked dish with the water pulled out by sublimation instead of heat — which is why a 600-gram serving of stew leaves my trays weighing under 130 grams and rehydrates in the field with a cup of hot water. This freeze dried meals guide is the one I […]