Food Dehydrator

carrielovesfanta

I'm toying with the idea of looking into one too. Two questions though:


How do you store the dehydrated food afterwards?


And what do you do with the food to use it?? Obvs fruit etc can be eaten as-is but what would you do with the vegetables?

betterlife

carrielovesfanta wrote: »

I'm toying with the idea of looking into one too. Two questions though:


How do you store the dehydrated food afterwards?


And what do you do with the food to use it?? Obvs fruit etc can be eaten as-is but what would you do with the vegetables?

I think you store in jars or vac pack bags, and veg can be used in stews, casseroles, soups, chilli, pasta dishes, smoothies, rices dishes, curries, cottage pies, ground up to make your own stock powder, or added to noodles for homemade pot noodle, made into cuppa soups etc hope this helps x

VfM4meplse

Living_proof wrote: »

And this for anyone who has spinach and courgettes to use up like me, this looks quite interesting. I will go away now and leave you all alone! https://www.feastingonfruit.com/spinach-wraps-2/

Its recipes like this (especially the having to check on it all the time) that convinces me that the preparation is just too much hassle. Unless you are low-carbing, I can't imagine the results warrant the effort when it's so easy to stuff a wrap with baby spinach leaves!

But I can see the benefits for gluts of fruit and vegetables thinly sliced.

comeandgo

trickydicky14 wrote: »

This thread has got me very interested
On odd occasions I get the chance to use a very nice Andrew James digital food dehydrator that belongs to a friend it comprises of multiple trays with slats that stack.
To date I have only done the basics like bananas apples grapes mango and the like with mostly good outcomes. Even with an instruction manual I found you need to do a lot of experimentation.
I to am a wild camper and would love to know more regarding the dehydration of meals like curry or veg stews.
Can someone help with info on this for example how do you contain the food whilst it is dehydrating and what sort of times are we talking to do the job and any other tips.
If you can help I am very keen on some feedback
Thankyou.

To contain the meals whilst on the dehydrator line the shelves with parchment or baking paper. Make a few small slits fo let the hot air circulation and move the trays every hour or so to different positions. You don't need any fancy recipes, anything you cook will do. I know of one trekker who goes to the Indian takeaway and dehydrates the take always.

Living_proof

I have come across another US site which looks quite useful http://www.21stcenturysimpleliving.com. I now have to decide what to do with the remaining tomatoes I have grown - a mix or cherry, plum, yellow, etc. and I think I will make into some sort of salsa mix which I will dry and be able to drop into casseroles, curries and chillis, etc. The work involved when you grow your own!

Living_proof

@paulcollingwood5 I have had two, for years and find that putting a small amount of dried goods in jars and kilners, etc. and the balance in vacuum sealed bags works best. Mushrooms are probably one of the best dehydrated foods but I try to dry everything that comes my way.

timpainewk36

A food dehydrator is the most versatile and can be used to dehydrate meat, fish,poultry, vegetables, fruit, herbs etc. Check online if interested to dehydrate food on a regular basis. The only thing I dehydrate is herbs and bread crumbs and cubes for croutons. I put them in a slow oven (about 200–250) on a baking sheet for an hour or two. To save electricity/gas, I do this after I finish baking something else, like dinner. I turn the oven down and have everything ready to go to dehydrate while I eat dinner. Then I put the items in airtight jars, containers, or small bags.

villagelife

Has anyone used one to dehydrate cherries as I've been given 5kg of cherries with possibly more to come!

DiamondLil

I'm resurrecting this thread as I'm intrigued about yoghurt drops @iamsalt; would you share the recipe and method please ?