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Dehydrating cooked noodles
I have recently bought a food dehydrator. I would like to dehydrate
cooked noodles to make instant meals with. I want to make up little packages of dried food, such as noodles, some dried vegetables and soup powder and put them in little bags. Then I can dump a bag in a bowl, add hot water and have an instant meal without the high fat content of fried noodles, the high salt and MSG content of commercial products and at a lower cost. I can also tailor them to exactly what each person likes, there are four of us in the family and we all have different tastes. :-) Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, BTW, what are they called in the U.S.? In Israel they are called "mana hama" (hot meals, but with a biblical connotation). When I lived in the U.S. they were called "ramen noodles", but ramen were only noodles and soup in plastic wrap, they did not include vegetables or come in a container. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> I have recently bought a food dehydrator. I would like to dehydrate > cooked noodles to make instant meals with. I want to make up little > packages of dried food, such as noodles, some dried vegetables and > soup powder and put them in little bags. > > Then I can dump a bag in a bowl, add hot water and have an instant meal > without the high fat content of fried noodles, the high salt and MSG > content of commercial products and at a lower cost. Unfortunately, it won't work that way. The noodles in instant soup packages aren't just regular noodles that have been cooked and run through a dehydrator. Dehydrated veggies won't reconstitute instantly; some require a period of either simmering or soaking in hot water. I'm afraid this won't happen as you would wish. Pastorio > I can also tailor them to exactly what each person likes, there are four > of us in the family and we all have different tastes. :-) > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks in advance, > > BTW, what are they called in the U.S.? In Israel they are called "mana hama" > (hot meals, but with a biblical connotation). When I lived in the U.S. they > were called "ramen noodles", but ramen were only noodles and soup in plastic > wrap, they did not include vegetables or come in a container. > > Geoff. |
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Dehydrating cooked noodles
Bob (this one) wrote:
> Unfortunately, it won't work that way. The noodles in instant soup > packages aren't just regular noodles that have been cooked and run > through a dehydrator. Dehydrated veggies won't reconstitute instantly; > some require a period of either simmering or soaking in hot water. > > I'm afraid this won't happen as you would wish. Thanks, geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
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Bob (this one) wrote...
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > >> I have recently bought a food dehydrator. I would like to dehydrate >> cooked noodles to make instant meals with. I want to make up little >> packages of dried food, such as noodles, some dried vegetables and >> soup powder and put them in little bags. >> Then I can dump a bag in a bowl, add hot water and have an instant meal >> without the high fat content of fried noodles, the high salt and MSG >> content of commercial products and at a lower cost. > > > Unfortunately, it won't work that way. The noodles in instant soup > packages aren't just regular noodles that have been cooked and run > through a dehydrator. Dehydrated veggies won't reconstitute instantly; > some require a period of either simmering or soaking in hot water. > > I'm afraid this won't happen as you would wish. Yeah, I noticed the high fat content and assume it's part of the noodle-manufacturing process. I'm guessing that the ramen noodles have been fried before being dehydrated, creating bubbles or something within that allows them to quickly absorb water later. |
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Buddah Stalin wrote:
> Yeah, I noticed the high fat content and assume it's part of the > noodle-manufacturing process. I'm guessing that the ramen noodles > have been fried before being dehydrated, creating bubbles or > something within that allows them to quickly absorb water later. I would have thought so too. However there is one brand of quick noodles that advertises it self as "diet" and low fat. They claim the noodles are baked, not fried. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
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