Food drying - Dehydrators (merged)

moggins

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/dry/fruit_leathers.html

amyandoli

Thank-you!
Been looking at these all week debating because of price, this one is half the price though!
Just ordered with code 509240 found on vouchercodes website for free delivery!

dannahaz

I love mine for drying tomatoes, which i then store in extra virgin olive oil in jars.

I also make apple leather - basically stwed apple which is then dried and rolled up. Absolutely yummy.

It's amazing what you can dry when you start. I would recommend investing in a dehydrator book, the US has has loads of them.

Seakay

The fruit leathers sound delicious, but I am a bit puzzled as to how you would dry a puree in a round dehydrator which seems to have little holes in the trays?

moggins

You need to put a sheet of greaseproof paper under the puree.

Seakay

Thanks moggins! I had wondered but assumed that this would cause problems with the drying. I am really temptd to buy one now.

Ted_Hutchinson

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

That's the one I have except mines been rebranded by Total Chef. I got mine from QVC - it does have the advantage of a 30 day MBG if not satisfied.

Total Chef Food & Flower Dehydrator with
Waitlist Only
QVC Price £29.50
Introductory Price £26.78
UK Postage & Packaging £5.45

Certainly does look like the same item

jaxxy00

Thanks for posting this, as soon as i saw it i went and ordered it.

I remember from an old thread everyone raving on about how good these were for various things but how tchibo didnt have anymore of them. Elsewhere they are quite expensive so these are a bargain at this price.

Can make dried meat sticks for my dog now too. Will have to look up that book now that everyone was recommending which told you how to do all the drying etc.

fizzyfeet_2

Thanks for that Moggins

Would it be possible to make beef jerky in this?

moggins

fizzyfeet wrote:

Thanks for that Moggins

Would it be possible to make beef jerky in this?

I know nothing about jerky I'm afraid, you'd need to talk to Jerkymeister on Downsizer for that information