Pineapple is available in supermarkets year-round so you may be asking why to bother dehydrating it in the first place. I dry pineapple because it is a star ingredient in my breakfast granola but it also is a really great snack, like eating sweets and is especially popular with children. Drying Pineapple You are unlikely …
When plums are in season, especially when you have a tree there tends to be a big glut all at the same time. Drying plums is a great way to put some aside to be enjoyed later on and despite the reputation that prunes have dried plums are full of nutrients and the flavour is …
When dehydrating any food, either using a purpose-made dehydrator or a conventional oven we want to target and maintain a certain temperature. Temperature whether warm or cool is not only a factor in how long it takes a certain food to dry but also in maintaining the safety of the dehydrated food, in the case …
If you have tried a fair amount of commercial jerky then you will probably have experienced jerky that is chewy or jerky that is tender, soft and seems to fall apart more. I myself prefer a more chewy texture and like to prepare jerky so that it has a bite and needs a certain amount …
Mushrooms are probably one of the best foods for drying. Mushrooms retain or even boost their flavours after being dehydrated and rehydrate in such a way that you can’t even tell they aren’t fresh mushrooms. Preparing Mushrooms To Dehydrate Mushrooms dry really well. Their texture and porousness mean that they dry a lot quicker than …
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Dehydrated bananas are like sweets and great for snacking on and dehydrating is a great way to preserve them. If you are like me and always seem to have a few too many bananas in the fruit bowl then dehydrating them is a perfect way to stop them going to waste. A cheap, budget level …
Working out how long to dehydrate jerky is something that takes practice. It is a case of finding that sweet spot where there is a nice chew to the jerky without it being too brittle. Dehydrating jerky is not really a case of saying, this is how many hours to do it for, there are …
Dried mangos are perfect snack food. Even the fussiest of eaters seem to like dehydrated mango because drying them out intensifies the flavour, sweetness and gives them a great chewy texture almost like a chewy candy. I use a dehydrator to dry mango and a budget dehydrator is a really good investment. They are really …
Tomatoes are great for dehydrating and in the late summer where, if you grow your own, you will have tons of them it is a great way of preserving them well into the following year. Dehydrating tomatoes retains all the flavour but condenses them down. Rather than having a bucket full of plump tomatoes you …
A Dehydrator is by far the simplest and most reliable way to make Jerky at home. It takes out all the guesswork and it is a simple as laying the meat out on trays and turning it on. There are some things to look out for when buying a dehydrator though. Let’s take a look …