Best Dehydrated Food Companies?
What companies offer the best dehydrated food in your opinion?
I've had excellent success with Harmony House:
www.harmonyhousefoods.com
I've never tried these, but have seen people on WB who like 'em:
http://hawkvittles.com/
http://www.packitgourmet.com/
http://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/store/c/40-Meals.aspx
I recently found these folks too, but haven't tried them:
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/
Just to repeat Rocket Jones, I really like both Hawk Vittles and Packit Gourmet.
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Thanks for some great suggestions!
Me.I make my own with my Nesco food dryer.
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Same here, I dehydrate everything. And judging by some of them dehydrated-food prices my dehydrator (expensive type) has paid for itself and then some.Originally Posted by Blissful
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I really like Back Packers Pantry. Their meals actually taste really good!
I do too. Mostly.I did get one of those 'backpacker kits' from Harmony House for Christmas and it's been a nice addition to my pantry.
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I'm a fan of http://outdoorherbivore.com/
It's Packit Gourmet for me when I use pre-made meals. I often assemble my own, but Packit does great meals and they're strictly "no hassle" cooking that you can do directly in the bag for most of their dishes. They are far better than any of the other companies I've tried (and I've tried most of them) and they're very helpful and accommodating to hikers, too. Pretty much your best bet for pre-made meals.
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Best Dehydrated Food Companies?
I love Mountain House but they are high in sodium. Not an issue for me but it is for folks with BP problems. Beef Stroganoff is my favorite!
I've just started paying more attention to this... gonna be out four nights later this week on a freeze dried gourmet tour. first night -- old favorite mountain house lasagna. then new for me: one night each maryjane, packit and hawkvittles. I think I prefer the packaging for maryjane, packit and hawkvittles over mountain house from what i see. can't wait for the taste test.
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Wow....that's a change. You didn't tell us to carry a bog of dried parsley.
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A while back Wise Foods was offering free sample meals. I tried one and it was pretty good.
http://wisefoodstorage.com/outdoor-food-kits.html
I just bought a bunch of Wise meals for my 2013 thru hike. They are really good!!! The Crunchy Granola is Killer!!!!
+2 on make your own. MUCH better ingredients and SO MUCH better taste!
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