Having not dehydrated for a couple of years, slap of hand, out came the machine!
Mine has 5 trays the same depth and one deeper tray plus 4 small containers for more liquid items:
3/4 of a bag of peas:
Then I dug out an older bag of Hungarian Hot Wax peppers from the freezer:
This is what they looked like once dry, between 10 and 13 hours later:
Wow - they look amazing! I will have a go at drying tomatoes, I think.
ReplyDeleteThe few rehydrated ones we had on top of our salad had an intense tomato flavour. Very nice. Skins a little tough but no problems.
DeleteSuch wonderful colours. Maybe I will try dehydrating some of my tomatoes too.
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Apparently you can sprinkle herbs and spices, or salt and pepper before drying as well. The peas were petit poir and kept falling through the shelves. If they rehydrate well, will try normal peas another time.
DeleteWow that is impressive. I might look at investing in a machine myself.
ReplyDeleteI have made fruit leather in it before and dehydrated watermelon, the latter was gorgeous.
DeleteGot the idea off the internet. Going to try sweet corn soon.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's something I've never used or even thought of. Dehydrating vegetables/fruit instead of merely freezing them (which takes up precious space in the freezer.)The things you learn from other people's blogs!
ReplyDeleteIf they work well when rehydrated I shall do more. Blogs are amazing aren’t they, I learn so much.
DeleteI think I might look into getting a dehydrator. I have so much allotment produce in the freezers, that an additional method of preserving would be helpful.
ReplyDeleteIt would work well for you I think. Certainly Kev Alviti on his blog is making great use of his. The rehydrated tomatoes were so flavourful, chopped on top of salads and even as a last minute addition to a meal.
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DeleteI can’t seem to view your blog as you have made it private.
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