TIP…..💕Something I really like to do that helps! I have a salad spinner! I spin many things to dry even more before dehydration! Works wonderful!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Yep - I love it for that reason, too!

@1fluffymama820

2 жыл бұрын

Never thought of that! Great idea!

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Now I have an excuse to buy one!

@Amanda_Rene

4 ай бұрын

Super great idea!

I've never thought of doing this, what a brilliant idea. I'm thinking you could throw a handful in a thermos with a packet soup, pour in water and it would be great a few hours later when lunchtime comes around

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@marthasanchez4711

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea Steve!

@grlnexdoorable

4 ай бұрын

I bet it would not take that long. It's probably a half hour tops.

I found out (the hard way) that adding straight (un-dehydrated) pasta to a "soup in a jar" while it is cooking creates a "starchy" tasting broth. Cooking the pasta just before serving the soup (which takes about 20 minutes) defeats the purpose of "soup in a jar" that goes in a crock pot and is ready when you choose to serve it some 2 or more hours later. When I used the cooked-dehydrated pasta and put it in the last 5 or so minutes before serving, YUM! No additional cooking time needed. Plus, it gives my dehydrator something to do in between drying herbs, veggies, and treats.

My mother’s kidneys are failing because she is so severely dehydrated. She has zero appetite but will drink chicken noodle cup-o-soup! It has way too much sodium, so I am trying to make pouches from scratch. This will really help!☺️ Oooh, I bet I could get some cheese powder and make instant Mac & Cheese in a jar too.

If you're drying long noodles you can twirl them with a fork into a flat circle to dry.

@IrishAnnie

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve purchased pasta that was twirled into “nests” perfect portioning.

@tracycouture3955

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant tip💞

@TarotLadyLissa

11 ай бұрын

That’s how I portion Angel hair

“However you say it, I don’t know, I’m not Italian” I love your attitude 😂 This was super helpful, thank you!

I have learned so much from you Darcy! This would be good if I was on a road trip and then I wouldn't have to stop and spend 20 to $25 for a meal this would be perfect.

I live on a boat and this is perfect for passage meals when cooking is a recipe for sea sickness. Quick, easy and filling are the name of the game!

When I first started my journey in food preservation and emergency preparedness, I couldn’t understand the concept of “WHY? am I cooking and wetting things just to turn around and dry it back out”… it didn’t take me long to figure out less energy in an emergency situation so I could conserve and as a mountain search and rescue/avid outdoorsman it was lighter weight I had to pack in and out. I now do it for several mushers who want real foods on the trails! Also another reason why I started doing “fast beans” and “instant rice”! I spent an entire weekend cooking and drying various beans and assorted rices!

@danettenewell4994

2 жыл бұрын

So you cooked the beans and then dehydrated them? For how long? Do they reconstitute well?

@arcticcat7142

2 жыл бұрын

@@danettenewell4994 yes, I cook my rice and dried beans, without any meats or fats, and then I dehydrated them. Times for drying depending upon the appliance you have and the temperature and how much you have on your drying rack. Rehydration takes about 15-20 minutes with boiling water. Basically becoming an “instant”

@AmyRector

2 жыл бұрын

@@arcticcat7142 this is so cool!!! Thank you for explaining. I'll be doing this as well. I have a deep feeling. These things will be needed, and come in very handy. Real soon.

Brilliant Database of recipes! When I make TOO much pasta or rice I always dehydrate it if I do not have an upcoming meal to use them in. Thanks for saying to refrigerate the leftovers until ready to dehydrate them; no one has time for food poisoning. Thanks so much for all you share.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mousie ♥

@jules1896

Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea, I ALWAYS make too much pasta!

My favorite is dehydrating angel hair pasta then breaking it into little chunks about 1/2-1" to use for cup-a-soup type soups. They can rehydrate in a simple broth and with the addition of some leftover meat and veggies or freeze dried, it makes a quick light meal or hearty snack.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@carly9961

Жыл бұрын

I do to. Have a travel mug I put it together in morning have great quick lunches under 5m

@angelinapicton3041

5 ай бұрын

great idea

I am a hiker, camper, backpacker & road trip queen! Watching & reading comments. Gotta eat better & cheaper on this upcoming trip.

Here's another option I learnt from my nonna: I always just used the risotto method of cooking pasta while backpacking - it uses a lot less water than stovetop, and about the same as what you use for rehydration here or less if the other stuff has liquid. All with regular boxed pasta - no prework back home. It takes about 10 minutes from hard to al dente. It's a really cool method I perfected in a dorm on a hot plate, but works awesome while camping and at home in a hurry.

Don’t know if it’s been said already but put your pasta in a food thermos with boiling hot water. This way you really save on fuel and water

I dehydrate tomato paste for tomato powder. This would be good for a quick sauce.

This is brilliant! We live in Arizona, the high desert. We’re on hauled water. I am very frugal with water, that’s why I’m so happy to learn about this process. Thank you so much! And yes, I would love more videos on “meals n a jar”.

@deannemckee5081

2 жыл бұрын

My sister lives in Parks! She hauls water too.

@Cherbear609

2 жыл бұрын

@@deannemckee5081 Then she’ll like this method too👍 I’m doing my 1st batch of pasta right now, lol!

@tashalee4294

2 жыл бұрын

You still have to use the same amount of water. You originally cook it as you would with any pasta. Dehydrating just uses less water and time on rehydrating it. You don't really save water.

@Cherbear609

2 жыл бұрын

@@tashalee4294 Well, when you consider the fact that I only used “one pot” of boiling water to blanch several batches of fresh vegetables, then using the same pot of water to cook a good amount of pasta, & since I was already using a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process with the vegetables… I don’t think adding more ice cubes broke the bank, lol. So yeah, I’ll go out on a limb here & say I will be saving water since the pasta is cooked, it only needs to be Re-hydrated & heated. But, I will be saving water, time, and fuel to prepare a meal for my family.

@lolareh8756

2 жыл бұрын

@@tashalee4294 I respectfully disagree. When you first cook pasta you add it to quarts of boiling water, cook, DRAIN OFF EXTRA COOKING WATER, and proceed. This way if you have 1 cup of, say, dehydrated macaroni, it only takes an EQUAL amount (1 cup) of boiling or extra hot water to rehydrate. The water added to rehydrate is absorbed by the pasta. Less wasted water. Great timesaver, too. You can also make your own "minute rice" by cooking and dehydrating it. Works the.same way to rehydrate.. one parr to one part. Blessings...🌞

The meal in the jars would be so helpful for the kids going off to college. My daughter is lactose/gluten intolerant so she has to watch everything she eats. She's a senior and thinking about college. This would be an awesome, healthy option! Especially because she really doesn't like to cook. Thanks again for your helpful videos.

These will make great Christmas gifts for several friends who can burn water! I am spending so much time between dehydrating and canning that we may need to start a 12 step program for me! LOL I haven't counted how many pints and quarts I canned from roasting a 12 lb turkey, canning the meat with mushrooms and onions (quick gravy), and making turkey vegetable soup from the bones! I have to stop - no more room ANY WHERE IN THE HOUSE

Thank you. I hadn't thought about dehydrating cooked pasta for "instant" pasta. Have done it for instant rice. As you spoke, I recognized all the benefits that you mentioned. Thinking about how nice having noodles would be with canned pork or chicken in a storm caused grid-down situation. Limited resources to prepare a meal, again, as you mentioned. Good point about separating the pasta when making soup in a jar with previously frozen & dehydrated mixed vegetables. Vegetables will need both re-hydrating and cooking. An alternative is to dehydrate canned mixed vegetables. Result should be that only re-hydrating while heating would be enough. Thank you for sharing. I just put dehydrating pasta on my to-do list for heat & eat pantry meals.

I love this idea, I can ready meals for my son when he goes hunting, I do things like Turkey with flavored broth…he just uses corn starch to thicken, it you’ll be great to be able to have it over noodles.

I am so glad I found this channel! This video is a Fantastic insight to dehydrating and options. Thanks so much.

It makes making a pasta salad really quick! Some people think pasta salads are only cold but there are hot pasta salads to. I make those.

So cool! I am currently making dehydrated meals in mylar bags! I am so excited about this!

I have done Spaghetti with Tomato sauce. I cooked the spaghetti noodles, drain water, add a jar of tomato sauce , toss. then put in the refrigerator after it has cooled I put another jar of tomato sauce and mix. ( the spaghetti will absorb the first jar) and spread on the trays for your dehydrator. To re-dehydrate, just add enough water to cover and bring to a boil.

I used dehydrated elbow macaroni to make my own version of ez mac for my grandson. So much cheaper and super easy!

@carlahabeck4051

Жыл бұрын

and healthier!

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

Hoosier House Farms has a dehydrated cheese powder. Add 2 Tablespoon cheese powder to 2 oz milk and 4 Tablespoon butter to make the sauce.

Thanks for being real… love your quick and easy video!

Place mine in small food thermos (thrift find) and add hot water and let it sit till I need it for my meal. Rice rehydrates perfect!

I will surely check this out. Saving fuel when hiking in the mountains is great!

I really enjoy the genuineness in the videos you share. Great ideas, thanks!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you, Darcy! As always, you are informative, knowledgeable and oh so helpful!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

My condo was doing a water pipe repair and now I know how unprepared I am so this is perfect and I also live in hurricane prone Florida. Thanks 😊

I learned a lot! Thanks, Darcy. I’m liking the meals in a jar aspect of dehydrating.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Thank you! Never thought of doing pasta. When we are camping I look for quickest meals possible to save time more than fuel. I see this in my future for the spring. Lol!

Great idea for our hurricane prep pantry!

Great video, excited to use these for camping slow cooker meals.

Perfect one person family meals.

This is brilliant! Now that I know about this, Kraft does this with their 3-minute microwave mac n cheese bowls. I had no idea what it was before. Such a genius idea, especially for emergency food!

Mind blown! 🤯 This is a fantastic idea.

@thomassmith6344

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Kimberly

Awesome for sailors too! Did this last summer for the first time and I wish I knew this years ago. Saves on fuel and water.

Very good idea. Never knew this. Thank you

Amazing! Thank you for sharing

Good information, thank you!

Outstanding video 😁

Never done this before but think I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

you are the bomb...I so trust everything you say and do. I was afraid to can and dehydrate...now i am not. I appreciate you !

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Good morning! I like this! I'm going to do this for my soup jars.

Thanks so much for this, I don't have any of those uses, but I now do it for when I'm sick, busy, etc, because I can't have many of the ingredients in pre packaged convenience foods. I make up those pasta side dishes like the store's, but add my organic veggies and herbs from my garden, all dehydrated, into a jar, along with the sauce ingredients. I love that you can make up so many different flavours, hubby loves them too. Again, thanks so much!

Wonderful idea. Thank you so much.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I am impressed! Awesome!

@thomassmith6344

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jane

Hello, glad to see you put this video out. I've been doing this for years with pasta for backcountry canoe trips. I do slightly under cook the noodles because I simmer them over the fire to rehydrate while other stuff is cooking. Going to check out your jar meals link too! Thanks for the time you spend doing these video's to share! Take care.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

This is a great idea

Wow! You are amazing. Thank you

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Yes! I bought the large one with hand spinner on top. You will be amazed by the water you dump. 👍🏼

@IrishAnnie

2 жыл бұрын

I had mine out today spinning sliced potatoes to dehydrate. It really rids the product of water.

Thankyou for sharing this. 🌟

@ThePurposefulPantry

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

Oh wow great idea I learn so much from you

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Thanks for all you do!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Since I don’t use meat in quick meals, I have made spaghetti sauce with the noodles broken small. Dehydrated it on oven paper then packed serving size in freezer bags for rehydrating on trail. Just add boiling water for 10 min to rehydrate. Sauce must be thick for this . Our family also loves our veggie chili made into what we call a dehydrated bark. Always satisfying and welcome addition to our backpacks.

@elisadelaurenti2516

Ай бұрын

I saw a video recently where chili and stew were dehydrated, and when reconstituted I couldn't even tell by the looks of it that it was dehydrated.

Love the meal in a jar idea xx

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

So glad!

This is a great, informative video. Thanks, Darcy!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thanks for this tip. Helps a lot.

Brilliant!

Thank you.

Great idea, thanks for also showing the rehydrating. Looking to make some healthier quick meals for work lunches I can just add boiling water to. The jars are a great idea.

@qweeknee4208

9 ай бұрын

Me too!

Thanks for this vidoe. I will try this at home and test this before i go on another trip.😊

I love dehydrating

Great idea

Thanks for sharing this!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This is great! I want to try and dehydrate cooked barley as beef barley soup is one of our favorites.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

It will work!

Thank you so much for your teaching you have taught me so many things I just love watching your videos keep on keeping on thank you for all you do for us that are still learning have a blessed day👈😴👩‍🌾

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

This blew my mind!!! Great video

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

That looks good 👍 great job👍😎

Fabulous video! Informative and interesting!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

very good video interesting definitely yes something i will be doing a

Thank you

Great tips Darcy! Looking forward to checking out the database :-)

@thomassmith6344

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mary

This one is a keeper for the file. Thanks. Try to stay warm, we are F-R-E-EZ-I-N-G here in Temple area. Waco is even colder.

Good idea. I've done rice but not pasta. I pressure can vegetable soup, but I always have to cook pasta or if separate. This way I could just add the dehydrated pasta and an equal amount of water and heat both at the same time.

Great idea 💡 Never knew

Who would of thought of dehydrating pasta. Perfect solution. I like Steve day idea as well. For sure I will do this for my camping trip. Once again Darcy you pulled it out of the hat

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

Thank you 😊

Great info..ty very much

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

By the way I have a note book just with your dehydrating recipes. Love it. Thank you so much.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! You know that most of them can just be printed off the site if that helps :

@gailreese4699

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry Yes thank you I am going to check it out.

@christinedescant8504

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, awsome idea to write them all down Incase of a grid down Situation. I wont remember this precious Information. Tks for the tip.

@christinedescant8504

2 жыл бұрын

Tks Dorsey. I dont have a printer. I watch all these videos and read comments on KZread From my phone. Tks for bei g there.

Covering your container helps keep the water warm longer that seems to help the hydration process.

It sounds interesting, especially meals in a jar.

Great ideas!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

I do this with rice, kamut, barley etc & make little spagetti nests too. Needs much less water & cooking fuel later. Not quite "just add water", but if you had to (or wanted to) just cold water soak they would rehydrate to an edible form over 4- 8 hrs. Thank you for sharing this!

@leal536

2 жыл бұрын

I also do that with rice.

@unapologeticallyme9022

2 жыл бұрын

How do you do rice

@sbrumfield95

2 жыл бұрын

With your rice and barley how long do you dehydrate it and at what temperature?

@scmt73

2 жыл бұрын

@@sbrumfield95 At least overnight, I usually use a lower temp

@scmt73

2 жыл бұрын

@@unapologeticallyme9022 I found silicone tray liners like netted material & they work great for rice. Fruit roll trays might work too. You just cook the white rice as usual and spoon it onto the trays to dehy on 135 or so. Once dried, it easily breaks any clumps apart to pulse in processor or chopper. Home-made quick rice :)

Jars are fantastic especially in long term storage. Ruffing it however for me calls for an unbreakable vessel. For my outings I use a much oversized vacuum bag. I seal it up like normal vacuum packs. When meal time comes around I cut it open and add water. As a note: if you would like, I've often purchase binder clips ( like what holds the cover together on a theses) and reclipped the bag to keep the heat in longer while the meal steaps.

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

Yeti makes a 1 quart vacuum cup that would be amazing for this!

@lilaflores7816

3 ай бұрын

Also you can wrap a bath towel or piece of clothes around your bag or jar or whatever. I use a beach towel to steap my meal

So cool. Thanks. Will help me sending pouches to my brother.

@lilaflores7816

3 ай бұрын

What kind of pouches do you use to send to brother?

Awesome vid thank you

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I didn’t realise / think about the fact that pasta wasn’t already dehydrated . Interesting! Thanks for sharing

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

It's dried - not dehydrated ;) It's not been cooked .

I really love this idea with the noodles, I am just starting w/dehydrating. I have been watching all your video's. Now I want to do my spaghetti meals in a jar. I don't get around very much, I normally take 1 day out of the month and cook my meals for a month and freeze but I think dehydrating will work better for me. I want have to sit by the stove anymore. I just love your way.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 ай бұрын

Definitely start small to try it out to see how you like it rehydrated!

I had never thought about doing this. I have considered doing it with rice to make my life easier.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Rice is definitely one I would do before pasta

Fascinating! I'm going to do this for my upcoming camping trip. Thank You for the inspiration. I just dug out my dehydrator that I forgot I had so I've been binge watching your videos. You are fantastic and I sure do appreciate the work you do. ❤❤❤

@ThePurposefulPantry

Ай бұрын

Have fun on your trip!!

@elisadelaurenti2516

Ай бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank You very much! I'm a canner, but I really need to get into dehydrating more because I live in the mountains and do a lot of running around on road trips, camping and day trips. I'm also spending a small fortune on dog treats so I'm going to do chicken strips, but also looking for videos of recipe inspirations for pet food and treats...... 😍

@elisadelaurenti2516

Ай бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry p.s....... I have a question that I believe you can address better than anyone out here, if you don't mind...... How long will dehydrated veges last? I bought a whole bunch of Harmony House dehydrated veges and packaged them all up into single serving sized vacuume sealed bags as well as mylar bags with oxygen absorbers...... ten years ago. I just found them stored away in large totes. Should I toss them?

@ThePurposefulPantry

Ай бұрын

Optimally 2-3 years. Heartier, starchier veg can last longer than something like tomatoes. At this point, they may be fine. If they have kept their coloring once opened...they may be okay. It's not a science. I teach optimal -- then practically, your mileage may vary. As long as they aren't moist or have a big color change, they'll likely be fine, though they may have lost a little nutrition in the storage.

@elisadelaurenti2516

Ай бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank You. That confirms my thinking on it. With such a big financial investment, I think it's worth opening them and giving them a try. They can't 😵 me, right?

I live off grid so I cook 2-4 meals up at a time then reheat when I want. This is a great thing for leftover noodles!!!!

You're a genius!!!💖

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

It's not my idea, but thanks ;)

I have to do this! I have a well, so when the electricity is out, I don't have running water. I have water stored in IBC tanks for that, but I also have livestock I have to share that water with. Pasta is carb dense, so lots of energy for you which is a bonus. Being able to rehydrate pasta with minimal water would be perfect for those "grid-down" situations. Living in the middle of nowhere, it can be a while before I get the power back, potentially an entire week.

great video and would love more meals in a jar recipes. I would also like a video or advice on preserving homemade pasta. I did try dehydrating it and although it seemed ok it started molding so not sure it I should make it then cook it like this video then dehydrate. would so appreciate your advice. ty

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing - if you used egg, cook then dry. If you did not add egg, simply dry. I don't make pasta (we eat way too much of it for me to make it at home lol).

I HATE boiling pasta. This is such a great idea. Thank you Darcy.

@tashalee4294

2 жыл бұрын

You still have to fully boil and cook it before dehydrating. You are missing a step :)

@melindachinook6567

2 жыл бұрын

@@tashalee4294 m missing brain cells it seems🥰

New subscriber here. Would love to see you put together some recipes of dry meals in a jar!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

There are already a few in the playlist for meals in a jar, and I have a resource here: www.thepurposefulpantry.com/best-meals-in-a-jar-recipes/

Great idea! So glad to see you back - hope you are feeling tip top! This is a great idea - do you know if it works for egg noodles. -- or non grain noodles. I know that my spaghetti squash is cooked before dehydrated and it works great for a quick pasta - it just absorbs the tomato sauce.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

It works for egg noodles, rice, quinoa, all sorts of pasta/grains. I haven't tried it on alternative noodles made of things that aren't typical.

@marthaadams4393

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantryThank you so much for the quick answer. I was thinking spiralized zucchini - know you have done that, I think. Downshiftology has spiralized, but think she froze until use or refrigerated because she preps once a week for all of her meals.