Dried Frost Burger

Dried Frost Burger is a preserved food item produced from Frost Burger in a Dehydrator. It is part of the game’s dried ration system, trading water and plastic for a shelf-stable version of the original meal. The item can also be turned back into a rehydrated Frost Burger in a Rehydrator.

The conversion chain is straightforward: a Dehydrator processes 6000 kcal Frost Burger and 12 kg Plastic into 6 units Dried Frost Burger and 6 kg Water. Each dried unit can then be rehydrated with 1 kg Water to produce a rehydrated Frost Burger. This makes Dried Frost Burger useful when food needs to be stored or transported in a more compact, durable form, especially in bases where water can be spared more easily than prepared meal storage space.

Because it is derived from Frost Burger, it inherits the role of a higher-end processed food rather than serving as a raw ingredient or a basic ration. Its main value is logistical: it lets players convert excess cooked food into a form that can be stored until needed, then restored later through rehydration. The water returned by the Dehydrator partially offsets the production cost, but the process still requires a meaningful amount of Plastic, so it is not a no-cost preservation method.

A practical use case is in starts or map conditions where additional fiber and exploration resources are valuable. On a Swamp Start, the route down through a long winding tunnel to the Radioactive Biome can contain a Crushed Satellite that can be rummaged for an Atmo Suit or Data Banks, and Dried Frost Burger can help support longer expeditions by keeping food available in a compact form while the colony explores. Its preservation function makes it convenient for travel supplies, stockpiles, or emergency reserves.

• Produced in a Dehydrator from Frost Burger and Plastic.
• Rehydrated in a Rehydrator back into Frost Burger.
• Produces water during dehydration, reducing some of the input burden.
• Best used as a storage and transport version of an existing cooked meal.
• Requires Plastic, so its use is tied to industrial or late-midgame resource availability.