pot/mug sleeves

[Typo-On]

With our talk about the TGO lunch complete and one million things running through my head I started this morning to try and look for some of the things we discussed. If lenny and myself get in it looks like we will be eating dehydrated food for most of our meals. So I started looking and found a couple of interesting sites. one of which talked about making your own from dried goods and bunging it all in a bag, then all you do is add boiling water and let it sit. My first thought was 'mmm... that wont work as my food cools rapidly when left in the pot, it wont have time to absorb the water before it cools' I then remembered things like the jetboil have sleeves over them that obviously help insulate the mug.

Are these neoprene? if so about how thick is it? I'm thinking of making a pot/mug sleeve for my ti mug and pot if they are. Do you think they provide much insulation? Im assuming that by being able to let stuff sit and 'cook' you would save fuel also so a bit of a trade off for the weight.

Thoughts on a postcard

[b0ogaloo]

I made pot cosy's a few years ago from an old kip mat and foil tape from B&Q
Works well . takes about 20 mins to rehydrate food

Andy

[Matthew]

They are neoprene and about 4mm thick. They do offer some insulation but I always thought the main aim was to allow you to handle the hot metal container.

[Matthew]

Just had a thought, Pound land do iPad covers made from neoprene. You could get a few of these and cut them up, it would be a cheeper option than buying a roll of the material.

Matthew

[b0ogaloo]

Theres a few videos on youtube re construction and use

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pot++cozy

Andy

[VMCC]

What about knitting pot covers?

[LennyJ1]

I am planing on pouring the water into  the packet and eating it from that.

[RedLeader]

Suspectmonkey is the king of dehydration around here. He's experimented expansively and can probably give you plenty of good advice.

You can also buy a dehydrator and make you own meals but I gather it's a bit of an art.

[b0ogaloo]

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You can also buy a dehydrator and make you own meals but I gather it's a bit of an art.

I dehydrate my own meals in the oven.. its not hard to do , the important thing is to remove as much of the fat as you possibly can during the cooking process

I can do six portions at a time in my oven

It takes about 8-12 hrs to dehydrate a meal ..  it may look vile at the end of the process but put it in a pot inside a cosy. add boiling water and leave it for 20mins .

tastes better than anything you'll buy and a hell of a lot cheaper

Andy

[RedLeader]

How much of the 8-12 hours are in the oven?

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You can also buy a dehydrator and make you own meals but I gather it's a bit of an art.

I dehydrate my own meals in the oven.. its not hard to do , the important thing is to remove as much of the fat as you possibly can during the cooking process

I can do six portions at a time in my oven

It takes about 8-12 hrs to dehydrate a meal ..  it may look vile at the end of the process but put it in a pot inside a cosy. add boiling water and leave it for 20mins .

tastes better than anything you'll buy and a hell of a lot cheaper

Andy

[b0ogaloo]

All of it

Dehydrate time depends on what your dehydrating ....  Beef and pork ( fatty meats) will take longer than a vegtable chilli con carne

Andy

[RedLeader]

Is having your oven on for such a long time not really expensive too, or is it at such a low heat that it's efficient?

All of it

Dehydrate time depends on what your dehydrating ....  Beef and pork ( fatty meats) will take longer than a vegtable chilli con carne

Andy

[b0ogaloo]

For meat based meals its on @ 70 'C ..  I has a PAYG meter in my old flat. , leaving the oven on overnight cost about a pound

Andy

[RedLeader]

Interesting. Did you learn the finer details on how to do this somewhere or just make it up as you go along?

For meat based meals its on @ 70 'C ..  I has a PAYG meter in my old flat. , leaving the oven on overnight cost about a pound

Andy

[b0ogaloo]

I had an interest in air drying  and smoking when i used to shoot many years ago , the oven dehydrating sort of stemmed from that


Andy