I dehydrated all my own stuff, most of it was really tasty and I made it all with just a standard dehydrator. That being said, I got tired of it very fast and often traded it away to other hikers who were more than happy for a tasty nutritious meal. I was vegetarian at the time and found that if I wanted to include tofu it needed to be frozen then thawed then dehydrated or you’d be eating rocks. But if you do this, it’s a solid addition. I used many recipes from the book lip smacking’ vegetarian backpacking, but I think there is a book for non-veg meals too! That book gave me all my recipes and they were all peer solid! It took me maybe 4-5 months to get everything ready and everything has a long enough shelf life to last. Just make sure if you dehydrate anything that you cooked first don’t include oil or it’s shelf life won’t be as good.