Food Dehydrator
Drying is one of the very best ways to store food, retaining high nutrition and taking little space to store. I find it so convenient to cook with dried foods, too. I keep them in canisters on my counter, and use them when I am in a hurry. Just adding a handful of dried carrots and onions to soup, sauces or cooking rice is a simple way to add good nutrition without the time it takes to chop raw veggies. Plus, I am never out of "fresh produce" even if I don't have carrots in my fridge.
I've looked at the dehydrators on the market, and this is my first choice. This dehydrator has some great features! The 500 watt, top mounted fan dries faster with more power with great results in hours, not days. Patented Converga-Flow drying action provides even heat distribution, no need to rotate trays or worries about flavors mixing. Adjustable thermostat is my favorite feature because I don't want to cook or "kill the enzymes" (drying at 105 degrees keeps it raw) in the food I am drying. This dryer allows you dry at any temperature between 95 and 155 degrees. Comes with 4 drying trays, plus a fruit roll sheet and jerky packets so you can cure and flavor meat that you dry. You can expand your dryer all the way up to 12 trays at time as the drying pressure automatically adjusts the the number of trays.
Make your own dried foods at a fraction of the cost of store-bought dried food! It's easy: just slice, dry and store food in airtight containers for storage. I save empty glass jars (peanut butter, jam, pickles, etc) for this. You'll get superior flavor and nutrition without additives or preservatives. Make your own bagel chips, beef jerky, banana chips, fruit rolls, granola, vegetable flakes and powders, seasoning mixes, croutons, dried herbs, and more. In the summer, when the garden and orchard are providing, my dryer is heavily used! I dry my orchard fruits to add to muffins, breads, trail mix, and desserts during winter months. Take swiss chard, parsley, onion, summer squash, bell peppers, spinach and whatever else you grow in your garden: dry it, powder in your blender and put in a shaker jar to make a fabulous seasoning blend to add to soups and casseroles. Fabulous nutrition and convenience! |
