Thought I'd set up a new thread for dehydrating, since
C
catapault
bought a dehydrator. If anybody else is interested, we can chat here.
I usually set the dehydrator to run overnight. The Nesco isn't overly loud, so noise isn't a problem. And, most of the time, til I get up in the morning, the food is ready to come out.
Both of my Foodi Grills also include Dehydrating as a function. I've never used it because of my Nesco. I'll do what I can to help with tips, but I don't have any set recipes. My Nesco doesn't have an on/off switch. I plug it in; it starts up. I unplug it and it shuts down. I like it, although I rather wish I would have gotten one that blows from back to front. As it is, the Nesco blows from top to bottom. And I do rearrange the order of the trays from time to time, putting the one on the bottom to the top and so on. I think it helps.
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Oh how awesome C catapault ! Let me see, I don't have any specific recipes or anything. I've gotten a lot of ideas online. I've done grapes (halve them and then dehydrate for raisins) and have actually had luck with them, although they do make large raisins. I've used the raisins in cookies and just for eating. Good stuff. I've done pineapple and that was really good. I tried doing zucchini chips and wasn't impressed, but you may have better results. Rick really enjoyed the apple slices. I did jerky a couple times; my Nesco came with several packets of jerky seasoning and I used sirloin steak, sliced thinly. Rick liked the jerky. And, of course, the grape tomatoes (we even snack on them). Since I'm making tomato powder, I have to dehydrate them longer than what everybody says, sometimes as long as 16 hours, esp on more humid days. It takes longer. Oh, I did onions, too....stinks the entire house up!7) ordered a Nesco Garden Master 1018A 8-tray dehydrator from Target! Why Target? Because everywhere else from Amazon on is saying out-of-stock while Target says I'll have it on September 1. So if anyone (looking at you, Winchester ) have any suggestions, recommendations, recipes, or ideas I'd love to have them.
I usually set the dehydrator to run overnight. The Nesco isn't overly loud, so noise isn't a problem. And, most of the time, til I get up in the morning, the food is ready to come out.
Both of my Foodi Grills also include Dehydrating as a function. I've never used it because of my Nesco. I'll do what I can to help with tips, but I don't have any set recipes. My Nesco doesn't have an on/off switch. I plug it in; it starts up. I unplug it and it shuts down. I like it, although I rather wish I would have gotten one that blows from back to front. As it is, the Nesco blows from top to bottom. And I do rearrange the order of the trays from time to time, putting the one on the bottom to the top and so on. I think it helps.
The Ultimate Guide to Dehydrating Food | Fresh Off The Grid
A Beginner’s Guide to Dehydrating Food
Foodal's Ultimate Guide to Dehydrating Your Garden’s Bounty
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