Articles for tag: Food Dehydrator

Highly Rated Food Dehydrators Online

If you are looking for ways to cook and store food, dehydration is the way to go. Dehydrating foods like meat or fruits save the nutrients that are normally lost in high heat cooking. Dehydrated meats are good for snaking (think beef jerky) and dried fruits are great for your favorite trail mix recipes. There ...

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How to Make Your Own Food Dehydrator

  I like drying foods, but running up the electric bill is not worth it. There are plans to build solar dryers, but many require woodworking experience, expensive tools or materials. I have built dryers over the years that have worked well, worked somewhat and some that were worthless. It really is not a hit ...

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Product Review: Ronco Food Dehydrator

The Ronco Food Dehydrator is a fairly new item in small appliances, and appeals to campers, hikers, and homemade yogurt enthusiasts. With the rising interest of make-it-yourself, restaurant-quality foods, the variety of appliances and machines is increasing. From rotisserie ovens and speedy blenders, to homemade ice cream makers, form and function are a high priority. ...

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Preserving Herbs for Tea

Herbal tea is delicious and healthful, but store-bought herbal tea can be quite expensive, and you never know if store-bought herbal tea is truly fresh. If you want fresh and delicious herbal tea, consider preserving herbs from your garden. Garden-fresh herbal tea is rich flavor, and you can be sure it’s as fresh as possible. ...

Before Purchasing a Food Dehydrator: How to Choose One

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 ...

Choosing a Good Food Dehydrator

Choosing a food dehydrator that works for you can save you time, money and frustration. Depending on your location you may be able to use air drying for your produce. Other things need to dry quicker for food safety reasons and some things, such as jerky, really should be done in a dehydrator with a ...

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L’Equip 528 Food Dehydrator Review

The L’Equip 528 is a 550-watt food dehydrator. It’s useful for drying flowers, herbs, and foods at home. You can find this model for an average price of $120. Keep reading to learn about some of the features that it offers. Thermostat The L’Equip 528 food dehydrator has an adjustable thermostat. You can set it ...

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How to Collect and Process Rose Hips

Rose hips are the “fruit” of a rose plant. They are the pod where a rose flower has bloomed and fallen off. Usually they are in shades or red or orange but can also range up to an almost black color. Rose hips are very high in vitamin C and can be used dry for ...