Dehydrating & Meal Planning Crash Course
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Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator
Erin's breakfast bars recipe: 1 cup oats, 1 cup shredded coconut, 1/3 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/3 cup honey. Mix, spread in a pan, and let it harden. No baking needed.
I don't have dehydrator-specific recipes for my veggie chili, curry, burrito mixes. I just google it and pick ones that have ingredients that I like or that I want to use up. Dehydrating is a great way to save produce that's going to go bad.
******DEHYDRATOR & MEAL LIST******
125 degrees
Canned beans - rinse first, 125 for 6-8 hours
Mushrooms - 1/8" slices, 125 for 6-8 hours
Peppers - cut into 1/2" pieces, skin side down, 125 for 6-8 hours
Chili - see instructions for ground beef before preparing, refrigerate overnight to enhance flavour, 125 for 8-10 hours, combine one to one with water to rehydrate
Spinach - can double up in two layers, 125 for 4 hours, may start blowing around
135 degrees
Cherry tomatoes - cut into quarters, 135 for 8-10 hours, ensure inside is dry
Onion - dice to 1/2" pieces, 145 for 2 hours, then 135 for 6-8 more hours, should be pliable
Bananas - 1/8" slices, 135 for 8-12 hours, until chip-like or leathery
Pineapple - 1/8" slices, 135 for 12-18 hours, until pliable, smaller chunks dry faster, trays fit two pineapples
Pasta sauce - blend if chunky, avoid cheesy sauces, 135 for 6-8 hours
Blueberries - must break the skin first, 135 for 12-20 hours
Watermelon - thin slices, 135 for 18-24 hours
145 degrees
Ground beef - extra lean (max 15% fat), add 1/2 cup bread crumbs for each lb of beef before pan frying and work it in with fingers, rinse with boiling water after pan frying, 145 for 6 hours, will be hard ("gravel")
Canned chicken - canned is pressure cooked, drain and rinse under hot water, break into small chunks, 145 for 8 hours
MEALS
Veggie burritos
Wraps-sliced cheese, salami, mustard, mayo
Chili and garlic bread
Naan veggie calzones
Fresh fish (tacos?)
Cheese and crackers
Veggie curry
KD
Dehydrated pineapple slices
Ramen-egg drop or add veggies
Pasta and dehydrated sauce
Pesto
Erin's breakfast bars-oats, honey, PB, chocolate chips, shredded coconut
Shredded cheese
Instant potatoes
PB and jam sandwiches
Naan with Indian sauce
Just add water pancake mix
Clarified butter for KD, fish, popcorn
Popcorn kernels
Popcorn seasoning
Snack or chocolate bars
Chips or crispers
Scotch 1L
Tea
Coffee
Powdered milk
Thanks for the shout out. My book will be out in about 3-4 weeks. I'll be sending you a copy when it is available. Cheers.
Right on, I was going to ask. Thanks man!!!
@@LostLakes I sent you a PM in fb.
For a snack: I dehydrate hummus then spin it in the food processor to make a fine powder. At camp, mix a bit with warm water and in about 5 minutes you have delicious hummus. It is a great simple snack.
I saw the northern scavengers do that too...I was skeptical but I'll have to try it--thanks!
@@LostLakes I would be happy to send you some.
My wife and I really enjoy your channel, So refreshing to see someone who puts ego aside and is just "real". Your outdoor ethics and care for the natural world is inspiring. Thanks for the adventures, Cheers.
Really appreciate that Craig!!
Totally agree! I can’t watch when someone is bragging, asking for money, buy their t shirts or doing cheesy ads in their videos. Being sent something and not doing a honest review niggles me too. I like calm and no drama
Man, I know you're not thrilled on this series but I am loving it! That list is amazing, thank you for that.
Hahah so glad to hear it! Thanks WW!
I echo this, these have been great!
dehydrated hummus is the gold standard of backcountry snacks
I'm terrible at meal planning...this is a great crash course. Also, outside of Canada and USA, eggs are often kept at room temperature so I think they are fairly safe to bring especially for the first few days. Thanks for doing this series Jon. I hope you can make the most of this time with day trips
Thank you. Very helpful and not just for back country folks. Fast meals are a godsend if you have chronic conditions too. Aspiring to be both 😁. Erin, your breakfast bars are getting made tomorrow. Thank you.
Find someone who talks about you the way Jon talks about dehydrated pineapple. 💘
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You can certainly save a bunch and make healthy dehydrated trip food. Good info.
I was totally unware of how much work you put in to these trips before you put a paddle in the water Jon. I take my hat of to you fair play.
Hahah for long trips for sure. Overnighter meal plans tend to be much more improvised
I know you don’t like doin these kinds of videos, but they really are helpful for so many. Sometimes you just point out one little thing that we never thought of that makes things so much easier! Also, I use Kevin outdoors recipes and they are phenomenal! When I dehydrate, I dump all the trays out into a large flexible cutting matt. Then you can fold it in half and dump it into a bag or container or even weigh it if you are following Kevin’s recipes to a tee! 😂😉. Thanks for all you are doing! It is MUCH appreciated! Each one of your what’s in my pack vids were helpful!
Great video Jon! I agree that dehydrated meals are a great introduction to vegetarian recipes. A lot of the meals you mentioned it often taste just as good if not better.. one food group we should all be eating more of. 🥦
Excellent video on your summary of Erin's Breaky Bars and dehydrating info with temps, valuable info. Also like that you are in tune to sharing the inexpensive avenues of all areas of your outdoor life. You speak in an easy listening manner in summary and tripping.
Thank you John and Erin for sharing your life.
Servus Jon and Erin , congratulations on the new kitchen appliance and wish you lots of fun and success.
Thank you Jon! Great to have your list of temps and knowing your tips for dehydration.
I see someone already suggested canned pineapple for dehydrating. I started doing them when I was dehydrating apples and needed an acidic soak for the apples. I’d heard that pineapple juice worked well for this and was then left with a few cans of drained pineapple rings. I figured I’d chop them up and dry at the same time. I was surprised by how well they turned out. Chewy, sweet goodness is always welcome while chilling in a hammock in the back country. (This has reminded me I need to get going on my dehydrating stash of food!)
Ah! This is great timing, thank you. Prepping a for an 8 day trip in Scotland, really need to get on with the dehydrating. Mango and pineapple yesterday 😋
Your channel is definitely our favourite. As someone else said, down to earth, obvious care for nature and for us tree-starved Brits, amazing scenery!!! (Scotland is stunning, but lacking in trees, no hammock camping thats for sure!)
I don't have dehydrator-specific recipes for my veggie chili, curry, burrito mixes. I just google it and pick ones that have ingredients that I like or that I want to use up. Dehydrating is a great way to save produce that's going to go bad.
Check out Kevin Outdoors' channel for much more in-depth dehydrating content: ua-cam.com/users/Kakabekakev
Also Backpacking Chef's website: www.backpackingchef.com/
You rock ! precious informations, i take many notes. 2 treats of mine. Beans (without pork) you can just buy or make and dehydrate, so easy. Second, hash brown, semi bake potatos in oven, cool down and grated and dry it, very easy to rehydrate and cook. bon apétit
One of my favorite Trail mixes is dried mango dried pineapple and dried blueberries in the same bag after a few days they really gel well together
I asked about a video on this subject in your latest 6 day solo post. Really interesting and I am now ready to give this a go. Thanks for doing this.
Dehydrated pineapple rings (from the can) and strawberry slices (from frozen bag) are our favourite fruits.
Instant mashed potatoes make a good side for chili when the bread-like products run out. In the bush is the only place I would eat instant mashed potatoes.
Hahah they're really pretty good, especially with some cheese to add creaminess. Great idea on the canned pineapple...nice option to have if the regular ones don't go on sale
@@LostLakesAlso the canned pineapple rings are very consistently sliced to the same thickness.... they are sooo good - even cheap no name brand works well.
We're doing Quetico in August this year: 6 people x 12 days is a LOT of food to dehydrate! My mini freezer is packed to the brim with dehydrated food for the season, and I'm not even done yet!
Thanks for this video series. It’s super helpful.
Thanks for the dehydrator time and temperature information.
Another nice thing to bring for your fish is a little bit of lemon. Pan fry fish with lemon salt and pepper. We also use pancake mix to batter fish, it has eggs and everything already in the box. It also takes very little oil. The key is to batter the fish lightly.
Hi John, this video is so illuminating!! Thank you very much. p.s. you & erin have to try some
BUBBA’S SECRET STILLS WHISKEY. Enjoy!
These really are helpful. Thanks Jon. I'm feeling for ya and hoping you can get out soon...
Much appreciated David!
I found spaghetti never turned out when I tried to dehydrate it. Strawberries are amazing though - I’d totally recommend doing strawberries. Also if you put cinnamon on apple slices those are good too.
dude i know you didnt want to make these videos, but this is awesome and im glad you are doing it. its already been a game changer for me. thank you! love from Michigan!
Thank you for sharing all this!
One suggestions: try refried beans. I add them to almost every meal now, they rehydrate very well snd are insanely good.
Great idea!
We did jerky with a bit of nitrate in the marinate for a preservative...turned out real well actually.
You’ve got it down to a science, bud! Me, I have been a vegetarian for about six months now, with an occasional fish when I go on excursions. Maybe I’ll try de-hydrating foods, but it’s a lot of work for 3-day trips....
Learnt a lot from this, I may have to get one just for pineapples
Yaaa popcorn was on that list. Love this series too
Thanks Nick! 🍿
GREAT GREAT TIPS!!! Thank you
Ham and bean soup dehydrates really well and re-hydrates back to deliciousness easily and has lots of what you need to keep going. You can also make it without the ham and use vegetable stock - I sent some to my niece who was walking the pacific trail. She liked it but it took too much of her stove fuel to re-hydrate - you would not have that problem since you are using the wood fire.
Great info. You should add the names of those other channels you mentioned in the description for more info on dehydrating. Thanks for the tip about the dehydrator paper.
Thanks Bruce! And good call, added it in a pinned comment :)
Dehydrated ground Turkey works extremely well
Good video.
Thanks for this video. 👍🏿
I know you do not want to make more of these really, but id love to see more
How to you keep the cheese and eggs cool? Ice bag? Tie it off and put in the cool stream? Good info. Never thought of some of those being dehydrated! I have a nice one that works well. Thanks Jon!
Never do...so my cheese probably has a lot of bacteria on warm trips heheh but I've rarely had it mold. And eggs I rarely bring and usually eat them the first morning if I do
Just found your channel, you are an inspiration
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hi...about 200 days in canada's back country over my life time.
(while working 2 jobs and raising a family here in the USA)
total number of meals carried in per week = zero
cases of beer carried in per man per week = 1
cases of empties carried out per man per trip = 2-3
average of fish kept per man per day = 1
large bags of, mostly canadian, garbage carried out per man per trip = 1
rgrds...walt
actually in processing my meals for my annual birch bark harvest for my classes
very interesting, I've seen your videos where you do pasta on trips and was curious how you did the sauce. Another great video I'm glad I saved
Tru Lemon packages of real dehydrated/unsweetened lemon juice (they have other citrus fruits too) are a camping game changer for us. Add to meals, especially fish, or drinks. They are great for a kick of nutrition and flavour and they are light as a feather to carry. They are available at health food stores and on line. I love these even at home. Minimal packaging. I don’t work for the company btw!
Great video thank you
Been thinking about this for awhile. Great to see a video about it. I'll be checking out Kevin's channel for sure.
Good video! I have been vegan for 10 years so dehydrating vegan meats is easy bc most of just beans or chickpeas. I love doing bananas and apples. I need to do pineapples you say you love them. I have an Excalibur dehydrator oh I don’t like tomatoes but dehydrated ones are so good haha
Great video. I’ve often wondered how you do your meal planning and prep.
Good advice!
This was super helpful because I just picked one of these up at a thrift shop for $8, but it has no manual
This was really interesting and those packaged meals from MEC or Sail are crazy expensive so I went the same route as you did and bought a dehydrator. I bought the most common one on Amazon and it's round and the trays and liners were easy to order. I also bought a food vacuum sealer a long time ago and use it now to package my meals and I can rehydrate right in them and it works great if you make a cozy. Funny thing, while I was watching you video I had 4 trays of fruit sheets I am making for a trip a the end of this month and of course you have to use the solid tray liner and it takes a long time. You had talked about air flow and I thought why am I still using the tray liner once it is solid enough and took it off as a solid sheet to finish on the grates so thanks. I do have a question for you. I have always gone the route of creating the whole meal like your veg curry and then dehydrating the whole thing, but I noticed you are doing things like pasta sauce and veg on it's own. Are you building the meal in the backcountry with the various separate dehydrated goods? The only thing I do like that is I dehydrate fruit on it's own to then mix with my instant oatmeal since it kicks it up a notch and makes it taste way better. Keep up the great videos and thanks for making them.
Thank you!
Hi Jon, thanks for the great tips. I am going to start dehydrating my own. Do you have the recipes of the main dishes that you make? (Veg curry, chili). Also, i remember you explaini that you have a bag that is packed ready to go for a weekend trip. Can you touch on that? Is there a gear list of stuff you bring? Thanks 😊
I'm enjoying the series. 👍🏻 Backpacking Chef website looks like a good site for info.
Thanks Paul 🙂🙂
Great video! How long will Erin’s breakfast bars last refrigerated and/or non refrigerated? Looking forward to trying them!
Thanks for the vids . Love ‘em . You go on enough trips in a year that you should look into a freeze dryer . Their expensive but compared to store bought meals i think you’d get your money back soon . I dehydrate some foods and spices but I’m starting to think about the benefits of the freeze dryer . I’d like to make some individual meal’s sealed in Mylar bags . Make em way cheaper than Mountain House . Anyway just a thought 👍
Ground turkey I've found to be the best meat to dehydrate
Thank you so much for doing this video. It was extremely helpful and motivating
Thanks a lot Alan, so glad to hear that :)
In addition to dehydrated pineapples, I don’t know if you’ve tried dehydrating mangoes but the dehydrated mangoes at the grocery store have been a staple for my mountain adventures.
I think I've only had them from the store too, but they are good!
Oh sorry talking about the scotch is there anyway we can do a camp trip in kilts
Have you ever considered dehydrating frozen onions to reduce the prep work of slicing and dicing? Also a variety of frozen vegs to use in stews? Enjoy your content. Great Tips for sure. Thanks for sharing your videos with us.
Thanks! You mean like the bags of frozen veggies that are already processed? That's a good idea...no one like prepping veggies
@@LostLakes Yes the frozen onions that are diced and frozen. Sometimes get them in bags larger than 1 pound fairly cheap and they do put them on Sale.
Those Canadian Scampering Beans can be hard to work with.
Hazardous materials....must be prepared with caution
Growing up my parents used to take "chip beef" (freeze dried ground beef) into Algonquin for a week trip we used to go on every summer. Inevitably red squirrels would get into the hanging food pack and the chip beef was their favourite. It was $90/pound in the 70's and surprisingly it's about the same on Amazon right now. I'm making a batch of beef jerky right now because I like a thicker cut and don't want the MSG and other chemicals. Looks like you have a good system.👍
Hahah had no idea red squirrels were so carnivorous
@@LostLakes discovered last year up at my remote cabin that they eat mice too! The mice were out of control last year and as I caught them the red squirrels would pick them up. Oh, and we had no blueberries in NE Ontario (Kirkland Lake area) either. Worst I've seen, and no raspberries or wild strawberries either.
I really need to do more of this
Great content given the current situation...Also Calzones don't have sauce!
Blasphemy! Hahah it's true, but who can resist that tomatoey goodness... Thanks BLB!
Thank you for the video. I have not begun to dehydrate my own meals but I intend to soon. Those backcountry meals you can buy are so expensive the more I get out. As for eggs, I visit my local Mennonite farms and ask them if they can pick me some farm fresh eggs right from the coop. At this point now they know who I am and understand why I ask for non refrigerated eggs.
Thanks Myth, I'm curious, what's your preference for non-refrigerated? I know in some other countries they don't refrigerate them in stores
@@LostLakes I take non refrigerated eggs when it is warmer outside (but not too hot out). Once you refrigerate an egg, you only have an hour or two before you need to use it. If you can get a local farm that sells eggs to get you some right from the coop you're good to keep them outside for a long time without worry about bacteria growth.
Didn’t hear you mention the most important staple of all…Sriracha!😳
One of the reasons you have refrigerate eggs is because of the processing they receive. If you buy from a local chicken farmers you could take fresh eggs for a week. Google it😂✌
I attempted to dehydrate a fettuccine Alfredo I made. My dehydrator is extremely oily now 😂
Dehydratioed beef boganase work's good
Step 5: place dehydrated food in freezer and forget to take on your next trip with Xander.... Just kidding, sorry, couldn't resist!! 😂😉
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Like to dehydrate homemade hot sauce then put it in a blinder.
How long does your naan last? I've noticed it doesnt' have a long shelf life in the packages i've seen.
I don't think I've had it go bad on a trip and have carried it a week+ many times in heat. By I try to eat all my fresh stuff within 10 days
Hey John, hope you guys are doing well . My current dehydrator has died and I remember you doing a review on yours a few years ago. Just curious if you are still happy with it?
We've since got this one and it's way better. I don't like having the fan in the middle at the bottom where food falls into it. Although I saw a Ninja 10-in-1 unit recently that looks similar but does a ton of other things as well.
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@@LostLakes thanks so much and that makes sense. I had the Nesco round one for years with the heat on top and the bottom did collect a lot of food so I can see when the heat there that would be an issue. Is that link you used an affiliate link so you can get a few bucks back if I buy it with it? If not drop one in and I’ll use it .
Very much appreciated Cliff! Just added it to my storefront here :)
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Hey Jon, I ventured back to this video because I've started prepping for my 30 day Algonquin trip and I was wondering if you have eveer tried dehydrating Peameal Bacon? If so, have you prepaired it like regular jerky (start raw) or cooked it first. I've found that most searches have been 50/50 on what is the better or safer way. I've never dehydrated pork before, just chicken and beef.
Exciting :) I never have and basically don't dehydrate meat anymore but Kevin Outdoors on YT is the man on dehydrating...if you ask him I bet he'll have a solid answer for you
@@LostLakes Thank you :)
Amazing! Thanks for sharing! How do you portion control properly?
Thanks edelight! I'm far from scientific about it usually. Except on our 2-week Quetico trip last year, because we really had to. I carefully measured food into the containers and then portioned it for each meal with a measuring cup. Typically about 2c of dehydrated food per meal for me (less for Erin)
You still had some from last season, how long would you say theses products (especially containing ground beef) will last?
Kevin Outdoors could give a much more scientific answer to that one but I feel like a year is safe if it was properly dehydrated and kept frozen...maybe longer
Hang in there Jon. We can tell talking about it instead of doing it is killing you. We're all going through it. Trying to plan a trip right now is crazy. Thank you very much for the content. Next video... rehydrating and cooking in the back yard. LOL. Sorry. Not funny.
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Thanks for the tips....Has the house aired out yet from all those onions?
LOL so smelly
Aboot??? I think you were saying About
I know Erin is not a big fan of fish but what are your favorite ways to prepare fish and does it vary on the catch? Thanks, bro! Just saw the end of the video... question answered. :)
Haha I had to cover that one!
Why no aluminum? Just curious.
Just concerns about possible linkages to dementia and Alzheimer's. Maybe it's phooey but I'm not keen to take that risk
Always thought canned chicken kinda smelled and had a faint taste of tuna.
How long does it take to dehydrate water? Do you put spices in it for soup bases?
It depends and ranges widely but a number of hours...usually 8 or more for a full dehydrator. Yep plenty of spices and stock while cooking, then dehydrate. You can generally add them after but I'd rather not have to bring separate spices
@@LostLakes I was being sarcastic, but after typing that, I was all "Well? You CAN dehydrate spices while they're fusing together, lol..
How does the scotch taste from the bladder? I use a titanium flask on short trips, but it's small for longer ones.
Great video by the way! This is definitely the part of my pack I can get better at.
It tastes like smokey paint warming every square inch of my throat, just like it should 🙂 Lol I find some containers will impact the taste (such as the Nalgene container I use for my oil), but not those Platypus ones. Yeah that's the trouble with metal flasks...they're only good for a couple of glasses. Thanks a lot Lars!!
@@LostLakes awesome, I'll have to snag a platypus then! Thanks!
Good thing Doritos are already dehydrated?? 🙃
How do oranges do dehydrated??
Haven't tried them but if they're anything like clementines, surprisingly terrible
@@LostLakes LOL!!!! Too bad!!
Dehydrated watermelon 🍉 = vapour 😂😂
I just wonder:
Have you ever tried dehydrating naan breads?
Hahah I haven't...but I feel like it would dry it out excessively and it would just crumble
@@LostLakes Oh yeah. I’m not guaranteeing success here. Not by far. It’s just, if anyone would ever try it, it could be you.
pemmican dude. you have way to much carbs. My guts would be in turmoil eating what you do. jerky and dehydrated meat . make broths out of it at camp. same with the pemmican. you need the fats in it to live. Like they say what works for one is not absolute for every one. I have gone carnivore and never felt better. I totally understand the chocolate bars. I'm convinced it's actually meat. LOL. I only bring one bar of dark chocolate. That's how my willpower works on chocolate. Coffee a must and tea as well. No sugars. Sounds boring I know but it works for me. I suck at fishing. But do catch the odd one or two. I enjoy your adventures. Live Life Large, it's shorter than you think.
make a patreon please
Hey Roy, I've been resisting that one but people are beginning to sway me heheh...maybe someday :) Thank you!
You can also use parchment paper. Check out MrBabelfish5 on UA-cam for some great meals
You killed a wookie and made a chair out of it? So, thats why Star Wars failed!! Thanks John, thanks a lot.
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a poorly designed dehydrator
Could be improved but I don't think it's poor...though I've never used another.
You had me at fruit roll-up.
Hahah we really gotta try making those