Dried Surf'n'Turf

Dried Surf'n'Turf is a preserved food item produced and consumed in a Dehydrator and Rehydrator cycle. It stores the calories of Surf'n'Turf in a compact, long-lasting form that can be rehydrated back into edible Surf'n'Turf when water is added.

The Dehydrator converts Surf'n'Turf into Dried Surf'n'Turf using Plastic as a binding/preservation material. The recipe yields are fixed: processing 6000 kcal worth of Surf'n'Turf together with 12 kg Plastic produces 6 units of Dried Surf'n'Turf and 6 kg Water as a byproduct. Each unit of Dried Surf'n'Turf represents a portion of the original meal and must be rehydrated before duplicants can eat it as the original Surf'n'Turf.

Rehydration is performed in a Rehydrator. Each operation consumes 1 unit Dried Surf'n'Turf and 1 kg Water to produce one rehydrated Surf'n'Turf item suitable for consumption.

Practical notes and usage:

• Dried Surf'n'Turf is useful for bulk storage and for preserving high-calorie meals for later use, particularly when refrigeration or immediate consumption is impractical.
• The dehydration process returns some water to the system (6 kg Water produced per batch), which partially offsets water costs when managing large-scale food preservation.
• Plan plastic usage: each batch requires 12 kg Plastic, so stockpile plastic or produce it reliably if you intend to preserve many meals.
• When rehydrating, ensure access to a steady water supply; each unit rehydrates consumes 1 kg Water.
• Use Dried Surf'n'Turf to pre-produce emergency rations that can be transported or stored in remote bases, then rehydrated on-site as needed.