Food Dehydration
Anyone with a backyard vegetable garden will tell you that nature provides surpluses and scarcity at uneven periods of time. It seems like we wait and wait for tomatoes to arrive and then there are so many we do not know what to do with the quantity. One remedy for this to preserve your harvests via food dehydration.
I principally dehydrate beets and apples. My kids love apple chips, I consider beet chips to be a premium snack. In the autumn when the apples come in barrels, consider dehydrating them for consumption through the winter and spring. Food dehydration is essentially the continuous circulation of warm air through the fruits and vegetables (and meats, if you desire). After some prep work, such as thin slicing, you can place the food in a food dehydrator and after eight hours or so you will have tasty, preserved food that is great for off-season, snacking, and backpacking/hiking.
The most challenging choice is what food dehydrator to purchase. I have been pleased with the Excalibur 3526TB 5-Tray Food Dehydrator, which I purchased from Amazon. It performs well and has a handy, functional shut off timer.
Consider purchasing a food dehydrator before your next harvest.
I principally dehydrate beets and apples. My kids love apple chips, I consider beet chips to be a premium snack. In the autumn when the apples come in barrels, consider dehydrating them for consumption through the winter and spring. Food dehydration is essentially the continuous circulation of warm air through the fruits and vegetables (and meats, if you desire). After some prep work, such as thin slicing, you can place the food in a food dehydrator and after eight hours or so you will have tasty, preserved food that is great for off-season, snacking, and backpacking/hiking.
The most challenging choice is what food dehydrator to purchase. I have been pleased with the Excalibur 3526TB 5-Tray Food Dehydrator, which I purchased from Amazon. It performs well and has a handy, functional shut off timer.
Consider purchasing a food dehydrator before your next harvest.
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