A long time ago, when i was a young wife, we dehydrated our foods in the oven. We lived way out in the country, and our garden and food prep kept us alive a couple of times.
Thank you! I AM a beginner. Can you believe I am over 70 before I even thought I would like to do this. Now, I am so excited when I see the possibilities. You have the BEST videos for instruction and encouragement. Thank you.
Hi… I just ordered a dehydrator this morning… I’m so excited and… I love mushrooms… I learned on TH-cam how healthy mushrooms are and I love the way you powder things to get the nutrients into meals … so glad I just found you on here! 🎉🎉
I have been trying my hand at dehydrating for roughly 2 years now and was not getting successful.. mainly because in India we have no culture of dehydrating or using dehydrated food. But I'm really glad I landed here and learned so much .. Hoping to not give up on dehydrating now. Can't thank you enough for sharing all this information...❤️❤️❤️
The Dehydrator Bible its in 2 sections helps you with time & temperature of food products and the back of book is complete with recipes on how to use these dehydratored books
I really like the frozen mixed vegetables idea! As someone who backpacks and spends lots of time outdoors, I will usually make my own MREs. I always take Bouillon cubes for a broth and foraged edible plants. The dried vegetables will add some great flavor and nutrition to a simple trail lunch or dinner.
I love to dehydrate lemon zest. It's easy to do and you can use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest so you have larger pieces. Throw it in a blender or spice grinder to powder.
I really enjoy dehydrating things like purple yams, beets and spinach to use to color breads and other foods as a natural dye! You just turn them into powder and add to whatever you are making. 😃
Jerky!! I’m sorry for the vegans, but the only reason I got a dehydrator was to make venison jerky. You can take any meat, season it or marinade it and dry it out! The possibilities are endless, and it is fun to play with different recipes. Also, you can take chunks of jerky and add to your dry soup base and or your trail mix. Another thing, you can powder it!! Just something I love to do with my annual deer harvest. Great video, Cheers!
I flaked my dried green bell peppers . Assorted colors and for my family that won't eat green peppers on a pizza. Well, it's my secret. Lol they eat them and don't know it. Good also in my meatloaf. I dehydrated a huge amount of mixed veggies. I bought frozen mixed veggies . After I dehydrated them I wasn’t using them so I powdered all those veggies. Now I have a gallon of veggie powder to add to my hamburger when making . Hamb steak, chili, meat loaf etc etc. I’m making a hamburger steak today and will add a T. Of my veggie powder, onion powder, garlic powder. And salt n pepper. Gonna be 👍🏻
I hope you will let me share an experience I encountered with cheap potato's, I purchased a dehydrator book giving very good advice on dehydrating, however the author was wrong on one important staple, "Potato's" ! We are advised in her book to not bother with Idaho potato's, her reason being they dry dark and unattractive. Prior to purchasing her book I discovered by soaking the blanched potato's in lemon water for 2 hours to overnight produces beautiful white dehydrated potato's and they tastes as good as fresh when dehydrated. More emphasis needs to be stressed on the preparation of foods before they are dehydrated and "after" for dehydrated foods to be and taste their best.
For someone like me who is just stumbling onto this and flipping to check dehydrators online, is there a way to powder the food without purchasing another kitchen toy (like a food chopper or processor)? I have a tiny kitchen and am already thinking I’ll need to store and use this in my tiny laundry room or bathroom. It might seem obvious to ya’ll, but not me. 😳
Dear Madam, You are the most wonderful person, your knowledge and easy way to explain make us wonder how you still didn't make a book about dehydration, please give us your knowledge, I will gladly pay for it as an investment on my health. Good job!! I just subscribed , thank you so much.
My first one was frozen Hash brown potatoes about 7 years ago. I just finished another batch in 2022. Easy, inexpensive, and long-term storage friendly. They are easy to rehydrate and fry and ready to go in soups.
I love that you know the difference between cottage and shepherds pies. Fantastic. My dehydrator arrived this morning. Its a magic mill 10 tray box one. It’s loaded up with Asian basil, Mayer lemon slices, bell pepper strips( to grind into powder), and mushrooms. The jerky is marinating in the refrigerator ( different temperature needed, as you know.) I’m so excited. I haven’t used a dehydrator in almost 23 years. Next, the smell of onions dehydrating? I love driving to Gilroy when they are drying alliums. Whole world smells fantastic! I love any dried fruit. Yum. If odd texture, add a bit of apple juice to partially plump them and add to scones🤤 I bought a #10 ca; of pineapple tidbits I got for $3. I’ve been waiting the past 3 months to figure out what to do with it. I’m going to make fruit leather with it. I’ll try it with other berries and applesauce. I can’t wait. I buy my mushrooms bulk at our local Winco. It has the most amazing fresh heavy criminal mushrooms. Easy to clean and dry. Hubby’s🎉 getting me some right now. Only thing I don’t do is zucchini. Can’t stand it. I’m planning to bake sliced winter squash, then dehydrate it as a candy. 🤤.
I'm the third type of dehydrator. The "I grew more stuff than I planned and I need to preserve it, so I got a dehydrator" type. Your videos have been super helpful today! I'm starting with garlic scapes!
Hahaha! This is me! I have so many bell peppers and jalepenos! I've been freezing them, but then my vacuum sealer died. I ordered a new one and then immediate saw something in a video about diversifying your storage in case your freezer died. So I ordered a dehydrator and found this channel!
You are so right about frozen veggies! That was one of my very first projects because we came across a crazy discount sale and I didn’t have room in my freezer for all the veggies I wanted. They came out fantastic after dying and are amazing in soups and stews! Great video again!
You have just made your own freeze dryed veggies without the 4K price of those machines! Congratulations you can valcumn seal them and store in milar bags. With oxygen absorber and you got veggies that will last 25 years mine never last more than 5 because we use them lol but you got that option
Thanks for posting - I can't wait to dehydrate ginger. I've dried fresh pineapple including the core and made fruit rolls It's a blend of berries, sweetner, unflavored protein, honey. The protein thickens the fruit. I poured the trays and dehydrated. You can add guar gum and fiber husks for a gummy texture
Sorry to be so off topic but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost my account password. I love any assistance you can give me
@Cayson Cooper I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and Im trying it out atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
I really want to try the vegetable powders and the mushroom powder! My family hates vegetables in any shape or form. One of them won’t even eat peas or corn! I’m hoping maybe I can get the powders into the foods they already like. What a wonderful idea! I can’t wait to try it.
I used to make jerky years ago, and really enjoyed making and eating it. I recently made some jalapeno powder that was very simple to make and adds nice flavorful heat! Jalapeno powder gives a different flavor from cayenne powder or other hot pepper flavors. Super simple! Just slice the peppers and dry them. I often take some to a local Tex-Mex restaurant and add it to their very flavorful but not quite hot enough for my tastes salsa verde.
Is it hard to dry jalapeños? I am worried, that we will be sneezing and crying through the drying process. I live in an apartment so I have nowhere else to dry it.
When I buy big pks of fresh spinach leaves for salad and don't use it all, we dehydrate the remaining spinach for soups, but, end up snacking on the dried spinach leaves because we like the taste so much. Very good.
I am so excited to hear of this way to use the rest of my greens before they go bad! I usually only eat a small salad or two before they’re at their expiration date and not looking as great. I’ve thrown out so many greens 😫 but will dehydrate them from now on!!! Thank you 🤩😃
Thank you so much for a great video. I got my first dehydrator a few weeks ago and had great success with onions and parsley. Now you have given me lots more ideas which inspire me to do much more. Your presentation is very much appreciated. Blessings from Ireland!
The first thing I dehydrated was frozen vegetables and that was after watching one of your you tube videos. You are so knowledgeable a wonderful encourager and
Yesss to all these things! Greens are a huge thing here. So easy to hide the flakes or powder in not so healthy things my family loves! The dehydrated veg are so handy to add to just about everything! Onions and garlic dehydrated and powdered are so much better than store bought…. But yeah do them outside, learned that the hard way 😂
You just rescued a project for me! I was drying frozen veggies, especially the mixed ones, and thought I could rehydrate them and use them as a side dish, but they turned out hard and didn't get back to full size (same with celery) no matter how long I left them in boiled water. Not needing veggies for anything else, I gave up. But I never thought about making them into powder and slipping them into food! :-) I have a difficult time remembering to eat veggies, so this is the solution. Thank you so much for this great idea!
Spaghetti sauce or tomato powder. I like being able to make up small batches of spaghetti sauce for small meals. The tomatoes powder adds flavored to everything.
Hi. It's now 2022. Thank You for your video! I'm only to tries new at dehydrating. Wish I had found this earlier on. ❤️ I started with dried Mango, as our tree had a huge crop this year. Then the Frozen vegies. Both worked well, but not sure how long they will store. Very excited about all your projects here. Nest up will be Mushrooms. They are getting very hard to find & expensive. So Perfect. Thank You again. :)
Agree, all those are easy to do. I've done most of them, except mushrooms & fresh greens. They're definitely on my to-do list. Another one, not mentioned is dehydrating sweet bell peppers. Grow or buy on sale, firm good quality peppers. Wash. Remove stem. Cut off the top and bottom. Remove seeds. Slice sides into strips and then dice. I use a Chop Wizard. Cut side pieces to fit & chop. Chop the top and bottom, too. No waste. Dry @ 125F 12-24 hours. This needs to be done outdoors in a protected area, such as a covered back porch, detached garage or storage shed. Aroma is STRONG! They are handy to toss into a pot of tomato sauce or chili. No waste with 1/2 of a leftover pepper hanging around in the refrigerator. Watch for sales on fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables. I generally buy about a pound per tray for my 9 tray Excalibur. It will vary depending on the product. If a sale saves $.50 per tray, those savings will quickly mount up as you stock your pantry with shelf stable goodness. As always, thank you for sharing and teaching. Merry Christmas
I'm 69 and just bought my very first dehydrator. So far, I've dried: kale, herbs, apples, oranges, pears, grapefruit, bella mushrooms, rainbow carrots, zucchini, and Kiwi. Yesterday, I made my first green powder. I'm hooked! I used to pay big bucks for green powder. Not anymore. Now I can make my own. Thanks!
I just started dehydrating last week and I chose green peppers as my first project. It was super easy (no blanching) however I wasn't prepared for how tiny they ended up. Now I really have more respect for the person who hauls out a quart of peppers I'm amazed at how many peppers it takes. I'm getting ready to do some more peppers I bought yellow and green this time. Then I did blueberries and they took forever it seemed.
I started dehydrating this summer and have been so surprised at how much I like it. I wanted soup vegetables to dehydrate so I did carrots celery onions zucchini green beans and turnips. I love adding a little turnip to chicken or Turkey broth. It adds to the richness of the flavor. I don’t like turnips any other way so dehydrating them has been fantastic. I’m not wasting any and they add a great flavor. I’ve also liked adding dehydrated vegetables to my soups. Boy does it save time! But my favorite thing that I’ve dehydrated is chopped garlic. I chopped it in my food processor and dehydrated it outside. I broke it up into small pieces and keep it in a jar. When I need minced garlic I put a spoonful into a small bowl and cover with hot water; drain and use it. It also saves me time. I’m glad I found your channel for some other ideas.
Wow Darcy! I just have my second project going right now and it's zucchini chips. I took advice from your video on them and I'm excited to try them. My first project was mushrooms. It seems like I'm working from your list but I didn't have it yet when I started so I guess I did okay. I'm so glad I found your Channel.
Darcy your calm easygoing way is awesome. Recently bought dehydrator. I’ve done mushrooms and ginger. Both turned out wonderful. Next I’m trying spinach . So glad I found purposeful pantry to help me on my dehydrating adventures!
Frozen vegetables-whole or powdered Greens-whole, pieces, powder Strawberries-whole,sliced,powdered Onions-chopped,powdered-sweat them down first Canned/thawed frozen fruit-pineapple Mushrooms
@@pinschrunner without oil tho? Oil goes rancid in long term storage, right? Can i bake them on a sheet in the oven (170 is lowest mine goes) for 15 min?
@@PLeejo watch the video for how Darcy does it. She also has a whole library on dehydrating onions. Putting onions in the over is the same as dehydrating using a dehydrator. And yes, never use oil when dehydrating
thank you for approaching things the way you do! I am an awful one for thinking I've done something wrong if its not as familiar. You are a wonderful and supportive teacher!
I received a dehydrator for Christmas. I will be following your videos very closely as I have never used one but I'm excited to start. Thank you so much for the information.
I jump all in! I’m really new but so far I made super food green powder. I’m amazed that I can barely taste it in my morning shake. I used spinach, greens, kale, beets and cabbage. Cinnamon bananas are my favorite so far.
You gave me some new ideas! 😍 thank you. I just dehydrated caramelized onions. I used some for a baked chicken. 😋 DELICIOUS! But yes, my whole house smelled like onions for 3 or 4 days.
I have my own herb garden & have been wanting to dry my own herbs for years. I recently tried going through the oven version...and while that was fine...it was...tedious. I recently received a dehydrator has a birthday gift and can't wait to try all the different things you listed here. The marshmallows remind me of the those peppermint party mints! Thank you for opening my eyes to all the versatile things I can do with a dehydrator!!!!
Thanks for the info. I purchased a dehydrator, but haven't used it yet. Your video has given me the courage and inspiration to begin dehydrating. I now know what to start with first. Thanks again. I'm 71 and trying to stock up on the things that I know that we us and enjoy. It's a crazy time that we are living in! Pam in South Carolina 😊
I never thought to make powdered veggies. Thank you so much for sharing! I just joined your Facebook group. I can’t wait to start my dehydrating journey! 😊
One of my first projects with a "Magic Mill" was apples and strawberries! Along with fruit leather! The fruit leather came out iffy! I made the mistake of going what u tube vids said, and not reading the actual directions!!! BUT.... Just got done with dehydrating my chix bone broth... AND came out so beautiful!!! That amber colour was 😍! Chips of bone broth! If anyone understands the chemistry of dehydration...YES! It takes time... But totally worth it!! Silicone bendable trays are what I really want to get! To do broth, Eggs and just easier to fold into your jars!
I never thought of the veggie powder. Great idea. I did onion powder . It got hard in my jar. But I can use it. I did a ton of mushrooms. I love the taste to pop a few in my mouth sometime. I also love the taste of dried cabbage to snack on. Ty for all your great tips.
i use my dehydrator every day, love doing herbs, carrots, orange zest and lemon zest which i make into powder to put into cakes and biscuits. i also do rose petals, pansys, calendula and lavender to make into infused oils to then make skin creams/ salves
We have already been dehydrating foods for years off and on, but plan to dehydrate a lot of our garden vegetables this year. I’m really looking forward to it, and will also be canning tomatoes so that we have them for a longer time. I really appreciate all of the information you share in your videos!
Thank you for the information about Bananas, I thought it was just something I was doing wrong. My favorite thing to dehydrate at the moment is orange peels.
Grind your dried orange peels into a powder using a coffee mill. I add the powder to shortbread cookie dough, and it's awesome. It's also great sprinkled on vanilla ice cream, or stirred into vanilla yogurt.
Never thought of dehydrating marshmallows before. My Nesco dehydrator started melting so I'm looking at buying a new one and will definitely try it out. My cousin makes dehydrated soup packets and sells them at the farmers markets. They're actually amazing and nothing like a soup packet you buy at the store. No weird ingredients or thickening agents or anything. It's truly homemade soup ready in minutes. I never asked him how he does it but it couldn't be that hard.
Hello Ms Darcy I guess I hit the jackpot today finding your channel. I thought I'd look around for a few dehydrating videos to see if I could do it. Looks much easier then canning. Seeing how inexpensive dyhydrators are on Amazon. I have to say the way you explain things, and how knowledgeable , and relatable you are has me subscribing to your channel and pretty excited to see the other videos you have. Thank you so much for this video. The way everything is going in the world since Covid started I think knowing as much as you can about different ways to store food make food especially without electricity if that happens is very important. God Bless
I bought shiitak mushrooms and dries them for longer storage because winter we have difficulty getting them, and buying them already dried meams spending even more. it is so easy to rehydrate them or use them as a powder later for stew.
I did leeks and brinjal (eggplant) for my first project and added marrow (courgette/zucchini) and mushroom for a soup/stew/noodle mix. I also dried kiwi fruit slices, pear and apple slices for a nice mix of dried fruit snacks. Can't wait to try out some of these ideas.
The frozen mixed vegetables and marshmallows .. I’ve dried ginger and it works very well .. also celery and capsicum which worked well also. Strawberries is also one I’d like to try.
I’ve been dehydrating veggies and herbs for about a year now. Just bought a new dehydrator and so glad I came across your channel and this video! Great ideas to take me to the next level! Do you use any of your powders in smoothies? That’s my primary interest right now! Any suggestions or cautions? Thanks!
Omgoodness, I love your videos. Just because of you I ordered my dehydrator today 08/14/2022. Your videos are pack with information and easy to follow. You're appreciated! 💐🙏🇿🇦🇺🇲
i'm learning and thanks for these tips. I have done chopped onions and left them in a bit longer so they got a little 'toasted' and they are great. I have also done chopped peeled garlic from the 'warehouse' stores (you know the club of Sam type) and they are much better than the jarred garlic preserved in oil. I love garlic, but be very careful when dehydrating indoors. If you think the onion dehydrating is bad indoors, DO NOT do garlic indoors. Needless to say, any bugs that were indoors will never come back and my Polydactyls have almost forgiven me.
First time I tried bananas they tasted off after 16 hours of dehydrating, corn was my first success and I’ve taken your advice to dehydrate frozen ingredients, saves so much freezer space. I would also recommend getting a vacuum sealer for snacks that will be eaten on the go whilst hiking
This is a great video and I love your easy going teaching personality. I’m now a new subscriber. Thank you! Edit: I’m going to do marshmallows for sure. They sound great and I never thought of it... I like making jerky too. It’s delicious. In addition potatoes are easy to do especially if you buy the frozen type from the store. Thanks again!
@@ThePurposefulPantry, I dehydrated the mini marshmallows and it worked great. I might add some spearmint or peppermint extract to a few of them ultimately making after dinner mints. 🙂
I don’t have my dehydrater yet but these are all sounding very unintimidating for first time projects. I’m especially wanting to do apples for oatmeal or trail mixes and zucchini chips for snacks sounds so delicious! Thanks for the ideas!
My first thing i dehydrated was bananas and I made banana powder with it. I add it into my banana breads and smoothies, etc. Powders are so good. Recently been doing greens, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. I am loving it all. I also reconstitute them to see if I actually like them, like the potatoes, onions and carrots, and so i will know if i want to do more. Started doing apples last night and they look great.. doing orange slices atm and also made candied orange peels.
Thank you!!! I’ve not bought a dehydrator yet, but I’m so looking forward to it. I think the first things I’ll start with are greens to powder and probably apples. One of my goals is to have a variety of dried fruits that I can use to make healthy trail mixes.
I use my greens powder all the time. And I include broccoli leaves off my broccoli from the store, celery leaves, and really any type of leaves. The greens dehydrate and powder to a very small amount, which tells you really that you only need to use a very small amount to get good nutrition. I add it to my dogs' food every day because I read that 50% of dogs over 10 years old get cancer and one of the best way to prevent this is giving them vegetables regularly. Just of pinch of green powder adds a lot of vegetable nutrition to the food. I also add a pinch of dehydrated bone broth.
I know someone who buys super greens powder and uses it regularly for rheumatoid arthritis. She said before she started taking it she was in more pain and had more swelling, but the greens helps with the inflammation and the pain and stiffness.
Oh my gosh! Beginner! Jus got my machine today. Its been cleaned and ready to go! Im trying to slow my roll but Im so excited!! Starting my first project in 5 minutes!!
I blanch my onions quickly and it cuts way down on the smell. After removing from the blanching pot I put them in cold water then place on the trays. My family doesn't even notice when I dehydrate them now. I never thought to make the veggie or greens powders. Thank you so much ! I can sneak them in and my family won't even notice. God bless.
Thanks for this one Darcy! Just getting back into it. I've done apples and they came out great. I have freezer green beans drying right now. Only have a cheap 4 tray unit, but already looking at a Nesco Garden Master. I'll be binge watching your channel now.
Great videos. Thank you! I started dehydrating accidentally. I was buying fresh parsley and cilantro, but not using all of it, and throwing it away! So, I started drying them, individually, in a lined broiler pan in the oven (just vented no heat); then ground them, the taste is so much better than store bought. Then I started drying onion, to powder; then ginger, then all the fresh herbs I occasionally bought for a "special" recipe...it never ends, such a handy technique.
@@rhiannonchaffer2588 Yeah, I've frozen too; I don't usually like the texture or flavor as much from freezing. Or worse yet, I lose lose the herbs somewhere in my different freezers. Happy cooking.
Freezer space is at a minimum. I have been dehydrating for a about 4 years. Mainly do herbs and mushrooms. I definitely want to do frozen veggies. I am going to look for sales on frozen veggies, corn, peas, green beans, carrots and mixed and try them all. Question, how long can you store dehydrated veggies and powders. I usually use it up in a year. if I make a particularly large batch, i put in smaller containers and vacuum seal. I love your channel. learning so much. Never thought to turn things into a powder...Brilliant!!!! I am teaching my daughter in law to be how to dehydrate. Last Christmas I bought her a dehydrator. in the summer, she said can we do this together. Well we did parsley she had grown. The next week I stop over, she is a dehydrating queen....was doing all kinds of herbs and then mushrooms. Which are my favorite thing to dehydrate.
As long as they are properly dried, conditioned and stored, most foods have a safe 12-18 months, though you can probably get much longer out o most. And way to bring your DIL along!
Wow! So very true. Bananas were the very first thing I tried dehydrating years ago. I was so disappointed when they didn't turn out like the store bought dehydrated bananas. Then I found out they were treated with SUGAR. Years later I'm starting to dehydrate again, except NOT with bananas! My favorite so far is definitely the Kale - love the taste! I take that back - my very first favorite is making my own garlic powder!! Then also comes drying my own herbs - especially parsley, which I used tons of. As a child, I remember my grandmother dehydrating her apples and pears on her gas space heater in her living room. I have dehydrated mushrooms and made mushroom powder. Thinking about it now, I guess I'm doing more dehydrating than I realize.
A long time ago, when i was a young wife, we dehydrated our foods in the oven. We lived way out in the country, and our garden and food prep kept us alive a couple of times.
Thank you! I AM a beginner. Can you believe I am over 70 before I even thought I would like to do this. Now, I am so excited when I see the possibilities. You have the BEST videos for instruction and encouragement. Thank you.
You can do it!
I’m so excited! I’m going to do flowers for tea!!!
Hi… I just ordered a dehydrator this morning… I’m so excited and… I love mushrooms… I learned on TH-cam how healthy mushrooms are and I love the way you powder things to get the nutrients into meals … so glad I just found you on here! 🎉🎉
I can't wait to use our new dehydrator, this lady is so precious and wholesome, her excitement about these projects is infectious.
I'm excited to see what you do with it!
@@ThePurposefulPantry try drying some melon, it’s amazing. We also tried some beef and apples, they were all amazing!
@@miriamzahed9360 so I'm wondering how long beef would last? Is it like jerky? How to best store it?
I have been trying my hand at dehydrating for roughly 2 years now and was not getting successful.. mainly because in India we have no culture of dehydrating or using dehydrated food. But I'm really glad I landed here and learned so much .. Hoping to not give up on dehydrating now. Can't thank you enough for sharing all this information...❤️❤️❤️
Yeah you should store up on food
@@saraicg_9319 Everyone should.
The Dehydrator Bible its in 2 sections helps you with time & temperature of food products and the back of book is complete with recipes on how to use these dehydratored books
@@justjulie43 hi, & where does one get this book please?
Good for you for trying! Seeing this was 7 months ago I’m sure you are a dehydrating pro by now!
Girl you got my mouth watering with these food powder ideas. I think a cook book would be a great idea here!
It's on the agenda ;)
I really like the frozen mixed vegetables idea! As someone who backpacks and spends lots of time outdoors, I will usually make my own MREs. I always take Bouillon cubes for a broth and foraged edible plants. The dried vegetables will add some great flavor and nutrition to a simple trail lunch or dinner.
I love to dehydrate lemon zest. It's easy to do and you can use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest so you have larger pieces. Throw it in a blender or spice grinder to powder.
This makes me so excited to try!!!!! Thank you! ❤
I really enjoy dehydrating things like purple yams, beets and spinach to use to color breads and other foods as a natural dye! You just turn them into powder and add to whatever you are making. 😃
Great idea!!
You can use them in soaps too…
Good suggestion! I will have to do that! Thanks!
Awesome idea!
Jerky!!
I’m sorry for the vegans, but the only reason I got a dehydrator was to make venison jerky.
You can take any meat, season it or marinade it and dry it out!
The possibilities are endless, and it is fun to play with different recipes.
Also, you can take chunks of jerky and add to your dry soup base and or your trail mix.
Another thing, you can powder it!!
Just something I love to do with my annual deer harvest.
Great video, Cheers!
I flaked my dried green bell peppers . Assorted colors and for my family that won't eat green peppers on a pizza. Well, it's my secret. Lol they eat them and don't know it. Good also in my meatloaf. I dehydrated a huge amount of mixed veggies. I bought frozen mixed veggies . After I dehydrated them I wasn’t using them so I powdered all those veggies. Now I have a gallon of veggie powder to add to my hamburger when making . Hamb steak, chili, meat loaf etc etc. I’m making a hamburger steak today and will add a T. Of my veggie powder, onion powder, garlic powder. And salt n pepper. Gonna be 👍🏻
this channel rocks, you talk very clear and competently
I hope you will let me share an experience I encountered with cheap potato's, I purchased a dehydrator book giving very good advice on dehydrating, however the author was wrong on one important staple, "Potato's" ! We are advised in her book to not bother with Idaho potato's, her reason being they dry dark and unattractive. Prior to purchasing her book I discovered by soaking the blanched potato's in lemon water for 2 hours to overnight produces beautiful white dehydrated potato's and they tastes as good as fresh when dehydrated. More emphasis needs to be stressed on the preparation of foods before they are dehydrated and "after" for dehydrated foods to be and taste their best.
I know the book you speak of :D She's wrong :D
vernon bowling.... Thanks for taking the time to comment. Very helpful information.
For someone like me who is just stumbling onto this and flipping to check dehydrators online, is there a way to powder the food without purchasing another kitchen toy (like a food chopper or processor)? I have a tiny kitchen and am already thinking I’ll need to store and use this in my tiny laundry room or bathroom.
It might seem obvious to ya’ll, but not me. 😳
@@RA-go5qk A kitchen with a dehydrator ought to have a food processor and/or at least a blender.
@@JesusSaves86AB You’re making me feel baaaad! 🙃
This is Mrs Pete. I love doing tomatoes. They too are super simple. We use it powdered to thicken soups and spaghetti
2 videos in and I know I’ve found the lady ‘I’ need to subscribe to when it comes to helping me not make a mess of this 👍
Aww -thanks. There are a lot of folks on YT who are great at it, too, so don't ignore them! But I'm glad I can help!
Found this very helpful and interesting. I’m just starting to dehydrate and don’t really have a clue
Dear Madam, You are the most wonderful person, your knowledge and easy way to explain make us wonder how you
still didn't make a book about dehydration, please give us your knowledge, I will gladly pay for it as an investment on my health. Good job!! I just subscribed , thank you so much.
This was such a wonderful and informative video!! ❤Thanks for the info.
My first one was frozen Hash brown potatoes about 7 years ago. I just finished another batch in 2022. Easy, inexpensive, and long-term storage friendly. They are easy to rehydrate and fry and ready to go in soups.
I love that you know the difference between cottage and shepherds pies. Fantastic.
My dehydrator arrived this morning. Its a magic mill 10 tray box one. It’s loaded up with Asian basil, Mayer lemon slices, bell pepper strips( to grind into powder), and mushrooms. The jerky is marinating in the refrigerator ( different temperature needed, as you know.) I’m so excited. I haven’t used a dehydrator in almost 23 years.
Next, the smell of onions dehydrating? I love driving to Gilroy when they are drying alliums. Whole world smells fantastic!
I love any dried fruit. Yum. If odd texture, add a bit of apple juice to partially plump them and add to scones🤤
I bought a #10 ca; of pineapple tidbits I got for $3. I’ve been waiting the past 3 months to figure out what to do with it. I’m going to make fruit leather with it. I’ll try it with other berries and applesauce. I can’t wait.
I buy my mushrooms bulk at our local Winco. It has the most amazing fresh heavy criminal mushrooms. Easy to clean and dry. Hubby’s🎉 getting me some right now.
Only thing I don’t do is zucchini. Can’t stand it. I’m planning to bake sliced winter squash, then dehydrate it as a candy. 🤤.
I'm the third type of dehydrator. The "I grew more stuff than I planned and I need to preserve it, so I got a dehydrator" type.
Your videos have been super helpful today! I'm starting with garlic scapes!
Me too! lol way too many jalapeños and zucchini last year.... this will be great this summer!!
Hahaha! This is me! I have so many bell peppers and jalepenos! I've been freezing them, but then my vacuum sealer died. I ordered a new one and then immediate saw something in a video about diversifying your storage in case your freezer died. So I ordered a dehydrator and found this channel!
I just bought a bag of ginger! Now I'm going to peel them and chopped them up and put them in my dehydrator!! Thank you
You are so right about frozen veggies! That was one of my very first projects because we came across a crazy discount sale and I didn’t have room in my freezer for all the veggies I wanted. They came out fantastic after dying and are amazing in soups and stews! Great video again!
Thanks!
Do they rehydrate themselves in a casserole?
You have just made your own freeze dryed veggies without the 4K price of those machines! Congratulations you can valcumn seal them and store in milar bags. With oxygen absorber and you got veggies that will last 25 years mine never last more than 5 because we use them lol but you got that option
@@tional5266 yes they do
How long and at what temperature did you dehydrate them at and did you let them thaw out before dehydrating? Thank you
I love dehydrated cucumbers. They make such a nice crispy chip. I add a little apple cider vinegar and fresh dill.
I would love to know more about how you make these??
Thanks for posting - I can't wait to dehydrate ginger. I've dried fresh pineapple including the core and made fruit rolls It's a blend of berries, sweetner, unflavored protein, honey. The protein thickens the fruit. I poured the trays and dehydrated. You can add guar gum and fiber husks for a gummy texture
I use natural applesauce (no sugar added) as a binder. Works great!
Darcy! Love this...have you thought about writing a cookbook, dehydrating book! I would be one of the 1st to by it!
Maybe one day!
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I somehow lost my account password. I love any assistance you can give me
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@Cayson Cooper I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and Im trying it out atm.
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Thank you so much, you really help me out!
I really want to try the vegetable powders and the mushroom powder! My family hates vegetables in any shape or form. One of them won’t even eat peas or corn! I’m hoping maybe I can get the powders into the foods they already like. What a wonderful idea! I can’t wait to try it.
Works well especially for mushrooms. Kids don’t like the texture of mushrooms, onions, peppers.
I used to make jerky years ago, and really enjoyed making and eating it. I recently made some jalapeno powder that was very simple to make and adds nice flavorful heat! Jalapeno powder gives a different flavor from cayenne powder or other hot pepper flavors. Super simple! Just slice the peppers and dry them. I often take some to a local Tex-Mex restaurant and add it to their very flavorful but not quite hot enough for my tastes salsa verde.
Is it hard to dry jalapeños? I am worried, that we will be sneezing and crying through the drying process. I live in an apartment so I have nowhere else to dry it.
Jalapeño in my opinion has the best flavor out of all of the peppers I’ve grown or tried.
What an awesome idea, I neeeeed to try this ;)
When I buy big pks of fresh spinach leaves for salad and don't use it all, we dehydrate the remaining spinach for soups, but, end up snacking on the dried spinach leaves because we like the taste so much. Very good.
I am so excited to hear of this way to use the rest of my greens before they go bad! I usually only eat a small salad or two before they’re at their expiration date and not looking as great. I’ve thrown out so many greens 😫 but will dehydrate them from now on!!! Thank you 🤩😃
Thank you so much for a great video. I got my first dehydrator a few weeks ago and had great success with onions and parsley. Now you have given me lots more ideas which inspire me to do much more. Your presentation is very much appreciated.
Blessings from Ireland!
Wonderful!
The first thing I dehydrated was frozen vegetables and that was after watching one of your you tube videos. You are so knowledgeable a wonderful encourager and
Wonderful!
did you re-hydrated them before using it?
@@josiegallegos7144 no. I used them in soup and they just absorbed the liquid
@@annamartinez7031 Thanks, I didn't know how that worked.
Yesss to all these things! Greens are a huge thing here. So easy to hide the flakes or powder in not so healthy things my family loves!
The dehydrated veg are so handy to add to just about everything! Onions and garlic dehydrated and powdered are so much better than store bought…. But yeah do them outside, learned that the hard way 😂
You just rescued a project for me! I was drying frozen veggies, especially the mixed ones, and thought I could rehydrate them and use them as a side dish, but they turned out hard and didn't get back to full size (same with celery) no matter how long I left them in boiled water. Not needing veggies for anything else, I gave up. But I never thought about making them into powder and slipping them into food! :-) I have a difficult time remembering to eat veggies, so this is the solution. Thank you so much for this great idea!
Glad you found a help!
Thanks for mentioning V8, I never thought of that but will give it a try :)
Spaghetti sauce or tomato powder. I like being able to make up small batches of spaghetti sauce for small meals. The tomatoes powder adds flavored to everything.
Hi. It's now 2022. Thank You for your video! I'm only to tries new at dehydrating. Wish I had found this earlier on. ❤️ I started with dried Mango, as our tree had a huge crop this year. Then the Frozen vegies. Both worked well, but not sure how long they will store. Very excited about all your projects here. Nest up will be Mushrooms. They are getting very hard to find & expensive. So Perfect. Thank You again. :)
Just pulled my dehydrator from its storage spot, you have me so excited to start dehydrating stuff 😊! Thanks!
Have fun!
Agree, all those are easy to do. I've done most of them, except mushrooms & fresh greens. They're definitely on my to-do list. Another one, not mentioned is dehydrating sweet bell peppers. Grow or buy on sale, firm good quality peppers. Wash. Remove stem. Cut off the top and bottom. Remove seeds. Slice sides into strips and then dice. I use a Chop Wizard. Cut side pieces to fit & chop. Chop the top and bottom, too. No waste. Dry @ 125F 12-24 hours. This needs to be done outdoors in a protected area, such as a covered back porch, detached garage or storage shed. Aroma is STRONG! They are handy to toss into a pot of tomato sauce or chili. No waste with 1/2 of a leftover pepper hanging around in the refrigerator.
Watch for sales on fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables. I generally buy about a pound per tray for my 9 tray Excalibur. It will vary depending on the product. If a sale saves $.50 per tray, those savings will quickly mount up as you stock your pantry with shelf stable goodness.
As always, thank you for sharing and teaching. Merry Christmas
Thank YOU for all you share, too!
@@Kayenne54 I have 9 trays of frozen mixed vegetables in the dehydrator, as I read your comment. :-) Did 9 yesterday, yesterday, as well.
I'm 69 and just bought my very first dehydrator. So far, I've dried: kale, herbs, apples, oranges, pears, grapefruit, bella mushrooms, rainbow carrots, zucchini, and Kiwi. Yesterday, I made my first green powder. I'm hooked! I used to pay big bucks for green powder. Not anymore. Now I can make my own. Thanks!
Great job!
I just started dehydrating last week and I chose green peppers as my first project. It was super easy (no blanching) however I wasn't prepared for how tiny they ended up. Now I really have more respect for the person who hauls out a quart of peppers I'm amazed at how many peppers it takes. I'm getting ready to do some more peppers I bought yellow and green this time. Then I did blueberries and they took forever it seemed.
That's how it works! Concentrated goodness since you removed all the water!
Thank you THANK YOU THANK YOU!! You have really taken away a lot of the anxiety of being new at this
Glad it helped!
I love the idea of powders. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
I started dehydrating this summer and have been so surprised at how much I like it. I wanted soup vegetables to dehydrate so I did carrots celery onions zucchini green beans and turnips. I love adding a little turnip to chicken or Turkey broth. It adds to the richness of the flavor. I don’t like turnips any other way so dehydrating them has been fantastic. I’m not wasting any and they add a great flavor. I’ve also liked adding dehydrated vegetables to my soups. Boy does it save time! But my favorite thing that I’ve dehydrated is chopped garlic. I chopped it in my food processor and dehydrated it outside. I broke it up into small pieces and keep it in a jar. When I need minced garlic I put a spoonful into a small bowl and cover with hot water; drain and use it. It also saves me time. I’m glad I found your channel for some other ideas.
Don't toss the water! It's full of flavor - so if your recipe needs some water - use that broth!
Wow Darcy! I just have my second project going right now and it's zucchini chips. I took advice from your video on them and I'm excited to try them. My first project was mushrooms. It seems like I'm working from your list but I didn't have it yet when I started so I guess I did okay. I'm so glad I found your Channel.
Sounds great!
Darcy your calm easygoing way is awesome. Recently bought dehydrator. I’ve done mushrooms and ginger. Both turned out wonderful. Next I’m trying spinach . So glad I found purposeful pantry to help me on my dehydrating adventures!
Great to hear!
Frozen vegetables-whole or powdered
Greens-whole, pieces, powder
Strawberries-whole,sliced,powdered
Onions-chopped,powdered-sweat them down first
Canned/thawed frozen fruit-pineapple
Mushrooms
What is "sweating them down?".
@@PLeejo sautee them a bit first to get out some of the liquid
@@pinschrunner without oil tho? Oil goes rancid in long term storage, right? Can i bake them on a sheet in the oven (170 is lowest mine goes) for 15 min?
@@PLeejo watch the video for how Darcy does it. She also has a whole library on dehydrating onions. Putting onions in the over is the same as dehydrating using a dehydrator. And yes, never use oil when dehydrating
Just watching this and want to thank you for your simple and helpful tips. I’m hoping to practice this winter for full steam ahead next Spring :)
My favorite and EASY snack is to dehydrate canned peach slices. So amazingly good!!!
One of my boys loves them, too!
how long did you dehydrate the peach for?
thank you for approaching things the way you do! I am an awful one for thinking I've done something wrong if its not as familiar. You are a wonderful and supportive teacher!
I'm the third type of person.
I don't care about dehydrating all that much, I just want awesome Beef Jerky. And I plan on mastering it.
Beef jerky is awesome that’s the only thing i make :)
Bacon jerky!!!!
I received a dehydrator for Christmas. I will be following your videos very closely as I have never used one but I'm excited to start. Thank you so much for the information.
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for the informative video. I am getting my first dehydrator for Christmas. I am sooo excited. Thanks
Hope you enjoy it!
I'm so happy for you!
I jump all in! I’m really new but so far I made super food green powder. I’m amazed that I can barely taste it in my morning shake. I used spinach, greens, kale, beets and cabbage.
Cinnamon bananas are my favorite so far.
You gave me some new ideas! 😍 thank you. I just dehydrated caramelized onions. I used some for a baked chicken. 😋 DELICIOUS! But yes, my whole house smelled like onions for 3 or 4 days.
I thought of caramalised onion powder for gravy addition. Thankyou for the inspiration.
That sounds delicious!
I HAVE BEEN BUSY DEHYDRATING. I LOVE YOUR VIDs YOU ARE HELPFUL.
I'm so glad!
I have my own herb garden & have been wanting to dry my own herbs for years. I recently tried going through the oven version...and while that was fine...it was...tedious. I recently received a dehydrator has a birthday gift and can't wait to try all the different things you listed here. The marshmallows remind me of the those peppermint party mints! Thank you for opening my eyes to all the versatile things I can do with a dehydrator!!!!
You can do it!
Thanks for the info. I purchased a dehydrator, but haven't used it yet. Your video has given me the courage and inspiration to begin dehydrating. I now know what to start with first. Thanks again. I'm 71 and trying to stock up on the things that I know that we us and enjoy. It's a crazy time that we are living in! Pam in South Carolina 😊
I hope you'll get the dehydrator out and start using it this week!
I never thought to make powdered veggies. Thank you so much for sharing! I just joined your Facebook group. I can’t wait to start my dehydrating journey! 😊
Welcome!!
One of my first projects with a "Magic Mill" was apples and strawberries! Along with fruit leather! The fruit leather came out iffy! I made the mistake of going what u tube vids said, and not reading the actual directions!!! BUT.... Just got done with dehydrating my chix bone broth... AND came out so beautiful!!! That amber colour was 😍! Chips of bone broth! If anyone understands the chemistry of dehydration...YES! It takes time... But totally worth it!! Silicone bendable trays are what I really want to get! To do broth, Eggs and just easier to fold into your jars!
I never thought of the veggie powder. Great idea. I did onion powder . It got hard in my jar. But I can use it. I did a ton of mushrooms. I love the taste to pop a few in my mouth sometime. I also love the taste of dried cabbage to snack on. Ty for all your great tips.
You are so welcome! Here's help for the clumping>> www.thepurposefulpantry.com/keep-dehydrated-powders-dry/
You can toss in your jar a oxygen absorber. It will take the moisture out.
@@IrishAnnie Ty Ann I also saw an anti-caking pack on Amazon. That helped too.
@@dizziechef9502 Thank you! I’ll order some.
Keep onion powder in the refrigerator
Cabbage and carrots are very easy to do also. I love dehydrating. Right now I'm doing pumpkin to make powder. Experimenting is fun
i use my dehydrator every day, love doing herbs, carrots, orange zest and lemon zest which i make into powder to put into cakes and biscuits. i also do rose petals, pansys, calendula and lavender to make into infused oils to then make skin creams/ salves
Thanks for sharing!!
Cool!
This was great, thank you!
I wish I’d had your series when I was a beginner! I’m still learning new things from you.
Awesome!!
I do too but TH-cam wasn’t around 30 years ago.
Thank You! I Am Excited! Your Videos Have Helped So Much.
We have already been dehydrating foods for years off and on, but plan to dehydrate a lot of our garden vegetables this year. I’m really looking forward to it, and will also be canning tomatoes so that we have them for a longer time.
I really appreciate all of the information you share in your videos!
Glad you found it helpful!
You can dehydrate tomatoes on the food dehydrator and then add them to olive oil in a jar, with choice of other garden herbs.
@@-whackd That’s a great idea! Thanks!
I was the one that started out with bananas and got dissappoi and stoped dehydrating. I found you and got my dehydrater back out. Thank you!!
I hope you find a bunch of success!!!!!!!
Thank you for the information about Bananas, I thought it was just something I was doing wrong. My favorite thing to dehydrate at the moment is orange peels.
You are so welcome! I think bananas turn people off dehydrating more than anything else, unfortunately :(
Grind your dried orange peels into a powder using a coffee mill. I add the powder to shortbread cookie dough, and it's awesome. It's also great sprinkled on vanilla ice cream, or stirred into vanilla yogurt.
@@brianwhite9555 Awesome ideas! I never thought of adding it to my yogurt but will now.
I like the greens powder, to hit the nutritional value in food for kids! Thank you!
Never thought of dehydrating marshmallows before. My Nesco dehydrator started melting so I'm looking at buying a new one and will definitely try it out.
My cousin makes dehydrated soup packets and sells them at the farmers markets. They're actually amazing and nothing like a soup packet you buy at the store. No weird ingredients or thickening agents or anything. It's truly homemade soup ready in minutes. I never asked him how he does it but it couldn't be that hard.
Dehydrated mini marshmallows are awesome!
Powdered vegetables are the best. Especially mushrooms, peppers, and onions for those that don’t like them the consistency.
Hello Ms Darcy I guess I hit the jackpot today finding your channel. I thought I'd look around for a few dehydrating videos to see if I could do it. Looks much easier then canning. Seeing how inexpensive dyhydrators are on Amazon. I have to say the way you explain things, and how knowledgeable , and relatable you are has me subscribing to your channel and pretty excited to see the other videos you have. Thank you so much for this video. The way everything is going in the world since Covid started I think knowing as much as you can about different ways to store food make food especially without electricity if that happens is very important. God Bless
Hope you find something helpful to you! Thanks for stopping by!
I bought shiitak mushrooms and dries them for longer storage because winter we have difficulty getting them, and buying them already dried meams spending even more. it is so easy to rehydrate them or use them as a powder later for stew.
This is such a great series!
Thank you!!
I love, love, love your channel.
Thank you so much!
I did leeks and brinjal (eggplant) for my first project and added marrow (courgette/zucchini) and mushroom for a soup/stew/noodle mix. I also dried kiwi fruit slices, pear and apple slices for a nice mix of dried fruit snacks. Can't wait to try out some of these ideas.
The frozen mixed vegetables and marshmallows .. I’ve dried ginger and it works very well .. also celery and capsicum which worked well also. Strawberries is also one I’d like to try.
I’m going to grow purslane and dehydrate it and make green powder with it. We grew up eating purslane just like spinach.
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I’ve been dehydrating veggies and herbs for about a year now. Just bought a new dehydrator and so glad I came across your channel and this video! Great ideas to take me to the next level! Do you use any of your powders in smoothies? That’s my primary interest right now! Any suggestions or cautions?
Thanks!
Play with quantities. Powders won't necessarily replace bulk, but look at them as supplemental.
we did that with a few of our pears. Didn't get many this year but oh so good. Think better than the apples.
Omgoodness, I love your videos. Just because of you I ordered my dehydrator today 08/14/2022. Your videos are pack with information and easy to follow. You're appreciated! 💐🙏🇿🇦🇺🇲
i'm learning and thanks for these tips. I have done chopped onions and left them in a bit longer so they got a little 'toasted' and they are great. I have also done chopped peeled garlic from the 'warehouse' stores (you know the club of Sam type) and they are much better than the jarred garlic preserved in oil. I love garlic, but be very careful when dehydrating indoors. If you think the onion dehydrating is bad indoors, DO NOT do garlic indoors. Needless to say, any bugs that were indoors will never come back and my Polydactyls have almost forgiven me.
LOLOL
First time I tried bananas they tasted off after 16 hours of dehydrating, corn was my first success and I’ve taken your advice to dehydrate frozen ingredients, saves so much freezer space. I would also recommend getting a vacuum sealer for snacks that will be eaten on the go whilst hiking
This is a great video and I love your easy going teaching personality. I’m now a new subscriber. Thank you!
Edit: I’m going to do marshmallows for sure. They sound great and I never thought of it... I like making jerky too. It’s delicious. In addition potatoes are easy to do especially if you buy the frozen type from the store. Thanks again!
Welcome aboard!
@@ThePurposefulPantry, I dehydrated the mini marshmallows and it worked great. I might add some spearmint or peppermint extract to a few of them ultimately making after dinner mints. 🙂
Subscribed, just because you knew the differences between cottage and shepards pie!! =) loads of good content her I am enjoying watching.
I don’t have my dehydrater yet but these are all sounding very unintimidating for first time projects. I’m especially wanting to do apples for oatmeal or trail mixes and zucchini chips for snacks sounds so delicious! Thanks for the ideas!
My first thing i dehydrated was bananas and I made banana powder with it. I add it into my banana breads and smoothies, etc. Powders are so good. Recently been doing greens, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. I am loving it all. I also reconstitute them to see if I actually like them, like the potatoes, onions and carrots, and so i will know if i want to do more. Started doing apples last night and they look great.. doing orange slices atm and also made candied orange peels.
Thank you!!! I’ve not bought a dehydrator yet, but I’m so looking forward to it. I think the first things I’ll start with are greens to powder and probably apples. One of my goals is to have a variety of dried fruits that I can use to make healthy trail mixes.
It's a great way to make it happen!
I use my greens powder all the time. And I include broccoli leaves off my broccoli from the store, celery leaves, and really any type of leaves. The greens dehydrate and powder to a very small amount, which tells you really that you only need to use a very small amount to get good nutrition. I add it to my dogs' food every day because I read that 50% of dogs over 10 years old get cancer and one of the best way to prevent this is giving them vegetables regularly. Just of pinch of green powder adds a lot of vegetable nutrition to the food. I also add a pinch of dehydrated bone broth.
I know someone who buys super greens powder and uses it regularly for rheumatoid arthritis. She said before she started taking it she was in more pain and had more swelling, but the greens helps with the inflammation and the pain and stiffness.
Oh my gosh! Beginner! Jus got my machine today. Its been cleaned and ready to go! Im trying to slow my roll but Im so excited!! Starting my first project in 5 minutes!!
You got this!
I blanch my onions quickly and it cuts way down on the smell. After removing from the blanching pot I put them in cold water then place on the trays. My family doesn't even notice when I dehydrate them now. I never thought to make the veggie or greens powders. Thank you so much ! I can sneak them in and my family won't even notice. God bless.
That's the best thing! And even though mine know I use them, as long as I don't get heavy-handed they don't often notice.
You made super greens! Perfection
Thanks for this one Darcy! Just getting back into it. I've done apples and they came out great. I have freezer green beans drying right now. Only have a cheap 4 tray unit, but already looking at a Nesco Garden Master. I'll be binge watching your channel now.
Great videos. Thank you! I started dehydrating accidentally. I was buying fresh parsley and cilantro, but not using all of it, and throwing it away! So, I started drying them, individually, in a lined broiler pan in the oven (just vented no heat); then ground them, the taste is so much better than store bought. Then I started drying onion, to powder; then ginger, then all the fresh herbs I occasionally bought for a "special" recipe...it never ends, such a handy technique.
Any unused fresh herbs can be frozen as well
@@rhiannonchaffer2588 Yeah, I've frozen too; I don't usually like the texture or flavor as much from freezing. Or worse yet, I lose lose the herbs somewhere in my different freezers. Happy cooking.
Loving this series!
I'm so glad!
Just got my Cosori and am dehydrating frozen veggies right now. First project! Learning lots!
Awesome! It's a great first project to get your feet 'dry' with the process ;)
Do I need to condition them before vacuum sealing?
This is so helpful for newbies! Thanks for making this :)
Omgoodness i love the way youn think. Powder everything 🥰
Love doing leeks. Going to try the marshmallow 🙂
Leeks are great, too - though can be such a pest to clean sometimes!
Freezer space is at a minimum. I have been dehydrating for a about 4 years. Mainly do herbs and mushrooms. I definitely want to do frozen veggies. I am going to look for sales on frozen veggies, corn, peas, green beans, carrots and mixed and try them all.
Question, how long can you store dehydrated veggies and powders. I usually use it up in a year. if I make a particularly large batch, i put in smaller containers and vacuum seal.
I love your channel. learning so much. Never thought to turn things into a powder...Brilliant!!!!
I am teaching my daughter in law to be how to dehydrate. Last Christmas I bought her a dehydrator. in the summer, she said can we do this together. Well we did parsley she had grown. The next week I stop over, she is a dehydrating queen....was doing all kinds of herbs and then mushrooms. Which are my favorite thing to dehydrate.
As long as they are properly dried, conditioned and stored, most foods have a safe 12-18 months, though you can probably get much longer out o most. And way to bring your DIL along!
I agree mushrooms to me never get soft when cooked.....take your celery end and plant it....it will grow again
I agree that mushrooms never get soft but they are delicious as a dried snack like chip.
Wow! So very true. Bananas were the very first thing I tried dehydrating years ago. I was so disappointed when they didn't turn out like the store bought dehydrated bananas. Then I found out they were treated with SUGAR. Years later I'm starting to dehydrate again, except NOT with bananas! My favorite so far is definitely the Kale - love the taste! I take that back - my very first favorite is making my own garlic powder!! Then also comes drying my own herbs - especially parsley, which I used tons of. As a child, I remember my grandmother dehydrating her apples and pears on her gas space heater in her living room. I have dehydrated mushrooms and made mushroom powder. Thinking about it now, I guess I'm doing more dehydrating than I realize.
That's a lovely memory to have!