How is dehydrated food made?
Dehydrated, or dried food, is made by slowly removing 98% of the water from the food by heat and evaporation. This is a practice that has been performed for hundreds of years with previous generations relying on air drying, sun drying, smoking or wind drying to achieve the desired results. Today, dehydrated fruit and vegetables are made commercially and can be purchased through a number of food outlets like Packit Gourmet. Many backpackers often prefer to dehydrate their own ingredients or even full meals through the use of a commercial home dehydrator, a convection oven, or a homemade dehydrator. Although this “do-it-yourself” method is very time consuming, it provides a low-cost option that allows more control over meal ingredients and flavors. What are the advantages of dehydrated food? Shelf-Stable Like freeze-dried food, dehydrated food is preserved by having all of the water removed; thus making it safe to store it at room temperature for long periods of time. Although all food i
