[pct-l] Stoveless? Do tell!

[Ed Jarrett]

There was still a little crunch to the corn and rice, but it was not much and it chewed up pretty easy.  I actually prefer having a bit of body to my food rather than having it all soft, so it was good for me.  FWIW, the corn I was using was freeze dried and the rice was instant.  I did notice that the white rice seemed to hydrate faster than the brown.

Ed Jarretthttp://aclayjar.blogspot.com/

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> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:30:00 -0400
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> Ed, was that enough time to really soften the ingredients or were they still crunchy? On a trip this year I added  a little cold water several hours ahead of time (at the prior meal), then at dinner time added boiling water and soaked for 30" but the dehydrated meat and some of the dehydrated  veggies were still crunchy. I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong. Above 10,000 ft I had zero appetite so it made it really hard to force the food down. Dehydrated potato buds and rice worked well, as did the dried soup mix and were relatively appetizing. We used a combination of home dehydrated food and Backpacker's Pantry or Mountain House dinners and I have to say I looked forward to the commercial mixes. I expect that will change over time as I perfect my home-prepared meals.  
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> For dinner I generally made burritos.  At home I put 1/4 cup of instant rice, 
> 1/4 cup of dried beans (pinto or black), some dried corn, cheese, onions and 
> taco or burrito seasoning into a sandwich sized Ziploc.  In some packets I added 
> 1/4 cup of dried chicken or some kind of jerky.  For others I carried a single 
> serving packet of tuna or salmon.  Come dinner time I added enough water to the 
> Ziploc to just cover the dried ingredients and let it sit for half an hour.  
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