Preserving the Harvest (Wood Fired Dehydrator in Action!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Harvest is in full swing in our garden and the time has arrived to give the wood-fired dehydrator a proper test!
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green tomato pickel verry good
I have to keep finding new & inventive ways to preserve & use what I grow. Hate wanton food waste. I live in a house of 6 but we can't get the kids to eat vegies without hiding them. I now make sure I consult the cook before growing anything ! Lucky I have a large 300 + ltr freezer that also has to hold a fair amount of fish etc We make lots of tomato sauce , rhubarb ,pickeles , relishes .
My wife is not looking forward to the chokoes coming on. We also have a big crop of Queensland blues being picked now. All in a moderate northern Sydney back yard. I have to give a lot away.
Your garden sound great! Chokos are good - so much production - but most people aren't that excited by them. Have you found any good preservation methods?
@@homesteading mostly we eat them steamed or baked & the rest pickled . I work with a lot of Philopinos who will take just about all I can take in. Made the mistake of giving some sprouted ones away. Don’t know if I will be able to get rid of so many this year!!
Awesome an what a nice place you have 💕✋😊
I learned that I probably need one twice as big or double the dryers
Hello sir.. You are doinv great job..
Wonderfull. It is so good to see that there are people like you living this way. hopefully there might be a lot more in time to come. Thank you for putting on all your videos.
Thanks John another interesting video... With Satsuma plums excess I destoned and just stewed... Then put on baking paper in my dehydrator... A very good and useful result... I stopped when it was still flexible and store it in the freezer... I didn't want to find out it would go moldy if I didn't add sugar.... Such a great snack to have..... Satsuma's plums are the number 1 plumb by a long shot
I dehydrate tomatoes often , they taste great as a snack , or I powder them when dehydrated to have on hand to add to casserole or make tomato paste . Don’t forget to condition your dehydrated produce
I dehydrate mango. I use a mandolin to make thin slices and then put on baking paper on the trays. Works out really well. Works much better than blending and making fruit leathers or roll-ups. A great snack.
I found your channel from a recommendation from an old video on the Self Suficient Me's channel. I'm not off-grid but having options in case there is no power is awesome. I'm going to check out your other video about your dehydrator. It's a brilliant idea.
I dehydrated my blood plums this year too...i cut mine thinner than you did & took a lot less drying time.
Yes, the smaller you cut the faster it dries!
Hi John and thanks for the video. Regarding cool storage; just wondering if you've ever considered a "root cellar" or similar in ground storage system for your produce? Seems Tassie would be ideal for that. Cheers, Heather.
Yes, a root cellar is on the "to do" list!
Good to see you back again John and thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
John that was very interesting to see your dehydrator is working, I didn’t realise you were off grid, well done. Hope those tomatoes come through it sure has t been the best of seasons here in Tas.
Now i know what todo with a 50's styles kero fridge i was given
With vegetables, blanch them before dehydrating except for tomatoes and zucchini. They rehydrate a lot better this way, more true to veg.
Thanks for the tip, will give it a try.
Hey John, I've been watching for a couple of years now, and I cant believe that I didn't realise you were off grid for power. I'd love an overview of your solar setup if your interested in sharing. Thanks for all the content. Regards Chris
Will get to a solar video soon - hopefully!
Did you have to shuffle around the items in the dehydrator on each rack ? Like the center items need to be moved to the outside of the rack ?
Also do you have info on how you made the drying box ? I love you fire barrel shortening idea. No welding required :)
I did not know you are offgrid. Where do you get your water from?
Drying is a great way to go - well done on making your own dehydrator - does it have a little fan of any sort? I had a Prune D'Agen plum once and they dried magnificently. Great idea to dry zucchinis - I was a bit swamped by them this year to the point that I'm totally sick of them now, but next year I'll dry some as I go to avoid the problem. Nice video!
Thank you. Yes, Prunes are the best for drying, nice and sweet! It doesn't have a fan at this stage, may add one to see if it will speed things up and even temperatures.
Don’t have to give ya corn away. Dry it crack it fatten your chooks up.
Would a fan not help a lot? Will dry with a lot less heat energy. More dehydrated then slow cook.
A fan probably would help...something to add, but might be next season.
@@homesteading right. I don't know how you have time for what you do already very impressive.
John do you ever make plum jam from your plums please. Are you ever tempted to throw some potatoes in there jackets wrapped in foil into those coals as I certainly would be. Great Video Thanks. Cheers Denise- Brisbane
Yes, we made plum jam and sauce this year as well as dried and bottled plums, so a good result. The next batch I actually did put potatoes in the fire, a good secondary product for immediate eating!
@@homesteading Oh John well done & YUM !!!!!
Interesting 👍 and what brand of preserving jar are you using? how long do your rubber seals last? G'day from down the Huon haha
We use the Fowlers bottling jars (second hand ones with new Stainless Steel lids) - they recommend the rubber seals for one use only, but I find most will work for a second use, though some get damaged on opening.
Is your place haunted?? Just saw an orb if you believe in that sort of stuff?? LOL!!
Probably just camera light effects!