Whether you’re preparing for a natural disaster, long-term job loss, another Depression, or the Zombie Apocalypse, food storage is a hot topic right now. Modern technology has enabled a variety of emergency preparedness options, eliminating the need for home-canning and freezing methods, but with that variety also comes confusion. Freeze-dried and dehydrated foods are the ...
A lot of people might ask the question, “Why dehydrate sour cream?” While it is true that dehydrated, or powdered, sour cream is not commonly found on store shelves, there are actually many good reasons people like to dehydrate it. It can be added as a flavoring agent to baked goods, sauces, dips and casseroles ...
Dehydrating morel mushrooms is a common practice among individuals who harvest a large amount of morels during mushroom season. The dehydration process is used to savor the taste of the morel during the off-season. The best location to hunt for morels is in the Great Lakes region of the Midwest . This area seems to ...
Food dehydration and drying has been around for centuries. It is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. Canning and freezing foods retain more nutrition than dehydrated foods, however dehydrated foods are space efficient, and are an excellent way to preserve foods. It is also easier to dehydrate foods than it is to can ...
Summer brings a plethora of fresh fruits to our table, including the much-loved blueberry. Whether you eat them alone or add a sprinkling to your breakfast cereal, there’s no denying the special charm of blueberries. While you enjoy them this summer, think how wonderful it would be to enjoy that blueberry sweetness months later in ...
There are many benefits to creating dried or dehydrated foods. Dehydrated foods do not spoil easily like fresh foods and as such bacteria is not likely to grow as it would in foods that are highly concentrated with water. Water creates an opportunity for mold and microorganisms. Dried fruits can be made into leathery fruit ...
People of today still enjoy the convenience and taste of beef jerky. In todays market however, beef jerky can be expensive! For a decent quality, prepackaged beef jerky, the average price is about $4.00 for 2-3 ounces of meat. Making your own jerky is much cheaper and also, in my opinion, produces a much tastier ...
