Got a dehydrator and a vacuum packer

[tim_n]

First thing of course was to try out the vacuum packer with some chocolate cake. The trick was to stop it before the cake compressed into wafer form.

So what next? My current plan is to make up some chilli beef jerky to bring to the moot, the next plan being to make some ration packs to take hiking with me.

Anyone got any easy/simple recipes they can share?

 

[ozzy1977]

I quite fancy getting a dehydrator and vac packer, where did you get your from?

 

[copper_head]

Check out thehungryhammockhanger series by mrbabelfish5 on youtube. Some great tips and recipes there

 

[leedsbrew]

I have a vac packer for storing hops (I'm an avid all grain homebrewer). I have this one

http://www.andrewjamesworldwide.com/Product.asp?Product=vac1c

and get vac rolls from http://www.bagsoffreshness.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=rolls

I like the rolls as you can cut them to any length you want.

cheers

Neil

 

[tim_n]

I've got an andrew james vacuum sealer! ) Same as leedsbrew

Been thinking of going all grain...

 

[leedsbrew]

nice one! You won't look back once you go all grain mate! Do you go on any of the homebrew forums? JBK etc?

I've got a bit of a HB blog going at www.leedsbrew.wordpress.com not a frequent as I'd like but work has a funny nack of getting in the way lol

do you brew kits or extract?

 

[tim_n]

Kits at the moment. Have been experimenting with hopping my own and everyone compliments it. Thinking of building a digital microbrewery out of arduinos similar to this: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/

But first I really must build a spargler out of a cool box...

 

[Hammock Hamster]

First thing of course was to try out the vacuum packer with some chocolate cake. The trick was to stop it before the cake compressed into wafer form.

So what next? My current plan is to make up some chilli beef jerky to bring to the moot, the next plan being to make some ration packs to take hiking with me.

Anyone got any easy/simple recipes they can share?

Dehydrated fruit, apple and mango are my favourites just be careful no sharp bits puncture the vacuum bags.

Jerky is good and if you add some dehydrated veg and dry pasta you have your own sealed dehydrated meals for the trail.

 

[rik_uk3]

I don't bother drying fruit, is so readily available ready dried but I do (or did, not bothered for a while) dry a lot of veg and mushrooms. The last time I used the vac packer was to make up bags of rice from a couple of 10Kg sacks I'd got, very handy little things they are.

Bags of Freshness sent me the wrong rolls and just ignored my emails, I'll not use them again, £30 down the pan.

 

[raskusdrotti]

There's some good recipes here http://www.trailcooking.com/trail-cooking-101

 

[The MAX]

I literally just did the same thing today! Only a crapper dehydrator available locally for some reason so I headed to amazon. I figured go big or go home!

This is what I ordered
Nesco 700 watt Food Dehydrator
Food Saver 2040 Vacuum Sealer

Paid $190 for the lot of it, including HST.

Looking forward to trying out with some jerky, pasta, and fruits!