Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2013 at 6:37am:

You might also find some good info on backpackingchef.com. (a) Everything dehydrates well, as long as it contains almost no fat or oil, and anything solid (meat, veg) is cut into small bits: shreds or small thin pieces (think 1/2" length of popsicle stick) for meat, tiny dice for veg. Smaller pieces rehydrate faster, but I like the pieces of food to be big enough to taste separately :) (b) For meat-in-sauce type dishes, I find it easiest to cook the dish the way you normally do, let it cool, then pick out the meat chunks and slice them into dehy-size. Dry the meat and sauce separately, then recombine.

Joe_
I think I'd like to try chili (with hamburger) for my first dehydrated meal.  So I should dehydrate the meat separately, but cook the chili sauce then dehydrate it?

prouboy