 |
| Lockdown on the dehydrator |
We've been dehydrating lots of food for the last week. This thing has been running non-stop, and we're going to need to buy a bunch of food along the way even still. To date, here's what we've managed to crank through this shiny new dehydrator:
- 12lb sliced strawberries
- 12lb ground beef
- (2) 5lb cans tuna
- (6) 12.5oz cans chicken
- (2) 5lb cans peach slices
- (2) 5lb cans pineapple bits
- 5lb broccoli florettes
- 5lb asparagus
- 3lb string beans
- 2qt yogurt
- 1lb hummus
- 10 jars apple sauce
- 5lb shrimp
- 2lbs worth of beans turned into stew
Next on deck will be some various banana purees. We bought a lot of bananas with the intention of slicing them for use, but we didn't get to them fast enough and they've started to get a bit mushy. Now we have to mix them with other fruits (strawberries, pineapples, oranges) and make fruit leather out of it.
We chose an Excalibur 3900 food dehydrator because it's huge, has good reviews, and it's simple to use. I looked around a ton and settled on buying a refurb direct from Excalibur. It's actually the place to get the best deal on the ParaFlexx liners that I could find as well.
Despite all of this effort though, Mindy and I will have trouble making enough food in time for our trip. We'll either buy some dried stuff to supplement what we make, or rely a bit less on maildrops and pickup food in town. Decisions decisions....
No comments:
Post a Comment