[pct-l] Dehydrated chicken breast - rehydrating with hot water

[Ed Jarrett]

I have used canned chicken with great success.  I have dried it in the oven and in a dehydrator.  It really does not take all that long for it to rehydrate, even in cold water.
BTW, where did you get hot water if you were stoveless?

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> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:38:29 -0700
> From: dbanmrkr at yahoo.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l]  Dehydrated chicken breast - rehydrating with hot water
> 
> How did you dehydrate the chicken breast?
> I slow-baked the chicken, then diced it (while still juicy) and put it on
> trays to dehydrate. In camp, I added enough hot water to cover the meat plus.
> Then put the zip lock bag in a cozy.
> It was steaming still 10 minutes later, but the chicken was like rocks.
> We waited more minutes, still the chicken was uncomfortably chewy.
> 
> I checked the leftovers in the morning, still the chicken was way too chewy.
> I added more water and by lunch time the dices were chewy enough but I 
> would have liked them softer.
> 
> So, what did I do wrong with the white chicken breast? Does it have to be
> shredded and not diced before dehydrating it?