[pct-l] Freeze dried Vs. dehydrated

[eyakel at earthlink.net (Eric Yakel)]

Yeah Dave, I've tried them.  I've also dehydrated some of my own.  Have to
admit their brand was quite good, and mine wasn't.   I think the taste
between say, the freeze dried corn and the dehydrated corn, was about the
same.  Obviously the dehydrated takes a little longer to cook, 15-20
minutes.
                                   Eric
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From: <CMountainDave@aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Freeze dried Vs. dehydrated


> While visiting the "be prepared" web site I noticed they sell both freeze
> dried and dehydrated food. Anybody out there who has tried both, say, F.D.
corn
> and dehydrated corn? I see that it takes much longer to hydrate the
dehydrated
> corn, but that is not a concern since I use a wood stove so fuel rationing
is
> not an issue. What I am really wondering about is taste and texture. Is
there
> much difference? How about eggs?
>    I don't care for freeze dried meals. I like to make stews with canned
> chicken, baby potatoes and fresh veggies such as onions, bell peppers,
squash,
> habenero peppers and cherry tomatoes. I thought I'd go with dehydrated
veggies
> such as corn and peas as well. I've been offered them as crunchy snacks
(maybe
> they were freeze dried?) and they were delicious but I'm not sure if they
would
> be as good rehydrated in a stew. The ones in the packaged freeze dried
meals
> are kind of rubbery
>       And does anyone know of a backpacking crock pot, preferably with a
non
> stick surface? I currently use a backpackers Teflon coated frying pan
instead.
> (No, not when pressed for time - just on laid back trips)  David C
>
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