Thank you very much for this, I was just thinking of my camping recipes and one is knorr pasta alfredo with a can of chicken added in at the end, and I was just wondering if I could dehydrate the canned chicken and just put that and the pasta mix all in a bag together for backpacking to make it lighter. This is so informative.
Somewhere on RUclips is a video of Martin Yan boning a whole chicken in some ridiculously short period of time. Not saying we should all be boning chicken that fast, but his technique yielded a LOT of boneless chicken. Edited to add: this is the video of yours from which I am learning the most. I've learned from them all, but this is wall-to-wall good info.
Hello Kurt, I recently discovered your channel while searching for new recipes to use during section hikes. Have you experimented with shelf life or experienced any spoilage? For example, I’m wondering how susceptible homemade dehydrated foods are to spoilage, especially in very hot and humid environments such as the KY, WV, and TN mountain ranges in July. Thanks for sharing your recipes. I can’t wait to experiment with them on the trail... post Covid!
Great question. I store all my dehydrated foods in our chest freezer, so they last pretty much forever. Shelf life will depend on the fat content - most spoilage comes from rancidity. Vegan foods will last a year or more without freezing, but meat is a gamble....
Enjoying your videos! Here's a tip for the chicken - add a tbsp of acid and it'll be 100x more tender than the canned. (E.G. - lemon juice, lime juice, or vinegar). The acid tip works both in a slow cooker and the Instant pot.
You forgot a step: Contaminate your instant pot cover with salmonella.... please wash your hands before touching the cover... your viewers will be thankful! Also, time to wipe down all those appliances... I cringed when I saw that clock! Dude.... wet a paper towel and wipe them things!!!!
Nice comparison! I was just thinking about doing this same type of test - canned vs Instant Pot - to see how it turned out, but now I don't have to. :) While I love the convenience of the chicken pouches, they can get heavy fast, so was hoping to dehydrate the chicken and save some weight. So in the end, what do you think will be your normal plan? Dehydrate canned or fresh (after pressure cooking)? I'd think the Instant Pot chicken would win for cost\quality. Great video, thanks for sharing.
@@KurtPapke: Ground chicken = chicken breast plus 2 sharp cleaver like knives.... up down.. up down... up down... or.. buy a hand meat grinder for a few dollars...
THIS WAS GOLD! THANK YOU!!!
Glad the video helped you out!
Thanks so much for your video!! It was just what I wanted to know!! 👍🏼
Thanks for the kind words!
Thank you very much for this, I was just thinking of my camping recipes and one is knorr pasta alfredo with a can of chicken added in at the end, and I was just wondering if I could dehydrate the canned chicken and just put that and the pasta mix all in a bag together for backpacking to make it lighter. This is so informative.
Thanks Jess, glad you found it useful!
Somewhere on RUclips is a video of Martin Yan boning a whole chicken in some ridiculously short period of time. Not saying we should all be boning chicken that fast, but his technique yielded a LOT of boneless chicken. Edited to add: this is the video of yours from which I am learning the most. I've learned from them all, but this is wall-to-wall good info.
Hey, thanks for letting me know, I really appreciate it!
you can add chicken boulion.to hot.water upon rehydration to replenish flavors.
That's a great idea!!
Hello Kurt,
I recently discovered your channel while searching for new recipes to use during section hikes. Have you experimented with shelf life or experienced any spoilage?
For example, I’m wondering how susceptible homemade dehydrated foods are to spoilage, especially in very hot and humid environments such as the KY, WV, and TN mountain ranges in July.
Thanks for sharing your recipes. I can’t wait to experiment with them on the trail... post Covid!
Great question. I store all my dehydrated foods in our chest freezer, so they last pretty much forever. Shelf life will depend on the fat content - most spoilage comes from rancidity. Vegan foods will last a year or more without freezing, but meat is a gamble....
Kurt Papke Thanks for prompt response! Take care.
can you dehydrate rice porridge?
Should be easy - just cook it up, then spread it thin on a fruit leather tray. After it's dehydrated, break into small pieces.
Enjoying your videos! Here's a tip for the chicken - add a tbsp of acid and it'll be 100x more tender than the canned. (E.G. - lemon juice, lime juice, or vinegar). The acid tip works both in a slow cooker and the Instant pot.
That's a great idea!
Did you miss the step where he chucked in 1/2 a lemon?
@@pesto12601 OOPS! Apparently I did! haha. :)
You forgot a step: Contaminate your instant pot cover with salmonella.... please wash your hands before touching the cover... your viewers will be thankful! Also, time to wipe down all those appliances... I cringed when I saw that clock! Dude.... wet a paper towel and wipe them things!!!!
Great points, thanks!
Nice comparison! I was just thinking about doing this same type of test - canned vs Instant Pot - to see how it turned out, but now I don't have to. :) While I love the convenience of the chicken pouches, they can get heavy fast, so was hoping to dehydrate the chicken and save some weight. So in the end, what do you think will be your normal plan? Dehydrate canned or fresh (after pressure cooking)? I'd think the Instant Pot chicken would win for cost\quality. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Instant Pot, but use boneless chicken that I buy on sale at the grocery. Most of the work and hassle is the deboning.
Ooooh Penzy Spices! Tasty!
Yeah, didn’t mention them in the video, but it’s what we always use!
PenzEyS spices.....
try ground chicken
That's a good idea, though at least in my groceries ground chicken is pretty $pendy.
@@KurtPapke: Ground chicken = chicken breast plus 2 sharp cleaver like knives.... up down.. up down... up down... or.. buy a hand meat grinder for a few dollars...