Dehydrating is a wonderful way to preserve ground beef while leaving your freezer space free! LINKS TO PRODUCTS BELOW: Link to my dehydrator on Amazon: bit.ly/excalibu...
@@RP-wf7el east central ohio. You know I wonder about dry canning this for a couple hours after it cools. It might preserve it just a little longer as you would then get an airtight seal.
I'm 73, I grew up on a dairy farm and we canned everything from our garden. Canning has just not been my thing and dehydrating appeals to me in so many ways. It's minimal labor, the dehydrator does the work while I run my painting business, and it preserves the enzymes in the food!! It can be stored anywhere and takes up less space! Win win win!!!
Yes, dehydrating sounds a whole lot less exhausting and quicker to execute than powering through the learning curve of canning. My next big purchase is a decent dehydrator now that my canned / pantry stores are at comfort-for-now levels. Dehydrating is a great alternative for a busy or lazy person (of which I am a bit of both). lol
Donna you should take a look at harvest rite freeze dryer. I purchased one and it took me about 6 months to break even on it. I have been using it for 4 years now and I love it . I have not got my big dehydrator off the shelf for 3 years now.
Rain Country makes a cost effective vacuum sealer chamber that will do quart size jars on down. It will seal some non mason jars also. Heidi has videos on Patrick's sealer.
You can buy a special lid cover and either use a vacuum sealer or even a brake bleeder I use a brake bleeder and do it by hand takes 2 mins to seal the jar
this would be awesome to do in those meals in a jar. You could do a chili one easy with the beef, dried beans, spices, dried tomatoes. Then just put it in a slow cooker add water and tomato sauceLove the dehydrating videos keep them up. Great job.
That does sound really great but you may want to double check starting off with dried kidney beans. I think I remember a warning somewhere about really have to cook them down and wash them off or they could make you sick. Not 100 % sure. Just didn't want you to get a bad surprise. Good luck and happy dehydrating !!
It's a few days away from 2020 and beef prices are extreme. In N/E Texas, beef prices are to the point that markdown meat is higher in price than full price in '18. This video, though 5 years old, is still very relevant and greatly appreciated.
Very nice! My wife and I made hamburger rocks to take on a cross-country road trip. They were delicious! For quick use situations like that where they are going to be used in a few weeks I don't rinse the meat... I just let the grease drain off in the colander. For long-term storage I definitely rinse the grease off... and add an oxygen absorber to the jar. I also salt the meat during cooking... sometimes adding more just before putting it in the dehydrator too, since salt is a good preservative as well.
Hi there. I just posted a message of my own. But you seem like you might have some worthwhile advice. So I'll repost it here. I like to keep all the answers together. So if you want to reply, I'd prefer that you go to my new thread. But if you can't find it, or can't be bothered, answering here is fine too. "I live fridgelessly on a boat. The only thing I really miss is spaghetti bolognese. So I got pretty excited when I found this - and still am.... I'll try it exactly as per the video, and I'm sure I'll like it. But seeing those fats & juices go down the drain was only ever going to bring a tear to the eye :,-(. I'd love to hear some ballpark figures regarding the storage life of full fat mince beef, once cooked, dried & properly sealed in a vacuum jar. If it lasted one month, I'd be more than happy. Two...and I'd be over the moon! As I'm plenty interested in roasts & meat generally, I was going to buy an All American canner, and I still might. But first I need to gain a thorough understanding of what's possible with the most simple methods, like dehydration and proper storage. Wherever possible, I avoid consumerism/chemicals/waste/plastic. Any tips or information, such as books, websites etc would be much appreciated!" Thanx! Andrew
Good video, I have been dehydrating since the 90's and its great, they work. We purchased a freeze dryer 5 years ago and that was the best money I spent and we have lots of long term food storage now, that my family can enjoy
I am trying this right now. My machine is only 500 watts do I turned up the heat to 160. I dont have jars but I can vacuim seal. Thanks for the idea. Especially now with packing plants closing like crazy!
Waving hi from TN! Thank you for your video!!! You gave all the information needed without a lot of useless chatter. When I bought my first dehydrator, I quickly became addicted to dehydrating and now have 4 machines, each having 9 trays, so ... I now have 36 trays to play with!! LOVE dehydrating, as it not only allows me to dry food, but I'm able to take advantage of sales!!! Again, thank you! I will be doing this tomorrow. Excellent video. New subscriber.
I ENJOY YOUR VIDEO'S SO MUCH . NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE YOU PUT OUT THE VIDEO ON DEHYDRATING GROUND BEEF HOW LONG HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE GROUND BEEF STAYS GOOD . I WAS GOING TO PUT IN A JAR AND USE THE FOOD SAVER TO STORE IT . THIS WOULD BE A GOOD ITEM TO HAVE IN THESE TIMES OF CORONA AND STORES ONLY LETTING US HAVE ONE OR TWO PKGS OF MEAT . ALSO WITH THE HEARTLAND FLOODING AND RANCHERS HAVING TROUBLE I AM DEHYDRATING VEGGIES WHILE WE CAN STILL GET THEM . I CAN MEAT'S BUT WANT TO ALSO BACK IT WITH DEHYDRATED GROUND BEEF . I HAVE TAKEN HOME CANNED CHICKEN AND DEHYDRATED IT FOR MY DOGS TREATS WHEN WE WERE OUT (LIVED IN AN ISOLATED AREA THEN ) THEY LOVED THEM. I TASTED IT AND IT WAS DELICIOUS . THE DEHYDRATED GROUND BEEF WOULD BE GOOD WHEN MAKING DEHYDRATED MEALS WHEN CAMPING OR HIKING . THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO'S . BLESSING'S TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY , LINDA
The easiest process explanation on YT, I just subbed and waiting on my small round dehydrator. I hope I did not waste my money by going with a smaller unit. It had same high temp as 165° but it was only 450 watts and I’m gearing everything towards solar power. Thanks.
Lower wattage equals longer dehydrating times. Fan in back gives better air circulation. Fan on bottom can get liquids from food. Fan on top & fan on bottom benefit from tray rotation. God bless.
Thanks so much for this. I am always looking for ways to store food outside my freezer. This will work great for my teenagers to have their favorite tacos after school. Love it.
This video may be 7 years old, but it is something we certainly need to pay attention to now. She spoke of the fact that beef prices were going higher. I'm sure she could not even imagine what has happened today in November of 2021. Listen up everybody, this is a great way to store for the long-term.
Prices from 2014 are looking a lot better than 2020! This this really helpful information. I’m interested in learning to dehydrate foods beyond fruits and vegetables.
A dumb question for a “GUY”…could I use Mylar bags with oxygen and moisture absorbers instead of using Mason type jars because of the shortages that are now occurring on canning jars and lids. Besides I like the idea that they would not break during a storm or earthquake etc. What do you all think??? PS I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL… AND BEING “A PREPPER GUY”!!!👍🙏❤️
Today I made my first batch ever and it is lounging away in my new Dehydrator. I selected your review after watching many. I did not have a cutting/tamper device so I cooked everything, then used my blender on pulse/chop to reduce the size of the hamburger bits. I think it will work fine, they looked about the size of yours. Anyway, I liked the experience and am looking forward to the completed project in a few more hours. Thanks for the clear instructions. I am liking going back to preserving my foods again. Funny how life can take us full circle...
I was inspired by this vid and did this today. My results regarding size and weight: 1lb,5oz of 93% lean dried to 1,1/3c,3oz. This is an excellent way to store meat for my puppy who eats better than I do.
O M G I just founder Channel and I love it. thank you so much for making these videos I don't have a dehydrator but I'm going to get one. I am a very proud owner of a food saver that I love. I appreciate you and the work that you doing thanks again. PS your Southern smile is beautiful.
Bread crumbs also hold fat that may be in the meat and it will go rancid. Shortening or rushing the rehydration time causes meat to be hard as well. 30 minutes minimum. Use unsalted beef broth in with the water to add flavor.
Hi all. I live fridgelessly on a boat. The only thing I really miss is spaghetti bolognese. So I got pretty excited when I found this - and still am.... I'll try it exactly as per the video, and I'm sure I'll like it. But seeing those fats & juices go down the drain was only ever going to bring a tear to the eye :,-(. I'd love to hear some ballpark figures regarding the storage life of full fat mince beef, once cooked, dried & properly sealed in a vacuum jar. If it lasted one month, I'd be more than happy. Two...and I'd be over the moon! As I'm plenty interested in roasts & meat generally, I was going to buy an All American canner, and I still might. But first I need to gain a thorough understanding of what's possible with the most simple methods, like dehydration and proper storage. Wherever possible, I avoid consumerism/chemicals/waste/plastic. Any tips or information, such as books, websites etc would be much appreciated! Thanx! Andrew
I love this idea, I have cooked Chicken and dehydrated it to use with top ramon. It did not last long for I eat it all. I can not wait to find some lean ground beef on sale. We get a 60/40 blend of beef/pork most of the time @$2.99, not sure what the fat % is on that. I might have to try and see what happens after I get my food saver and jar pieces this next week.
Another video on dehydrating ground beef suggest you cook by boiling. It yielded small rather uniform pieces and removed almost all of the grease with the cooking liquid.
I love dehydrated pork and beef patties in the 1st Generation MRE's. The dark brown MRE's from 1983. Never eat 2 or 3 patties dry on a march and drink a canteen of water. Bad.
My guess is that there might be a few things that can be used. I dehydrated fruit for the first time this past weekend, in a Breville Oven Air. I just ordered extra fryer baskets for it as, it fits a total of 4, tossed on some frozen fruit and it will go for 12 hours. What makes it work more quickly is wedging something in the door, as it works, so moisture will escape the unit far more quickly. I’ve dehydrated blueberries, pineapple and peaches. The peaches were done the quickest. The other 2 lagged. But, I have no space for a dehydrator and I’m only dehydrating for 1 anyway.
Thank you for these videos. They are very user friendly and you have really good energy too. I'm wondering if I could use my vacuum sealer with mylar bags with desiccant packs to have the same self life as a jar? If not, could you show the canning process you use for your dehydrated foods? 🌴
I'm currently dehydrating bananas and strawberries. I'm gonna do onions and bell peppers next, then pork. But beef seems a little intimidating. But I'll get to it.
Your videos are great thank you . i winged it i got burger and thought beef jerky why not burger .so i got leanest burger put foil on the rack poked hole drip one under also and made thin pattys like cookies and oven 200 3 hours swaeeeet .It Works still munching after few weeks hard as a rock nice snack ahaha. Add water i will try it that way too thank youBlessings
You mentioned taking the air out of it. What is the process from leaving the dehydrator and filling the jars? Do you need to dry can it after you fill the jars or do you need to add one of those oxygen absorbers? What is the shelf life?
She has a vacuum seal attachment that hooks to a food saver, as do I. If it were me, just put the dehydrated food in the jar and either use an oxygen absorber (Probably a 100 cc packet for a quart jar) or get a mason jar vacuum sealer from Foodsaver and a foodsaver machine or rig up some other way to apply vacuum like a hand vacuum pump. As far as shelf life, like she said, do your own research and go with what you're comfortable with. She said around a couple of years. If properly dehydrated and packaged I would imagine it could go much longer than that.
I bought 6 economy packages of chicken thighs at half price because the expiration date was the following day. For the time being, I have them in the freezer. I am planning on cutting the meat off the bone, grinding the thigh meat and from that point doing the rest of the process as you have shown with the ground beef. Do you think this will work? I am hoping so. We aren't real fond of thigh meat, but if it is deboned and all, we might actually like it.
I love all this! You have totally inspired me. I have wanted to do this kind of thing for many years. Now I can! Thank you for showing me how! One question if have is I want to make old fashioned rice pudding with milk and eggs but in a jar and can it! I know I can make it first and then can it but can I make it right n the jar? Have you tried it?
I want to know if fully cooked dehydrated and vacc. Sealed in a mason jar, meat , needs to be frozen for long term and can I dry can chicken and hamburger
So glad I found your channel. I did some ground turkey. It's now turkey pebbles. My dogs are digging it. I put it in boiling water and it didn't seem to hydrate to a soft consistency. Any suggestions?
great idea! i'm actually a vegetarian, but my dogs aren't... and like any good mommy when my boys get sick i like to give them little treats in their food, so so this is perfect... i can rehydrate a handful and throw it in with their regular dog food... any chance this works with chicken and pork too? (i know, i know, spoiled dogs)
how long is the shelf life? would it even be safer if you added salt? also you fried your hamburg, how about boiling it and it removes all the fat? thanks nice video
Hi, there. I did not know you had a channel. I think I follow you on FB. But love love love this video. And I found the tool you are using to be most amazing. On order now. Thanks for this video.
Great vid on dehydrating ground beef! Two questions - how many quart jars will 5 pounds make/fill? Also, I assume you vacuum seal in quart jars as the final step? Thanks!
@MikeNason: I buy 1/2 gallon Mason jars at Walmart, @ $10 for a case of 6. I just dehydrated 13# of ground beef for 16 hrs @ 165 degrees, make sure you rinse all oil off ground beef well for @ 10 minutes; blot dry with paper towels before spreading on lined racks. 13# dehydrated took up 1 1/2 jars. I put an oxygen packet on top before sealing each jar.
Looks like a good idea these days, but .... if you have to rince all the grease out (the most nutricious part) and expose it for so long in the dehydrater at a temperature for which many bacteriae are still resistant, how much of the nutricients are left over after a year in a bottle and how many electricity have you spent? I think that dehydrated beef is stone-dead. I think it is still better to buy canned beef that lasts for years.
Who else is watching this during Covid-19?
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I can't wait to do this! Hi everybody from SW Ohio! May 20, 2020
@@RP-wf7el east central ohio. You know I wonder about dry canning this for a couple hours after it cools. It might preserve it just a little longer as you would then get an airtight seal.
I'm 73, I grew up on a dairy farm and we canned everything from our garden. Canning has just not been my thing and dehydrating appeals to me in so many ways. It's minimal labor, the dehydrator does the work while I run my painting business, and it preserves the enzymes in the food!! It can be stored anywhere and takes up less space! Win win win!!!
Wow! Donna!
Yes, dehydrating sounds a whole lot less exhausting and quicker to execute than powering through the learning curve of canning. My next big purchase is a decent dehydrator now that my canned / pantry stores are at comfort-for-now levels. Dehydrating is a great alternative for a busy or lazy person (of which I am a bit of both). lol
Donna you should take a look at harvest rite freeze dryer. I purchased one and it took me about 6 months to break even on it. I have been using it for 4 years now and I love it . I have not got my big dehydrator off the shelf for 3 years now.
please please please make more dehydrator videos! love them.
I did this about 3 years ago, but I boiled mine. I got two products from one. Hamburger rocks and beef broth! The broth was very good!
So you boiled ground beef and then used the 'broth' for beef broth? Did you dehydrate that too?
@@thatandthese no, I canned the broth.
You can probably use an attachment for a vacuum sealer to get the air out of the jars. For those wondering.
Rain Country makes a cost effective vacuum sealer chamber that will do quart size jars on down. It will seal some non mason jars also. Heidi has videos on Patrick's sealer.
You can buy a special lid cover and either use a vacuum sealer or even a brake bleeder I use a brake bleeder and do it by hand takes 2 mins to seal the jar
this would be awesome to do in those meals in a jar. You could do a chili one easy with the beef, dried beans, spices, dried tomatoes. Then just put it in a slow cooker add water and tomato sauceLove the dehydrating videos keep them up. Great job.
That does sound really great but you may want to double check starting off with dried kidney beans. I think I remember a warning somewhere about really have to cook them down and wash them off or they could make you sick. Not 100 % sure. Just didn't want you to get a bad surprise. Good luck and happy dehydrating !!
@@blackberry5447 You can also dehydrate the cooked beans. That shortens the cook time.
Thank you . I didn't know you could dehydrate ground beef .
Dehydrate is one way, pressure canning is my choice. When rehydrating use a gently spiced brine...yum
Finally a video that has the dehydrated and hydrated process. Thank you! Great video!
It's a few days away from 2020 and beef prices are extreme. In N/E Texas, beef prices are to the point that markdown meat is higher in price than full price in '18. This video, though 5 years old, is still very relevant and greatly appreciated.
AND A YEAR LATER STILL GOING UP WITH NO END IN SIGHT!
Very nice! My wife and I made hamburger rocks to take on a cross-country road trip. They were delicious! For quick use situations like that where they are going to be used in a few weeks I don't rinse the meat... I just let the grease drain off in the colander.
For long-term storage I definitely rinse the grease off... and add an oxygen absorber to the jar. I also salt the meat during cooking... sometimes adding more just before putting it in the dehydrator too, since salt is a good preservative as well.
Hi there.
I just posted a message of my own. But you seem like you might have some worthwhile advice. So I'll repost it here. I like to keep all the answers together. So if you want to reply, I'd prefer that you go to my new thread. But if you can't find it, or can't be bothered, answering here is fine too.
"I live fridgelessly on a boat. The only thing I really miss is spaghetti bolognese. So I got pretty excited when I found this - and still am.... I'll try it exactly as per the video, and I'm sure I'll like it. But seeing those fats & juices go down the drain was only ever going to bring a tear to the eye :,-(.
I'd love to hear some ballpark figures regarding the storage life of full fat mince beef, once cooked, dried & properly sealed in a vacuum jar. If it lasted one month, I'd be more than happy. Two...and I'd be over the moon!
As I'm plenty interested in roasts & meat generally, I was going to buy an All American canner, and I still might. But first I need to gain a thorough understanding of what's possible with the most simple methods, like dehydration and proper storage. Wherever possible, I avoid consumerism/chemicals/waste/plastic.
Any tips or information, such as books, websites etc would be much appreciated!"
Thanx!
Andrew
You could can it, Andrew.
@@briananderson247 Yes, I do that too. I have 13 pints cooling off in the canner right now. =0)
Good video, I have been dehydrating since the 90's and its great, they work. We purchased a freeze dryer 5 years ago and that was the best money I spent and we have lots of long term food storage now, that my family can enjoy
I am trying this right now. My machine is only 500 watts do I turned up the heat to 160. I dont have jars but I can vacuim seal. Thanks for the idea. Especially now with packing plants closing like crazy!
Waving hi from TN! Thank you for your video!!! You gave all the information needed without a lot of useless chatter. When I bought my first dehydrator, I quickly became addicted to dehydrating and now have 4 machines, each having 9 trays, so ... I now have 36 trays to play with!! LOVE dehydrating, as it not only allows me to dry food, but I'm able to take advantage of sales!!! Again, thank you! I will be doing this tomorrow. Excellent video. New subscriber.
I ENJOY YOUR VIDEO'S SO MUCH . NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE YOU PUT OUT THE VIDEO ON DEHYDRATING GROUND BEEF HOW LONG HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE GROUND BEEF STAYS GOOD . I WAS GOING TO PUT IN A JAR AND USE THE FOOD SAVER TO STORE IT . THIS WOULD BE A GOOD ITEM TO HAVE IN THESE TIMES OF CORONA AND STORES ONLY LETTING US HAVE ONE OR TWO PKGS OF MEAT . ALSO WITH THE HEARTLAND FLOODING AND RANCHERS HAVING TROUBLE I AM DEHYDRATING VEGGIES WHILE WE CAN STILL GET THEM . I CAN MEAT'S BUT WANT TO ALSO BACK IT WITH DEHYDRATED GROUND BEEF . I HAVE TAKEN HOME CANNED CHICKEN AND DEHYDRATED IT FOR MY DOGS TREATS WHEN WE WERE OUT (LIVED IN AN ISOLATED AREA THEN ) THEY LOVED THEM. I TASTED IT AND IT WAS DELICIOUS . THE DEHYDRATED GROUND BEEF WOULD BE GOOD WHEN MAKING DEHYDRATED MEALS WHEN CAMPING OR HIKING . THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO'S . BLESSING'S TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY , LINDA
Love your vids. You come across as a friendly next door neighbor. Great info.
Did the veggies then ground them up... Crazy. Five pounds frozen mixed veggies reduced to half a peanut butter jar.
HI we back to making for the future . Pulling out the bottom tray to catch the little pieces is brilliant TY .
The easiest process explanation on YT, I just subbed and waiting on my small round dehydrator. I hope I did not waste my money by going with a smaller unit. It had same high temp as 165° but it was only 450 watts and I’m gearing everything towards solar power. Thanks.
Lower wattage equals longer dehydrating times. Fan in back gives better air circulation. Fan on bottom can get liquids from food. Fan on top & fan on bottom benefit from tray rotation. God bless.
Thanks so much for this. I am always looking for ways to store food outside my freezer. This will work great for my teenagers to have their favorite tacos after school. Love it.
This video may be 7 years old, but it is something we certainly need to pay attention to now. She spoke of the fact that beef prices were going higher. I'm sure she could not even imagine what has happened today in November of 2021. Listen up everybody, this is a great way to store for the long-term.
Prices from 2014 are looking a lot better than 2020! This this really helpful information. I’m interested in learning to dehydrate foods beyond fruits and vegetables.
My mom use to do beef jerky out of London Broil. We loved it.
A dumb question for a “GUY”…could I use Mylar bags with oxygen and moisture absorbers instead of using Mason type jars because of the shortages that are now occurring on canning jars and lids. Besides I like the idea that they would not break during a storm or earthquake etc. What do you all think???
PS I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL… AND BEING “A PREPPER GUY”!!!👍🙏❤️
I don't can but do plan on using my mylar bags. How did it work out for you?
Today I made my first batch ever and it is lounging away in my new Dehydrator. I selected your review after watching many. I did not have a cutting/tamper device so I cooked everything, then used my blender on pulse/chop to reduce the size of the hamburger bits. I think it will work fine, they looked about the size of yours. Anyway, I liked the experience and am looking forward to the completed project in a few more hours. Thanks for the clear instructions. I am liking going back to preserving my foods again. Funny how life can take us full circle...
Thank you for sharing this very informative video. I will be dehydrating some ground beef.
Oh my word!! I just found your channel! I'm so excited to try this! Thank you, thank you, thank you! God Bless.
Ditto!
Just found your channel, new subscriber. Thanks for keeping it simple
I was inspired by this vid and did this today. My results regarding size and weight: 1lb,5oz of 93% lean dried to 1,1/3c,3oz. This is an excellent way to store meat for my puppy who eats better than I do.
Christy, That was a wonderful tutorial! Such a great idea!
O M G I just founder Channel and I love it. thank you so much for making these videos I don't have a dehydrator but I'm going to get one. I am a very proud owner of a food saver that I love. I appreciate you and the work that you doing thanks again. PS your Southern smile is beautiful.
Love that star shaped tool ...
James, you'll find those in most kitchen stores (I've even seen in Walmart) They were initially introduced by Pampered Chef.
I just followed the video and made 6lbs to start. Worked amazingly well! My question is: do I need an oxygen absorber if I vacuum seal the jar?
Never thought you could do this!
I love your video, you get right to the point for us busy people lol
Thank you!
I had no idea frozen veggies can be dehydrated. Thanks! Am going tomorrow to get some frozen veggies!
you can add bread crumbs while cooking and when rehydrated it will be more tender
Bread crumbs also hold fat that may be in the meat and it will go rancid. Shortening or rushing the rehydration time causes meat to be hard as well. 30 minutes minimum. Use unsalted beef broth in with the water to add flavor.
I'm so glad you did the meat. I've been wanting to try this
so awesome I really want to do this because freeze dried cost so much money ugh
Oh I bet I was afraid to even look at the cost lol
Hi all.
I live fridgelessly on a boat. The only thing I really miss is spaghetti bolognese. So I got pretty excited when I found this - and still am.... I'll try it exactly as per the video, and I'm sure I'll like it. But seeing those fats & juices go down the drain was only ever going to bring a tear to the eye :,-(.
I'd love to hear some ballpark figures regarding the storage life of full fat mince beef, once cooked, dried & properly sealed in a vacuum jar. If it lasted one month, I'd be more than happy. Two...and I'd be over the moon!
As I'm plenty interested in roasts & meat generally, I was going to buy an All American canner, and I still might. But first I need to gain a thorough understanding of what's possible with the most simple methods, like dehydration and proper storage. Wherever possible, I avoid consumerism/chemicals/waste/plastic.
Any tips or information, such as books, websites etc would be much appreciated!
Thanx!
Andrew
Tomato chips are my fave . Tastes like pizza . And I added nothing . But you can add basil salt and garlic . Sooooo yummy 😋
What a great new channel I've found. Thanks for your videos, theyre great!
Just wanted you to know that I rehydrated used your ground beef after 2 years it was good.
One pound ground beef per half cup of bread crumbs. Mix well then cook and dehydrate . Much better . Bread crumbs helps the rehydration.
Thanks
I love this idea, I have cooked Chicken and dehydrated it to use with top ramon. It did not last long for I eat it all. I can not wait to find some lean ground beef on sale. We get a 60/40 blend of beef/pork most of the time @$2.99, not sure what the fat % is on that. I might have to try and see what happens after I get my food saver and jar pieces this next week.
How did our great grandparents dehydrate stuff back in old times without a machine
You can also build a solar dehydrator
@Tambras .. How do you build a solar dehydrator?
On racks and set out in the sun to dry.
You can air dry a lot of things.
They laid window type screens with cloth on things in the sun with cloth over fruit
Love seeing the dehydrating videos and look forward to more.
This reminds me of the videos of making beef jerky out of ground beef
I just ordered a dehydrator. Not like yours because of budget but I pray it will still work well.
Omg, I love your laugh. You're so cute. Thanks for making this video, I'm very new to dehydrating.
Another video on dehydrating ground beef suggest you cook by boiling. It yielded small rather uniform pieces and removed almost all of the grease with the cooking liquid.
You initial comments re: cost of beef are still true.
Shared it! I think this is a great space saver in a crowded kitchen.
I bet it keeps more than a couple years. Five for sure.
Thats what i have been trying to research. Mountain house uses nitrogen displacement on there cans and thats why they last so long.
Rain Country talks about shelf life.
i boil mine with works so much better than frying it. them i pour boiling water over till water runs clear.
Just found you and... LOVE LOVE LOVE your videos!!!!
I love dehydrated pork and beef patties in the 1st Generation MRE's. The dark brown MRE's from 1983. Never eat 2 or 3 patties dry on a march and drink a canteen of water. Bad.
Can use oven (also confection) to dehydrate!
Rapture Angel What setting and length of time would you use to do dehydration in a convection oven?
My guess is that there might be a few things that can be used.
I dehydrated fruit for the first time this past weekend, in a Breville Oven Air. I just ordered extra fryer baskets for it as, it fits a total of 4, tossed on some frozen fruit and it will go for 12 hours. What makes it work more quickly is wedging something in the door, as it works, so moisture will escape the unit far more quickly. I’ve dehydrated blueberries, pineapple and peaches. The peaches were done the quickest. The other 2 lagged. But, I have no space for a dehydrator and I’m only dehydrating for 1 anyway.
Thank you for these videos. They are very user friendly and you have really good energy too.
I'm wondering if I could use my vacuum sealer with mylar bags with desiccant packs to have the same self life as a jar?
If not, could you show the canning process you use for your dehydrated foods? 🌴
I'm currently dehydrating bananas and strawberries. I'm gonna do onions and bell peppers next, then pork. But beef seems a little intimidating. But I'll get to it.
Love your videos. It's made me preserve more than I ever have. Can I do this in my oven?
Your videos are great thank you . i winged it i got burger and thought beef jerky why not burger .so i got leanest burger put foil on the rack poked hole drip one under also and made thin pattys like cookies and oven 200 3 hours swaeeeet .It Works still munching after few weeks hard as a rock nice snack ahaha. Add water i will try it that way too thank youBlessings
Great video! I was scrolling through your videos and found this one. I'm going to try this and make a video to share. Thank you!
You mentioned taking the air out of it. What is the process from leaving the dehydrator and filling the jars? Do you need to dry can it after you fill the jars or do you need to add one of those oxygen absorbers?
What is the shelf life?
good question. Did you get an answer?
@@maggiehammer9729 No. I didn't get a reply yet.
She has a vacuum seal attachment that hooks to a food saver, as do I. If it were me, just put the dehydrated food in the jar and either use an oxygen absorber (Probably a 100 cc packet for a quart jar) or get a mason jar vacuum sealer from Foodsaver and a foodsaver machine or rig up some other way to apply vacuum like a hand vacuum pump.
As far as shelf life, like she said, do your own research and go with what you're comfortable with. She said around a couple of years. If properly dehydrated and packaged I would imagine it could go much longer than that.
Loved the banjo music!😁
Thanks for all your hard work.... Thanks for getting to the point and your detail information. Great video.New Subscriber.
Would adding some salt, prior to dehydrating, help extend shelf life? Thank you for good videos.
Me too!
I bought 6 economy packages of chicken thighs at half price because the expiration date was the following day. For the time being, I have them in the freezer. I am planning on cutting the meat off the bone, grinding the thigh meat and from that point doing the rest of the process as you have shown with the ground beef. Do you think this will work? I am hoping so. We aren't real fond of thigh meat, but if it is deboned and all, we might actually like it.
You can cool the meat in boiling water if you want to get rid of all oil. The oil floats to the top. That is if you want to use cheaper ground beef.
This is awesome. I will definitely be trying this.
Thank you for your videos. Very educational and needed during this current global crisis. Can we dehydrate meatballs?
Great video. How do you re-hydrate it? Also, 1 cup dry equals how much re-hydrated beef? Thanks so much!
Thanks 🌷
I love all this! You have totally inspired me. I have wanted to do this kind of thing for many years. Now I can! Thank you for showing me how! One question if have is I want to make old fashioned rice pudding with milk and eggs but in a jar and can it! I know I can make it first and then can it but can I make it right n the jar? Have you tried it?
Great video..Would It just be easier to boil it vs frying?
is there vitemins left in the meat
Just found your videos
Definitely 👍🏼
Keep them coming
If your dehydrator has a setting for meats (red) why do you use a lower temperature? just curious.
I want to know if fully cooked dehydrated and vacc. Sealed in a mason jar, meat , needs to be frozen for long term and can I dry can chicken and hamburger
Loved the video. Thanks. Gona try this soon. Keep the videos coming.
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Curious how to use the food saver bags for dehydrated meat and what shelf life I can expect. Thanks for your informative video.
How long does it last once is dehydrated? Thank you! Awesome videos
Do you add oxygen absorbers to your jars of dehydrated foods? Could I add the beef to mylar bags with an oxygen absorber?
I was wondering that as well, or is only vacuum sealing sufficient?
I would likely re-hydrate in broth
So glad I found your channel. I did some ground turkey. It's now turkey pebbles. My dogs are digging it. I put it in boiling water and it didn't seem to hydrate to a soft consistency. Any suggestions?
Lisa Magoulas I'm having the same problem with all my dried veggies.
Long soaking time or long cooking like in stock pot to rehydration.
May 20, 2020. This is exciting! Thank you so much!
great idea! i'm actually a vegetarian, but my dogs aren't... and like any good mommy when my boys get sick i like to give them little treats in their food, so so this is perfect... i can rehydrate a handful and throw it in with their regular dog food... any chance this works with chicken and pork too? (i know, i know, spoiled dogs)
I always heard dehydrated beef was only good out of the fridge for a couple weeks then you had to refrigerate or freeze. Is that true?
thats the question I had as well and searching the comments
Could you store this in the food saver vacuum bags?
Sure can👍
how long is the shelf life? would it even be safer if you added salt? also you fried your hamburg, how about boiling it and it removes all the fat? thanks nice video
I'm enjoying your dehydrator videos. Can you show us how you draw the air from the jars?
Than you! And have a blessed day. P.S. like your bracelet.
Hi, there. I did not know you had a channel. I think I follow you on FB. But love love love this video. And I found the tool you are using to be most amazing. On order now. Thanks for this video.
Great vid on dehydrating ground beef! Two questions - how many quart jars will 5 pounds make/fill? Also, I assume you vacuum seal in quart jars as the final step? Thanks!
@MikeNason: I buy 1/2 gallon Mason jars at Walmart, @ $10 for a case of 6. I just dehydrated 13# of ground beef for 16 hrs @ 165 degrees, make sure you rinse all oil off ground beef well for @ 10 minutes; blot dry with paper towels before spreading on lined racks. 13# dehydrated took up 1 1/2 jars. I put an oxygen packet on top before sealing each jar.
I've seen some preppers that day to add bread crumbs. Wouldn't that shorten the shelf life??
Try adding half a cup of bread crumbs per pound of beef it rehydrates a little softer
I like it it would have Ben Better with out the back grown music, at least at my AGE it would be easer to here. But thank you Mike 75y.
Looks like a good idea these days, but .... if you have to rince all the grease out (the most nutricious part) and expose it for so long in the dehydrater at a temperature for which many bacteriae are still resistant, how much of the nutricients are left over after a year in a bottle and how many electricity have you spent? I think that dehydrated beef is stone-dead. I think it is still better to buy canned beef that lasts for years.