Drying

Food Dehydrator Wanted to Borrow 2 Replies

Hi! I was hoping that someone here might be able to help me out - I would like to borrow a food dehydrator just a couple times to dry berries (I work at Kestrel Perch berry farm). I would only need…Continue

Started by Emma Hileman. Last reply by Emma Hileman Jun 19, 2012.

CSA Preservation Share- HELP! 1 Reply

Know anything about doing a CSA food preservation share?? My husband and I have an organic farm business called Ithaca Organics which offers a CSA. Every year I do a fair share of preserving since…Continue

Started by Monica Sherman. Last reply by Rachel Firak Sep 26, 2011.

dried kale 3 Replies

Have been so enjoying the kale I dried last fall. It hydrates up beautifully, is very close to the fresh product. I don't love it as "chips," but they are an instant nutritious pick-up. Anyway, I…Continue

Tags: drying, kale

Started by persephone doliner. Last reply by crowjoy Mar 24, 2011.

LEM Products Recalls Food Dehydrators Due to Fire Hazard

LEM Products Recalls Food Dehydrators Due to Fire Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11131.html NEWS from CPSC…Continue

Tags: dehydrator

Started by Katie Quinn-Jacobs Feb 21, 2011.

Dried tomatoes in oil? 7 Replies

I'm brand spanking new to drying foods but did a bunch of Roma tomatoes that are delicious. Can I safely packed them in olive oil? What about botulism? Thanks for the help.P.S. The parsley I dried is…Continue

Started by Dave Lenweaver. Last reply by persephone doliner Jan 24, 2011.

Drying sunflowers for eating 2 Replies

Morning all,We grew a field of sunflowers this year.  I took the seeds (still in their hulls) and put them on a dehydrator but it seems I went too far, the seed inside dried up to something inedible.…Continue

Started by Roxy. Last reply by Roxy Oct 20, 2010.

Drying herbs - loss of flavor? 4 Replies

Hi! I'm new to drying, having just acquired a 5-tray Excalibur.I just compared some peppermint dried hanging from the ceiling in my basement with some I dried in the dehydrator. The air-dried mint is…Continue

Started by Olivia Hall. Last reply by Olivia Hall Oct 6, 2010.

Drying Veggies? Celery and others 2 Replies

Hi all, I have a lot of cutting celery and small stalks in my garden. I'm thinking I could dry it and other veggies and then use as dried bouillon.  Does anybody have recommendations to dry veggies? …Continue

Started by Liz Falk. Last reply by Liz Falk Oct 5, 2010.

using dried rose hips 2 Replies

I have a bunch of dried rose hips and use them once and a while to make a tea by crushing a couple hips and steeping in water. But I'm wondering if this is best and how much you really need to get a…Continue

Started by Jennifer Maffett. Last reply by persephone doliner Oct 4, 2010.

kale & green bean drying 3 Replies

My dehydrator is my gas oven w. pilot light. Tho the temp in there is only 100+, not the 200 considered viable, it works fine on many foods. I've been doing kale and green beans. The secret to…Continue

Started by persephone doliner. Last reply by persephone doliner Dec 17, 2009.

Tincture from dried fruit

We have a minute amount of dried elderberries and would like to try to do a tincture. The berries are very tiny as the elderberries are wild. Can we stick the whole flower head into a tincture,…Continue

Tags: flu, tincture, elderberry

Started by Jennifer Maffett Dec 5, 2009.

Drying Without Power 6 Replies

We've done a bit of drying using only the power of the sun but I'm curious to learn more. Here's one thing we did... Based on an idea we read about drying apples in a hot car (on the shelf behind the…Continue

Tags: drying, apple

Started by Jennifer Maffett. Last reply by Alison F Dec 2, 2009.

Beef jerky? 1 Reply

The Meat Education Fair over the weekend got me thinking about beef jerky. My family has made it before,…Continue

Started by Alison F. Last reply by Krys Cail Oct 27, 2009.

Drying potatoes? 2 Replies

Well, I found a couple rotten potatoes in my stored harvest, so I'm assuming blight. Freezing them didn't work out well, and I'll can some but I only have a 3 quart pressure canner so. Drying them?…Continue

Started by crowjoy. Last reply by crowjoy Aug 18, 2009.

Solar dehydrators 15 Replies

Hi all! I'm new to this group. Am eager to build a solar dehydrator for the strawberries and cherries (!) I'll pick this season. Kate Q-J said that Kathy H has built a beautiful dehydrator and uses…Continue

Started by Carole Stone. Last reply by Valerie McMartin Jun 28, 2009.

Rhubarb leather! 3 Replies

I just made some, and I think I'll have to make some more. I boiled down chopped rhubarb, added a little sugar to take the tart down a notch, then added some applesauce and stuck it in the dehydrator…Continue

Started by Alison F. Last reply by crowjoy Jun 24, 2009.

New Drying Technique 1 Reply

Hi Folks - so, at the Apple Canning/Drying/Apple Butter fest recently, I was trying out a few different methods of drying. I do have a "drying" cycle on my convection that keeps a stable temp of 140…Continue

Started by Carlyn Buckler. Last reply by denise mooney Mar 31, 2009.