techniques is “salting.” Our ancestors discovered that treating meat liberally with salt slowed down the putrefaction process. Salt serves as a "dehydrating" agent, sucking water out of bacteria, destroying them. But...

chipped dried beef

is WRONG, people VERRY VERRY WRONG!!! IS it me?? Am I manifesting my early foodie angst at my mothers famous “cat's Vom” casserole (tinned pulped pineapple, a shredded left over roast chicken and dehydrated carrotss and...

Apparently, the ethical thing to do nowadays is follow your dog’s lead and eat a squirrel.

Frost free freezers don’t dehydrate meat via air circulation, they dehydrate meats (and other foods) due to the freeze/thaw cycle that allows them to be frost free. When the frost free cycle runs, it partially thaws your...

Leaf Cuisine, a (mostly) raw and vegan restaurant, is a good choice for anyone looking to eat light, says Poorwater, who likes their wraps and salads. You can build your own wraps and salads using nine kinds of filling. ...

I was thinking of making some jerky with different meats and flavorings. I have a Mr. Coffee dehydrator that I use to dry chile peppers. My question is, does the relatively low heat provided by the dehydrator cook the meat in the...

dehydrated meat. And I love buffalo chicken. BUT....chicken nuggets out of a bag? I just can’t do it. It reminds me of these chicken and dried apple treats I used to give my dog-I didn’t even like to touch them. Is...

A chow crawl on the streets of El Barrio.

Is it one of those multi-tray contraptions with a coil on the bottom? That’s what it looks like to me ... Beef jerky – if you buy into Alton Brown’s posit that these dehydrators uses heat and therefore partial...

Dry aged beef is hung in large (primal) cuts at near freezing, dehydrating the meat; as enzymes (and othr micro-organisms?) work to tenderize the meat. High cost reflects the weight loss and the loss from cutting off moldy...

I like using the oven better than my smoker as I can get a lower more consistent temp in there. The object of the game is to dehydrate rather than cook the meat. I set my oven to its lowest temp and arrange the slices on to cake...

Bring a few pieces of frozen meat. Heavy, yes, but it can provide some refrigeration in a small pack and be used up early on the trip – make what you like out of it, be it pork chicken, or beef (or whatever). Ramen noodles,...

of the meat, sauce,and main dish items and have generally been pleased.There are also sections on freezing and dehydrating. The CBHC is pretty heavy on the jams, jellies, and preserves and its explanations might still leave a...

mentioned. Any advice on the risk of dehydrating beef without the cure and just marinating as usual ? There’s also mention of heating the meat to 160 BEFORE dehydrating...Doesn’t seem to make sense. The dehydrator has...