Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling Author: Alan Kesselheim | Language: English | ISBN:
0070344361 | Format: PDF
Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling Description
About the Author
Alan Kesselheim dries his food in Bozeman, Montana, where he lives with his wife and three children. He is the author of five books, including
Water and Sky: Reflections of a Northern Year and
Going Inside, and has published hundreds of magazine articles.
- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (February 1, 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0070344361
- ISBN-13: 978-0070344365
- Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.7 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I have several books on dehydrating your own trail meals and this is easily the best. It is concise and full of good ideas and recipes. The guidance is flexible enough for the lightweight backpacker or for the canoe or pack mule traveler. For example, some of the recipes call for a dutch oven (too bulky and heavy for the lightweight backpacker) and others are suitable for a one pot meal (ideal for the lightweight backpacker).
A nice feature is the chart of drying temperatures and times for different foods. Also, the chart of calorie and protein content of different foods is important to making sure you get enough calories to keep going in the field and enough protein to keep your body from consuming your muscle tissue for fuel. There are also plans for building your own dehydrator for the do-it-yourselfer. The suggested one week meal plan is a good guide to get you started on packing for a trip.
The emphasis of this book is on drying individual ingredients and then rehydrating and combining them at meal time. This allows you to be more flexible in your meals, but takes a little longer at meal time. However, it also tells you how to use your own recipes to prepare a conmplete meal and then dehydrate it. Precooked spaghetti, rice or beans rehydrate and cook faster in the field. The book recommends having both types of meals with you for variety and flexibility. You can also dehydrate canned foods like vegetables or canned chicken, tuna or salmon and use them in your recipes.
This book is concise and a fast read, but packs a lot of information. This means that you need to pay attention to pick up all the important points.
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