Food dehydrating

[tripletfeb]

Starting a new journey. Bought a Nesco food dehydrator from Walmart today and filled it with bananas and strawberries. I'm excited to see how they turn out and how well they store. I've done a lot of research but am always willing to learn more so if anyone has any hints or tips, let me know! I plan on doing more fruits and veggies in the future. And I bought herb seeds today, will dehydrate those too when it's time

 

[WIchickMama]

Would love to see how they turn out, I have been researching dehydrators too!

 

[tripletfeb]

I'll let you know in the morning, it says they take 6-12 hours to dry. But could be more. I'm excited to eat them!

 

[Chuckie chicken]

My better half used ours all the time back in the homeland. Among many other things, she makes raw chocolate in it, which is amazing.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

There is a Preserving your Harvest thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/preserving-your-harvest.1485715/

 

[NanaKat]

I’ve had a dehydrator for years. I love mine.
My kids love the jerky best.
Fruits: pears, dates, apples, bananas, apricots, plums, tomatoes.
Experiment with peaches and mangos…we didn’t like them as well.
Vegetables: all peppers, onion, garlic, carrot, peas.

You can pressure can the dehydrated veggies or seal in bags for your freezer. Vacuum sealers are great too.
A coffee grinder makes quick powders for spices.

 

[tripletfeb]

I’ve had a dehydrator for years. I love mine.
My kids love the jerky best.
Fruits: pears, dates, apples, bananas, apricots, plums, tomatoes.
Experiment with peaches and mangos…we didn’t like them as well.
Vegetables: all peppers, onion, garlic, carrot, peas.

You can pressure can the dehydrated veggies or seal in bags for your freezer. Vacuum sealers are great too.
A coffee grinder makes quick powders for spices.

Nice! One good thing is it's making the house smell wonderfully strawberry banana!

 

[tripletfeb]

My better half used ours all the time back in the homeland. Among many other things, she makes raw chocolate in it, which is amazing.

That would be awesome! Care to share how?

 

[tripletfeb]

Well, the bananas and strawberries are done. Pretty yummy! What should I do next? Apples maybe

 

[MadGardener]

If you like spicy food dehydrating seems to keep the heat.

I had a bumper crop of habaneros 4 years ago. Cut peppers in half and dehydrated. Stored in vacuum sealed madon jars with oxygen absorbers has really helped them last.