| 1 | Using Excalibur Dehydrator - Basil Not Dry after 12+ hours
• Posted by: foreverone 9 on Sun, Jun 14, 09 at 7:51
• 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jun 15, 09 at 17:31
We got our Excalibur Dehydrator (9 tray with temp & timer) and our 1st drying attempt was to dry 4 trays of fresh basil from our garden. The book said 95 degrees and 2-4 hours. Well after about 12 (or maybe more) hours at 95-110 degrees, th |
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| 2 | What size Excalibur food dehydrator to get
• Posted by: guysmom z9CA on Wed, Jul 1, 09 at 21:20
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 15:26
I am planning on getting an Excalibur food dehydrator and wondering what size to get. There is just my husband and myself at home now, but we have 11 apple trees, 4 peaches, 1 nectarine, 1 pear, and 2 plums. We also raise vegetables, but on a mu |
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| 3 | Favorite food dehydrator?
• Posted by: lilacs_of_may 5/6 on Tue, Aug 7, 07 at 22:51
• 52 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Aug 26, 09 at 11:15
I'm in the market for a dehydrator, so I've been shopping around on the Internet. I plan to use it for fruit, fruit leather, garlic, and herbs. Maybe tomato slices. Not so much for beef jerky. I'm not a big fan of beef. I don't plan to do massive |
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| 4 | Sun Dried Tomatoes
• Posted by: brokenbar Z4 N. Wyoming on Wed, Aug 20, 08 at 21:54
• 40 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Nov 19, 09 at 17:24
I raise tomatoes for sun drying. I do about 1000 to 2000 lbs a year which I sell to the upscale restaurants in Cody Wyoming & Billings Montana. I wanted to pass on my favorites for you considering doing some drying. Any tomato can be used for d |
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| 5 | Evaluating my first year of canning ...
• Posted by: highalttransplant z 5 Western CO on Sat, Jan 17, 09 at 22:21
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jan 19, 09 at 13:43
As I plan my garden for next year, I'm looking back over my first year of canning to evaluate what went well, and what I will do differently this time. I started out just planning to make dill pickles and salsa, to use the cucumbers, tomatoes |
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| 7 | nonstick dehydrator sheets
• Posted by: catlady4444 7A on Fri, Aug 7, 09 at 12:19
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Aug 7, 09 at 18:23
Hello, I am about to buy my first dehydrator. One of the things I want to make it fruit leather. They have teflon sheets (is teflon safe at dehydrator temps?) silicone coated sheets (one dealer said they're not as good as teflon---does stuff s |
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| 8 | I need a new 'jam pot' -- any recommendations?
• Posted by: brumbjorn 98058 on Wed, Jun 10, 09 at 22:31
• 13 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 16, 09 at 22:57
Ugh. Ugh. UGH!!! I am so mad at myself. I managed to warp my the pot (not my fault!) that I've used to make jam/jelly in since I first started canning. It no longer sits flat on the burner. ARGH. Anyone have recommendations for a replacmen |
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| 9 | rack for oven drying tomatoes?
• Posted by: marthacr z5 Me on Sun, Sep 28, 08 at 9:17
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Sep 30, 08 at 13:30
I want to dry some tomatoes today in the oven, but I don't have a good rack. Is there anything that you have used that could substitute? My cookie racks are the stacking kind and the wire is far apart. Can I use cookie sheets sprayed with olive oi |
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| 10 | I think I 'poisoned' myself
• Posted by: got_bullmastiff on Wed, Jul 8, 09 at 15:30
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jul 10, 09 at 8:49
After reading all the great bits about dehydrated watermelon, I thought I'd give it a try. I have an old Nesco dehydrator.. bottom of the line cheapo.. no temp control. I anticipated a LONG time to dehydrate. I cut the slices to 1/2 inch w |
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| 11 | Food Dehydrators
• Posted by: greenhouser2 on Sat, Oct 25, 08 at 2:18
• 18 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 17:26
Has anyone had a problem with molds forming on dehydrated foods? How do you store them once out of the dehydrator? I saw some really nice dehydrators at Bass Pro Shop this past weekend but fear mold would attack the dried veggies. Follow-Up |
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| 12 | Score at the Sal Val
• Posted by: busylizzy z5 PA on Thu, Sep 4, 08 at 14:20
I love it when the yard sales take to our local Sal Val. The past week I have purchased: 4 Quart White Mountain Ice Cream Maker used once: 4.99 B&Decker Juicer New in Box: $4.99 One of those round dehydrators, used once, with manual |
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| 13 | dehydrating woes
• Posted by: wolf650nm on Thu, Aug 27, 09 at 15:30
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Aug 28, 09 at 14:12
We are newbies having some issues with dehydrating and hoped someone could help. Dehydrator = Excalibur 9 tray Food = carrots and some other veggies Storage = After dehydrating for 12 hours, veggies are vacuum sealed using a FoodSaver. |
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| 14 | Questions About Preserving & Using Apples
• Posted by: psittacinejungle z 5 on Fri, Nov 13, 09 at 11:02
• 7 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 17:11
In past years, I made fresh cobblers/pies, apple pie jam and then dehydrated the remaining apples that we couldn't manage to eat fresh from the Fuji tree. This year after thinning a minimum 75% of the dime-sized apples off the tree, I ended up wit |
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| 15 | Meat curing and sausage making
• Posted by: ksrogers EasternMass Z6 on Thu, Oct 30, 08 at 12:42
• 60 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 18:31
Just thought I would 'resurrect' the meat and sausage thread. In it, you will also find a link you can post in, to get the GW people to create a new forum for the meats. Here, every year I make many kinds of sausages and cured meats. Anything from |
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| 16 | Dehydrators
• Posted by: josie23 5 on Mon, Jun 8, 09 at 17:13
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jun 10, 09 at 12:53
Looking for a good dehydrator. I will be drying garden fruit & veggies. Tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, carrots, etc. I have a cheap one now that is basically a heating unit and a tower, no fan. This works fine for peppers & mushrooms, bu |
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| 17 | What Have You Put Up 2008 Part III
• Posted by: zabby17 z5/6 Ontario on Thu, Sep 18, 08 at 18:35
• 105 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Dec 30, 08 at 11:21
APologies if someone else already continued this---I couldn't find it if so! And I've been on a cannign frenzy (in my modest way) so have to report: peaches sliced and frozen: 6 more quarts peaches in light syrup: 12 half-pint jars ( |
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| 18 | Tomatoes sticking to dehydrator trays
• Posted by: steve22802 7a VA on Mon, Aug 4, 08 at 8:33
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Jun 20, 09 at 8:39
I've been drying tomatoes lately in a small electric dehydrator but I'm having trouble with the tomatoes adhering to the trays. On the current batch I tried spraying the trays with a light coating of canola oil and that seems to help but could th |
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