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How to rehydrate dried food: ratios and soak times
Cold water and time gives you texture. Boiling water gives you speed and, often, mush. Which one you want depends on the food.
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How to rehydrate freeze-dried food
Hot water, equal volume, five to ten minutes. Freeze-dried food takes water back far faster than dehydrated food, and oversoaking is the main way to ruin it.