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Old 27-07-2013, 13:10
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I have just bought a dehydrator and right now I have strawberries and blue berries in there.

Tomorrow I'm doing courgette chips for snacking on.

Anyone else have one and have any hints and tips?
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Old 27-07-2013, 14:32
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H-FW did a bit on it in his veggie series. Dehydrated kale was a sucess IIRC.

Veggie crisps are also popular.
Checkout the C4 website to see if there are recipies or if you can watch the episode online. It was the one about raw food.
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Old 27-07-2013, 14:46
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H-FW did a bit on it in his veggie series. Dehydrated kale was a sucess IIRC.

Veggie crisps are also popular.
Checkout the C4 website to see if there are recipies or if you can watch the episode online. It was the one about raw food.
Thanks for that will have a look for it.

I am making veggie crisp my courgettes have salt pepper and a smidgen of parmesan cheese on them

Im drying berries to put into my home made chocolate substitute made with coconut oil.
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Old 31-07-2013, 10:28
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have you successfully dehydrated the food you wanted to?
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Old 31-07-2013, 10:57
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I have just bought a dehydrator and right now I have strawberries and blue berries in there.

Tomorrow I'm doing courgette chips for snacking on.

Anyone else have one and have any hints and tips?
Interesting Have you ever dehydrated tomatoes?
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Old 04-08-2013, 04:36
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I have just bought a dehydrator and right now I have strawberries and blue berries in there.

Tomorrow I'm doing courgette chips for snacking on.

Anyone else have one and have any hints and tips?
i was considering buying one of these, if you dont mind me asking, which one do you have?
i was looking at the andrew james one as a starter model but it has no timer, does that matter?
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Old 04-08-2013, 05:33
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I find things like dehydrators and juicers too much fuss and probably just as expensive as buying juice and dried fruits already prepared.
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Old 04-08-2013, 12:34
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Backpackers and what are termed "preppers" do in the States... have a look around on Youtube - especially where 24-hr rations are discussed.
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Old 04-08-2013, 12:40
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Can I ask why you are doing this?
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Old 04-08-2013, 14:40
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Interesting Have you ever dehydrated tomatoes?
No not yet.

Lots of videos on youtube showing you all kinds of things.
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Old 04-08-2013, 14:41
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i was considering buying one of these, if you dont mind me asking, which one do you have?
i was looking at the andrew james one as a starter model but it has no timer, does that matter?
No mine hasn't got a timer as depends on the air and thickness etc a timer would not know these things..

You just go by how they feel
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Old 04-08-2013, 14:46
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Can I ask why you are doing this?
To make my own "crisps" out of lowcarb veggies for snacking on
preserving things I grow or buy cheap in bulk.

To always have to hand perishables and only keep made up meals in my freezer
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Old 04-08-2013, 15:29
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I have got one - had it about 5 years.
As I live in Spain part of the year I am able to bulk buy fruit when it is plentiful and dehydrate it then bring it back to UK in just one large lock and lock box.
The beauty of it is there is no Sulphur in home dried fruit unlike lots of the stuff you find in shops.
I have dried tomatoes but they take quiet a long time, have had better luck drying them in the oven.
Bananas a big favourite and I do lots of them -- both in long slices and also liquidize them and pour it onto non-stick paper on the tray and dry them in one big circle then cut it up.
My sons likes a selection of dried fruit for his lunch pack - he is vegan - and thinks that strawberries are amazing, so tasty.
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Old 04-08-2013, 17:17
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I have got one - had it about 5 years.
As I live in Spain part of the year I am able to bulk buy fruit when it is plentiful and dehydrate it then bring it back to UK in just one large lock and lock box.
The beauty of it is there is no Sulphur in home dried fruit unlike lots of the stuff you find in shops.
I have dried tomatoes but they take quiet a long time, have had better luck drying them in the oven.
Bananas a big favourite and I do lots of them -- both in long slices and also liquidize them and pour it onto non-stick paper on the tray and dry them in one big circle then cut it up.
My sons likes a selection of dried fruit for his lunch pack - he is vegan - and thinks that strawberries are amazing, so tasty.
My first lot of blueberries were a disaster. Then I read to freeze them for a couple of hours before dehydrating and it worked a treat.

I want to get a better machine but will save up for one.. Also need a vacuum sealer but really get confused when looking at so many, my old one died a long time ago.

Hoping to find what I need on the selling sites where people have bought things and dont use them.
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Old 04-08-2013, 17:38
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I made a big mistake when I replaced my vacuum sealer - bought one that uses rolls of plastic (which are very expensive) and thought I would use the bags I have used for years but it has to be the rolls. Now back with a cheapie sealer that came from Aldi and my usual thick plastic Lidl bags.
I keep all the dried fruit in Lock and Lock boxes - the ones that last long enough
Good Luck with the dehydrating - the only trouble is eating so much of it when it is done. People do appreciate it as presents - we do swaps at the gym and the fruit goes down a treat.
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