Blanching Vegetables in an Instant Pot?I got a food dehydrator for Christmas and have been experimenting with it recently. I recently got an Instant Pot pressure cooker with a steamer basket. It seems like the perfect solution for blanching vegetables prior to dehydrating. Any recommendations on what to set my Instant Pot to in order to blanch vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes and carrots?
Drying Frozen Tomatoes in the Oven Tomatoes?I've accidentally frozen some large tomatoes that are still on the vine. Can I make them into sun-dried tomatoes in my oven?
Making Coconut Macaroons with Fresh Coconut?How do I shred, sweeten, and dry fresh coconut to use to make coconut macaroons?
Dehydrating Liquids in the Kitchen?I weigh more now than I ever have in my life. That's about to change. My doctor told me to reduce my starch intake as it is converted to sugar by the body. I would like to still make my homemade biscuits occasionally with dehydrated buttermilk.
Freezing or Drying Mint Leaves?I have a fresh mint plant growing in a flower pot that I only use for making my dog, dog treats. I would like to know how I can freeze or dry it. I'd rather dry it out for further use. I make dog treats maybe every 3 to 4 months and I don't want the plant to die.
Dehydrating Food with a Convection Oven?Can I dehydrate food with the Galloping Gourmet Aire Convection oven?
Drying Strawberries in an Oven?I saw a hint on the internet which said that I could dry strawberries by putting them in an oven of 210 degrees F for two hours.
Making Sun Dried Tomatoes?How do I make sun dried tomatoes?
Drying Fordhook Butter Beans?We have freshly shelled Ford-hooks and want to know how to dry them (as in dry beans that are sold in stores). Can someone help me? Thanks much!
Dehydrating Bananas?I just purchased a dehydrator and have been successful with the few items I have dehydrated except bananas. This is the 2nd time and each time, they never got to the "chip" consistency.
Drying Celery leaves?How do I dry them?
Dehydrating Garlic?How do you prepare the garlic for the dehydrator? Are the skins left on? Do you slice the cloves? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Drying Apples?Whether you are drying apples in an oven or in a dehydrator, is it necessary to put lemon juice on the fruit to prevent the apples from browning from oxidation?
Dehydrating Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs?What about dehydrating fruits, veggies, and herbs? Anyone have any tips? I have just finished doing mushrooms and zucchini. I must say that I am very impressed with the results and it takes up so much less space, too. These mushrooms were about 2 lbs originally.
Substitute for Curing Salt When Making Ground Beef Jerky?I can't find curing salt in the store to make ground beef jerky, can I use canning and pickling salt instead?
Dehydrator Recipes and Other Suggestions?Do you have any recipes or suggestions on using a dehydrator?
How Do I Dry Herbs?I grew some wonderful lemon basil this summer. How do I dry it so I can enjoy it in the winter time? Many thanks for this great site. I have learned so much!~Stitch~
Drying Zucchini?Has anyone out there tried drying zucchini in wedges, so it will be pretty when reconstituted? I'm curious to see if it works.
Drying Fruit and Meat Without a Dehydrator?Is it possible to dry your own fruit? I do freeze some, but would dry them if possible. I am not sure if you can do this without some special equipment. Many thanks. Helen xx
Dehydrating Whole Okra?How do I dehydrate whole pod okra?
Drying and Storing Fruit?How do I dry cranberries? Thank you.
Drying Time Needed for Fruits and Vegetables?I am looking for information on the drying times needed to dehydrate fruits and vegetables.
Drying Chives?Does anyone know a good way to dry freshly cut chives for future use?
Drying Banana Slices?I am looking for a home made recipe to dry banana slices. Please can you help?
Making Fig Fruit Leather?Has anybody tried making fig fruit leather?
Dehydrating Fruits and Veggies in the Microwave?What do you use to dehydrate fruit and veggies? I'd rather microwave to use less power.
Drying Figs in the Microwave?Each year I have about 70 kilos of figs from my tree. Fresh ripe figs don't have a long life, maybe a couple of days. I would be grateful if someone could tell me how to dry figs in a microwave.
Dehydrator Recipes?I have a dehydrator that I haven't really figured out yet. Does anyone have any tried and true recipes they wouldn't mind sharing?
Beef Jerky Recipes?Under Christmas food ideas for men someone named Deb mentioned they made beef jerky. I would like some beef jerky recipes.
Shirley B
Hamburger Jerky Recipe?I saw an idea in here from about a year ago about how it was cheaper to make beef jerky from hamburger but there were no directions. Can anyone help?
Drying Apples in the Oven?I came into a bunch of Granny Smith Apples and I want to dry them in my oven. I am not sure how to do this and what temp to set the oven on and for how long. Any advice would be nice.
Drying Red Cayenne Pepper?Hi, I would love to know how to dry red cayenne pepper! I had one left over from my garden, it is so pretty and red, such a shame not to be able to preserve it for arrangements and such.
Thanks, TMelton, from GA
