If there’s one thing I’ve learned as the Chef of a camping food company, it’s that once you experience the convenience of using dried ingredients in home-cooking, there is no going back! Need some onion? Tomatoes? Jalapenos to kick up the heat? Grab your jar of dehydrated jalapenos and simply…
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Chef Debbie’s Go-To Grocery Items For Your Camp Kitchen
Whether you’re creating your own camping meals, or looking to jazz up existing ones, working with the right freeze-dried and dehydrated ingredients, powders and pastes can be a flavor-changer (and life-changer) for your camping adventures! This is exactly why we sat down with Debbie — Packit Gourmet’s Chef & Queen…
How to Store Freeze-Dried & Dehydrated Foods
One of the most common questions we receive is how to store freeze-dried & dehydrated ingredients once you’ve opened the package. And in all honesty, it’s a great question! These are not your typical fruits and vegetables: they can be fragile, extremely sensitive and most of all — we’d like…
Freeze-Dried & Dehydrated Explained
Whether you’re planning to start home-drying your own foods, or are interested in blending our pre-packaged ingredients to create your own meals, understanding the difference between freeze-dried and dehydrated foods is the first step! From texture and appearance to cook-time and rehydration ratios, these key differences can make or break…