On my last trip I borrowed my mother in law's dehydrator and dehydrated some chili mac. It took forever to rehydrate, and most times I ended up eating very crunchy chili after 30 minutes. I like to hike all day, and by the time I stop, waiting that long to eat is torture. As I sit here at work, starving because I have already eaten my lunch, I'm thinking I need to do some trail food experimentation. I think I'm going to make a weekly batch of something and then test it at different rehydration times. Maybe report back on what I've learned. I'm basically interested in things that rehydrate the quickest. I think I'm going to start with chili mac again, but with tvp instead beef. Thoughts?
