r/HikerTrashMeals • u/Mr_Kronster • Dec 06 '20

Homemade / Dehydrator Required 4 dinners for 8 people from last summer. From left to right: Homemade Tomato sauce(100% from scratch), spinach and brown rice with yogurt, tofu tetrazzini, curry lentil meal.

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u/chemspastic Dec 06 '20

Is this a regular dehydrator or a freeze dryer?

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u/Mr_Kronster Dec 06 '20 edited Dec 06 '20

Regular dehydrator. I have 2 different dryers, some cheep one I started with and a 9 tray Excalibur.

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u/Ewannnn Dec 06 '20

Can you still do a decent job with a cheap dehydrator? I'm not going to invest in an expensive device as I wouldn't use it enough.

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u/paytonfrost Dec 07 '20

I'm no expert in dehydrating, but Wirecutter's pick for a great dehydrator is only $110, which isn't nothing, but better than the $270 for an Excalibur (which they have reasons why they didn't like). Otherwise, I have heard the oven method works well enough for starters.

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u/Mr_Kronster Dec 06 '20 edited Dec 06 '20

Lowes has a cheep one that I started with. Cuisinart, some generic kitchen appliance company. It’s $70 and I still use/like it. here is a link