Thanks a bunch Gabby. We had a pretty poor year for tomatoes sadly, so there wasn't any done this year 😞 The few I picked along the way are in the freezer to can. Heres hoping we get a good summer and tomato growing next season 🙏
Great experiment! I'm glad it worked well. It's a bit off putting using a dehydrator that you have to plug in. Hope you've managed to get your veggie garden back in order after the storm.
Definitely a more sustainable approach this way. So Im prettying happy about it 😀 It was a BIG weekend in the garden cleaning up damage and just the normal spring tasks. Still plenty of work to do. But on the right track.
Awesome!!! That’s so interesting Exactly what I was looking for. Can I ask how much it was? Looking on the site it doesn’t say. Also… what is the power usage on your Excalibur? They don’t really say on their site. Thankyou!!! Ps LOVE your view ❤❤
Thanks a bunch ☺️ Started watching a couple of your vids at lunch today and love your style :) Looks like the big Suntaste I have is currently going for $750. Which seems a lot, until you see the price of other quality units, like the Sun oven, which are currently selling for $1899 😳😳😳 This link for Wendy site may help, as it has the units she sells and prices. www.wonso.com.au/shop With the Excalibur, I just checked back of my unit and it is 600w. Power draw I expect is pretty critical for you guys being off grid. It would expect it is running as a continuous draw given the way it operates.
@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus yeah we do need to check everything but often during the day we have an excess of power which allows us to use the bigger draw stuff without impacting the usual running of the house and property. With a dehydrator could you have it on during the day. Turn it off over night then start again the next day? Does it have to be continuous to dehydrate effectively do you know?
@ROCKPILE Off-Grid Homestead its not ideal. With some foods it will affect the quality, especially if the product is still quite wet when you switch it off. And for some foods like jerky you wouldn't want to stop mid dry.
Excellent! I have been planning to do this, too, with the Suntaste. I normally use an electric dehydrator, but would like to use solar drying once my tomatoes are ripe. Thanks for sharing!
I ;oved your dehydrating experiment. Tomatoes and capsicums would be nice dried.
I'm pretty excited about testing them out when they are in season 😁
Cant wait to see the video of the tomatoes, fantastic experiment :)
Thanks a bunch Gabby. We had a pretty poor year for tomatoes sadly, so there wasn't any done this year 😞 The few I picked along the way are in the freezer to can. Heres hoping we get a good summer and tomato growing next season 🙏
@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus wishing you the very best of luck for next seasons tomato harvest 😁
@Gabby B Thanks a bunch Gabby 😀
Great experiment! I'm glad it worked well. It's a bit off putting using a dehydrator that you have to plug in. Hope you've managed to get your veggie garden back in order after the storm.
Definitely a more sustainable approach this way. So Im prettying happy about it 😀
It was a BIG weekend in the garden cleaning up damage and just the normal spring tasks. Still plenty of work to do. But on the right track.
Awesome!!! That’s so interesting Exactly what I was looking for. Can I ask how much it was? Looking on the site it doesn’t say. Also… what is the power usage on your Excalibur? They don’t really say on their site. Thankyou!!! Ps LOVE your view ❤❤
Thanks a bunch ☺️ Started watching a couple of your vids at lunch today and love your style :)
Looks like the big Suntaste I have is currently going for $750. Which seems a lot, until you see the price of other quality units, like the Sun oven, which are currently selling for $1899 😳😳😳
This link for Wendy site may help, as it has the units she sells and prices.
www.wonso.com.au/shop
With the Excalibur, I just checked back of my unit and it is 600w. Power draw I expect is pretty critical for you guys being off grid. It would expect it is running as a continuous draw given the way it operates.
@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus yeah we do need to check everything but often during the day we have an excess of power which allows us to use the bigger draw stuff without impacting the usual running of the house and property.
With a dehydrator could you have it on during the day. Turn it off over night then start again the next day? Does it have to be continuous to dehydrate effectively do you know?
@ROCKPILE Off-Grid Homestead its not ideal. With some foods it will affect the quality, especially if the product is still quite wet when you switch it off. And for some foods like jerky you wouldn't want to stop mid dry.
Non ho visto a che temperatura lavora, ma non mettere i prodotti direttamente al sole, si rovinano e perdono proprietà organolettiche !!!
Yes temperature control is important. The temperature gauge is important to maintain the correct temperature for dehydration.
Excellent! I have been planning to do this, too, with the Suntaste. I normally use an electric dehydrator, but would like to use solar drying once my tomatoes are ripe. Thanks for sharing!
I am planning an experiment with a tiny fan in the Suntaste, to try to provide air flow as well as a good dehydration temperature. Shall let you know!