Dehydrating food has been a practical preservation strategy since ancient times. Today, dehydrated foods pop up everywhere from your favorite snack aisle to your local sporting goods store.

Dehydrating food is considered one of our oldest—if not oldest—method for preserving food. For as long as our species has been gathering, foraging, and throwing spears at wild beasts, we have been ...

Figuring out what to eat on a camping or backpacking trip can become its own adventure, especially in the backcountry, when access to civilization is limited. Sure, there are plenty of tasty ...

Years ago, I witnessed an older Greek woman tending raisins drying on her sunny rooftop on the island of Crete. It seemed a timeless moment as I watched her wooden pitchfork gently turn the deep ...

A couple weeks ago, I asked readers if they had any suggestions on what to do with some dried, Mexican chiles I had purchased at a local grocery store. I bought a bag of cascabel chiles and a bag of ...