Dried Berry Pie

Dried Berry Pie is a dehydrated food product created and restored using the Dehydrator and Rehydrator in Oxygen Not Included. It is produced from Mixed Berry Pie in the Dehydrator to save calories and mass for storage and transport, and it can be returned to an edible state with the Rehydrator.

The Dehydrator recipe converts 6000 kcal worth of Mixed Berry Pie plus 12 kg Plastic into 6 units of Dried Mixed Berry Pie and yields 6 kg Water as a byproduct. Each produced unit is a dried form of the original pie that stores the same calories in a compact, non-spoiling form until rehydration. To consume the food, place a unit in a Rehydrator with 1 kg Water; the Rehydrator converts 1 unit of Dried Mixed Berry Pie plus 1 kg Water back into a rehydrated Mixed Berry Pie ready for dupes to eat.

Practical notes and usage:

• Dried Mixed Berry Pie is intended for long-term storage or for transporting food without immediate spoilage concerns; use the Dehydrator to batch-convert full pies into dried units.
• The dehydration process requires Plastic as a drying medium; plan Plastic supply accordingly when scheduling large-scale dehydration.
• Rehydration requires one kilogram of water per dried unit, so factor water availability into plans for restoring food during shortages or on expeditions.
• The dehydration and rehydration cycle preserves the original calories of the Mixed Berry Pie, making it an efficient method to stockpile food without losing nutritional value.
• Use storage and automation (sensors, conveyors, smart storage) to manage flows between Cooking, Dehydrating, and Rehydrating to avoid clogging production lines or wasting Plastic and Water.