Comments on: Food Preservation – Dehydration Rocks!

By: Goldie

Goldie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:22:34 +0000

I just purchased my 1st dehydrator & getting ready to use it for the first time. [Pears, cantaloupe & pineapple] Then the pre-treatment question popped up & stop me cold. Good to see it’s not an absolute necessity and seem to be required for colorization appeal than vitamin loss.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:41:22 +0000

How come my apple slice still pliable and not crispy or crunchy after dehydrated them for 12 hours at 155F? how to make it crispy?

By: Jill Mann

Jill Mann — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:24:43 +0000

My sister and I do beef jerky on our dehydrator. I am thinking about buying one for doing other things because of the smell of the beef jerky is something I can’t clean off.

By: penny

penny — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:16 +0000

thank you, I have been told 2 different ways,neither way with a dehydrator.
pick, throw into a brown bag, leave till xmas, READY.
2nd way- wash, dry, place on racks so they have good circulation. keep in a warm place. READY in 2 weeks.
So if I was to use my one heat , inexspensive dehydrator?
I have washed,dried for aprox.3 hours. Now I am setting them aside in a crate, each layer divided by paper towels, trying to keep the walnuts away from each other. am I over doing it?

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:26:30 +0000

Penny, yes you can.

By: penny

penny — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:50:16 +0000

can I use my dehydrator to dry nuts? walnuts, fresh from the tree.

By: Nicky

Nicky — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:13:37 +0000

They are not exactly food, but herbs are another easy thing to preserve by drying. I found this collection of tips for drying herbs using a laundry drying rack! It seems like a good primer on how to get started.

By: Brenna

Brenna — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:03:08 +0000

That is a great read on dehydrating. I am going to do this with my family now too!!
Awesome pictures!!
http://www.healthyhomesofrochester.com/
http://www.fixinchix.com/

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:48:05 +0000

Oh fab; I just found this story on Twitter; thanks for sharing your experiences Tiffany. I’ve written a post about dehydrating food on my own blog today I did apples, pears and bananas but I’d never thought of doing a complete meal! I’m going to check out the site you recommend now. I was on a budget when I bought my dehydrator and even though you can’t control anything on it, it does a great job – I’d certainly recommend a cheapie if you’re unsure whether you would get the use from it. When this one dies I’ll upgrade it as I’ve found a dehydrator to be invaluable…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:43:58 +0000

I bought a 5 tray (a little too big sometimes) Excalibur on eBay for about $150. It was refurbished. Works great.