Dehydrating my favourite backpacking meal

[@AScotsmanOutdoors]

I've watched you having your dehydrated meals and having recently purchased an air fryer with dehydration setting and going to make some of my own, this was perfect to see your method. I would never have thought the tomato puree would have went like that. Thanks for sharing the wealth and I look forward to trying some dehydrated meals of my own.

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi mate 👋, oh an air fryer is such a nice kitchen tool! At the beginning I was quite surprised with the tomato puree as well, you can get it definitely dryer when it is thinner but from my experience it doesn't effect the storage time. Alternatively you can also put the dehydrated meals into the freezer to be on the safe side or you put some 'water' absorbent (?) silica food cushions into the jar's. Cheers Stripey

[@MaliceGLA]

Nice and clear explanation Stripey! 👍

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot MaliceGLA 👍

[@Dougsterxplor]

Found it. Thanks. 😁

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot! 👍

[@PhilHaddon]

I finally bought a used dehydrator today Stripey. I look forward to making some meals 👍

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Excellent 👍

[@dont_delay]

Great method . Thanks Stripey and bon appetit

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks Tan Bar!

[@EventyrsorenDenmark]

Making your food this way is great.Im just to lazy to do it very often.But it can be very nice.Thanks for sharing.

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Can definitely understand it Eventyrsoren, it's kind of time consuming particular with chicken (I put it first into the slow cooker for 4 hours). Thanks, Stripey

[@PhilHaddon]

I've been waiting for this video since you mentioned you were making it.👍. Thanks for taking the time 👍. Very appreciated.

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks you very much Phil! ATB Stripey

[@trytheoutdoors]

Thank you. No end to your skills! :)

[@StripeyHatGuy]

😂😂😂

[@craig3401]

Looks a great way to get your meals and know what's going into them👍

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Yeah absolutely! Furthermore the dehydrator can pay for itself, faster with less fancy meals which require less dehydration time (electricity!) Thanks Stripey

[@DAoutdoors]

Brilliant Stripey, what a superb bit of kit that is! 🤌

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot Dave, it definitely is! ATB Stripey

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Brilliant Stripey 👌

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot Brian 🙌👍

[@serkd37]

Hi Stripey. Amazing, now we know. Long gone are the Bachelors days! ATB Serk

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hahaha yeah I guess so as well! Thanks a lot Seek.

[@themunrobagger]

Brilliant mate 👏

[@iainmc9859]

Sounds great, although with 5 hours of electricity I'm not sure of the economic benefits compared to cheap pre-packaged meals. I survived on de-hydrated meals for a while as a nomadic farm labourer. Plays havoc with your digestive system day in day out. Fish suppers from a half hour bicycle ride away were a medical necessity 😉

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi Ian Mc, the economic benefit is for sure questionable in comparison to bachelor paste, etc... in my case the dehydrator has 400W at 90C. Assuming it would need 400W at 75C (easier for calculation) it would mean that I used 2kWh of electricity in 5h - currently I am paying 27.84p/kWh so the electricity bill just for dehydration is 55.68p - of course I cooked it before hand on the stove. Good to hear your experience about long term use 😉 Thanks Stripey

[@iainmc9859]

@@StripeyHatGuy Would you like to be Chancellor of the Exchequer ? I think you've probably got a better grasp of energy costs😊

[@StripeyHatGuy]

😂😂😂 no thanks, is already enough in my current responsibility in Germany - but this is a different story 😏

[@bkr111]

Great video! Why not add the seasoning to the meat when cooking before dehydration?

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot! I could do it probably but as I wash the meat afterwards under warm water to reduce the fat as much as possible (increases the shelf life) I am not sure if it would really help. Usually I do put salt always on the meat before cooking as it helps the flavour imho but when dehydrating I haven't really done it.

[@bonpecheur4565]

I guess I'm first 🙂 I' ll have to buy a food dehydrator one day instead of paying between 10 and 20 dollars for a pouch of dehydrated food . Thanks for the video Stripey

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Yeah you won 😃. I actually never bought fancy meals before, never wanted to pay the money for it and a dehydrator is definitely a good way to avoid it. Can highly recommend it 👍 Thanks a lot Bon Pecheur, ATB Stripey

[@murchiesmountains2820]

Superb Stripey 😁..I’ve seen your hydrated meals in the flesh and they are the bizzo 😍..Yummy .So much cheaper than the ones you buy in the camping shops ..To notch food mate 😁 Cheers Robert

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot buddy, absolutely! I do also like that you can pick the ingredients to your taste and you know exactly what you eat 😃👍 Thanks Stripey

[@murchiesmountains2820]

@@StripeyHatGuy Good point 😁👍..You can choose any meal you want 😁

[@whenigotothemountains1203]

Nice one stripey. I haven’t tried tomato paste as you did but I will now. Do you not add an oxyfree sachet? Gordon

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi Gordon, no I don't. So far I use usually the ingredients within a month or two - alternatively I would just put the dehydrated and prepared meals into the freezer. Cheers Stripey

[@Kev_Russ]

Looks yummy 🤤 Make me some next time we meet up. 😉😜

[@StripeyHatGuy]

for a Makrele Wrap I do a lot 😉, DEAL 😊👍

[@Kev_Russ]

@@StripeyHatGuy Deal 😎

[@stevia13]

Hi Stripey. Yummy! 🍝 Can I ask what make and model your dehydrator is? Thanks 👍🏻

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi Stevia, the one which I use is the “ Kwasyo Stainless Steel” one. Not the cheapest neither the biggest but my kitchen isn’t really big and I prefer stainless steel in the kitchen to plastic. Happy dehydration 😎👍

[@sammybrownfox6265]

First time I've seen that. Very informative. How many different meals can you make?

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi Sammy 👋, It is a kind of depending. Usually 2-3 meals I can do with my sized dehydrator. From the variety point of view there is basically no limitations - so far I tried like 5 different ones, but still have like 10 more I want to try 👍 Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey

[@noktuah]

How much water do you add to rehydrate them?

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Ou could weight your ingredients ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ to get the amount right, I just fill my ziplock bags up to the food level that it slightly covers the dehydrated food. When I hydrate rice I put a little more water in. Really nothing to over complicate tbh. when it is still hard after 12-15 minutes just add a little more water and when you add a little to much just wait a little longer. In the latter case everything gets a little softer but still fine. Hope it helps. ATB Stripey

[@PhilHaddon]

Which dehydrator do you have please?

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi Phil 👋, I use the 'Kwasyo Stainless Steel Food Dehydrator' you need to Google around a bit as Amazon isn't the cheapest 😉

[@anujbhatia3337]

Do you just bring a few oz of olive oil with you to add fat calories?

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Hi Anuj 👋, most of the time I just eat it as it is tbh. Usually I do only 1-2 day trips and I have usually some nut bars and sweets with me. When I use additional olive oil I bring like 4 teaspoons. Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey

[@pauljones5066]

you are learning tricks from Patrick Dickinson !!

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Oh I wasn’t aware that he does it as well. Thanks a lot for sharing 👍

[@pauljones5066]

Patrick is the original master and guru ! 🙂