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Ever wonder how long to cook your freeze-dried ingredients when adding them to a larger mix? Ask the Chef! She'll always steer you right.

Plus read up on Rehydration Ratios for seasoning powders and add a great punch of flavor to your next backcountry meal. And don't forget to take a picture! Our Fall Photo Contest is coming to a close this month!
Ask the Chef - Using FD Ground Beef
When to Add Freeze-Dried Ground Beef to Dinner?

 
I've purchased four of your 2 oz packages of AskTheChefFreeze-Dried Ground Beef and have a question on how long you can cook it. I am planning on adding it to a chili mix (Bear Creek Chili Mix - 8 Ounces) which takes about 20 minutes or so to cook.  I have done this in the past with TVP and beef bouillon cubes, but the flavor just is not there and I am looking forward to using the Freeze Dried Ground Beef. Do you have a suggestion on when the best time it would be to add the beef to the chili mix in the pot?

 

I would suggest that you go ahead and add the  Freeze Dried Ground Beef to the mix at the beginning of your prep - - just as you would freshly sauteed beef. This will give it a little more time to reconstitute and add a richer beefy flavor to the mixture. I haven't tasted the Bear Creek mix . . but if you've found it missing just that "extra something" in the past, I would probably be inclined to also add just a sprinkle of beef boullion or powdered beef stock as well to help round out the flavor if you happen to have some on hand.

 

 

Fall Photo Contest

Take a Great Photo, Win a Great Prize!


We have been hearing all about the fantastic adventures that our customers have been going on all summer, and now we want to see them!Fall Photo Contest

We've heard tales of Alaskan bear watching, Colorado mountain climbing, California river rafting and more!

Send us your photos showing Packit Gourmet along for the ride and win more great grub for your next backcountry adventure.

We're giving away three prize packs to the most interesting, beautiful, funny or otherwise intriguing photos submitted. Learn more about the contest at this link. Send your entries to trailfood@packitgourmet.com by October 31, 2011 to qualify.

1st Place: $100 Packit Gourmet Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $50 Packit Gourmet Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $25 Packit Gourmet Gift Certificate
October 2011
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In This Issue
Ask the Chef
Fall Photo Contest
Rehydration Ratios
Rehydration Ratios
Seasoning Powder Ratios Now Available  


Cooking with dried ingredients can be a hard thing to wrap your head around! Just how much water do you need to 'bring back' your dried foods?

We put together a Rehydration Ratio chart some time ago for just this reason, listing everything from veggies to meats.... but we've just now added seasonings!

Powders

Check out our newest addition and learn how much water is needed to turn soy sauce powder to liquid soy sauce or a stock powder into a liquid stock base.

Most seasoning powders are intended to be added into a recipe mix rather than trying to reconstitute the powder back into its original liquid form. Many of these powders do come very close to their original form while others never return to their former glory but do add a fantastic flavor when used in a recipe.

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