Understanding Dried Foods - Backcountry Ingredients Explained

Backcountry chefs work with backcounty versions of their favorite ingredients all of the time - but there can be some challenges to dehydrated and freeze-dried foods. We've put together a few articles to help explain the unique attributes of your trail ingredients:

Freeze-Dried and Dehydrated Explained

Curious about the difference between freeze-dried and dehydrated? Let us explain.

Storage & Shelf-Life of Dried Foods

Read up on storing and prolonging the shelf-life of freeze-dried and dehydrated foods.

Rehydration Ratios

Compare multiple ingredients based on the amount of water needed for rehydration and the length of time needed for each ingredient to 'come back' to a fresh state.

Fresh/Dry Equivalencies

Trying to wrap your head around just how much one ounce of freeze-dried or dehydrated food is? Find out how much fresh food was needed to make that ounce.

Nutrition per Ounce - Groceries

Concerned about the number of calories or amount of protein on your menu? Compare your ingredients based on nutritional content and build the menu that works best for you.