October 3, 2025
Day 1,463 of the Adventure
Last year we added a freeze dryer to our arsenal of food preservation tools. It was a new and different experience that took a little getting used to. Most things dry very well. A few don't. We spent the year experimenting mostly with fruits, vegetables and berries. All of that worked out well. We tried a couple of meals that did not do so good. Along the way, we learned that anything with a high fat content, sugar content or cooking oils just doesn't work. Armed with that knowledge, we set upon a quest to freeze dry a variety of prepared foods that we can stock for easy use later. Freeze drying is a process that extracts all the moisture from food and when complete, can be stored for up to 25 years without losing flavor or nutritional value. They are sealed inside mylar bags with the addition of an oxygen absorber to which helps keep the contents from becoming stale. Each of the bags contain a full portion of something. We've made and stored chili, beef and noodles, chicken and noodles, chicken and rice, teriyaki chicken and rice, beef stew, mac & Cheese, rice pudding, Asian rice and vegetables and more. It's the same kind of process as you find with th4e freeze dried backpack meals, and what you would get from the places like "My Patriot Supply", "Mountain House", "4Patriots" and others. The biggest difference we've noticed is that our home made ones taste like real food where I've never tried any of the store bought ones that had much flavor to them.
Adventure Quote: “No one expects an emergency. That’s why it’s an emergency.” ― Nancy Northcot
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