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Title: The dehydrator
Post by: grundy53 on January 22, 2013, 11:38:00 AM: What is your favorite fruit or vegetable to dehydrate? Looking for ideas. Do far I've only done apples and bananas.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on January 22, 2013, 11:44:54 AM: Strawberries, pineapple and plums. Although the plums can become quite tart. The strawberries and pineapple are like eating candy when dried. Mushrooms dehydrate very well. We dry most of the Birch Boletes we get in the fall. If you dry onions or garlic, I would suggest doing it outside. They put off quite the odor that seems to penetrate through the entire house. Haven't tried many other veggies.
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Post by: grundy53 on January 22, 2013, 11:51:46 AM: Wow. Sounds delicious!
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Post by: walt on January 22, 2013, 12:08:17 PM: Peaches, apples, and apricots are my favorite fruits, cucumber chips for veggies. I like to sprinkle a little cinnamon or nutmeg on the fruit, salt and pepper on the cucumber...
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Post by: grundy53 on January 22, 2013, 06:07:54 PM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on January 22, 2013, 11:44:54 AM
Strawberries, pineapple and plums. Although the plums can become quite tart. The strawberries and pineapple are like eating candy when dried. Mushrooms dehydrate very well. We dry most of the Birch Boletes we get in the fall. If you dry onions or garlic, I would suggest doing it outside. They put off quite the odor that seems to penetrate through the entire house. Haven't tried many other veggies.

When you do your pineapple is it fresh or canned? does it make a difference?
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 22, 2013, 06:10:22 PM: cherries are good dehydrated. Anyone ever do blueberries/huckleberries?
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Post by: Screaminreelz on January 25, 2013, 04:45:31 PM: Kiwi's my fav!!
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Post by: HORSEPOWER on January 25, 2013, 05:01:41 PM: Make applesauce and then fruit leather. Yum, and great in packs!
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Post by: grundy53 on January 25, 2013, 05:58:35 PM: Dehydrated some cucumbers today. Have some strawberries going right now. The strawberries smell delicious! :drool:
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Post by: jrebel on January 25, 2013, 06:04:13 PM: Mushrooms......They do really well. We dehydrate all our morels and they last all year. :tup:
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Post by: xd2005 on January 25, 2013, 06:09:15 PM: Blueberries are great. I also love Italian prunes dehydrated!
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Post by: grundy53 on January 26, 2013, 06:36:22 AM: The strawberries and the pineapple are great! I think the cucumber will be an aquired taste... :chuckle:
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Post by: danderson on January 26, 2013, 07:46:34 AM: I do all kinds of veggies, corn, peas, carrots, broccoli, beans, for all my back country hiking , I do spaghetti sauce on wax paper a gallon of sauce reduces into a small baggie, I cook up a bunch of elk meat in the crock pot and dehydrate it for adding to noodles, its better to dehydrate home made stuff like chili, than to use caned stuff because home made is better and not as much salt in it, I package up complete meals in food saver bags, compacts everything nice and stores easily, winters a good time of year to get the meals all done up for later in the year.
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Post by: grundy53 on July 14, 2013, 01:42:16 PM: I have raspberries, blueberries, and cherries, dehydrating right now. It smells so good in my house right now!

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Post by: SCRUBS on July 14, 2013, 01:50:30 PM: Mango, Pineapple, Watermelon, Cantaloupe and Kiwi are all great. I did some Strawberries, but sliced them to thin and they turned out like Corn Flakes.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 16, 2013, 09:44:36 AM: All the fruit and veggies I dehydrate are always fresh.
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Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on July 16, 2013, 10:41:04 AM: Quote from: SCRUBS on July 14, 2013, 01:50:30 PM
I did some Strawberries, but sliced them to thin and they turned out like Corn Flakes.
Those are good for adding to oatmeal. They'll rehydrate or disenegrate and flavor the oatmeal.
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Post by: bmccalister on July 16, 2013, 10:46:29 AM: Lots of great ideas. I picked up a dehydrator last year and still playing with it. I have done bananas, strawberries and apples. Looking at trying some blueberries, raspberries and frozen veggies to make my own meals. After reading some of the posts I am going to try some meats and meals.
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Post by: MatthewHunter98 on July 16, 2013, 08:58:35 PM: I love doin up some bananas!
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Post by: mossy8352 on July 16, 2013, 09:26:46 PM: Doing onions right now, have sealed jars of carrots, cabbage, potatoes, peas, smoked corn, bell peppers and hot peppers, Bok Choy, celery, mushrooms, leeks, Kale and green beans. Mostly for soups and I control the salt!
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Post by: bmccalister on July 18, 2013, 05:54:03 PM: Any advice on how to do blueberries? Mine didn't turn out like I wanted.
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Post by: xd2005 on July 18, 2013, 06:18:30 PM: Quote from: bmccalister on July 18, 2013, 05:54:03 PM
Any advice on how to do blueberries? Mine didn't turn out like I wanted.

They're easy to overdo. What did you not like?
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Post by: grundy53 on July 18, 2013, 10:55:51 PM: Quote from: bmccalister on July 18, 2013, 05:54:03 PM
Any advice on how to do blueberries? Mine didn't turn out like I wanted.

Did you boil them for 60 seconds then give them an Ice water bath?
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Post by: bmccalister on July 19, 2013, 04:58:12 PM: I forgot to boil them first. I will put that down as lesson learned. Thanks.
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Post by: grundy53 on July 19, 2013, 06:13:35 PM: Quote from: bmccalister on July 19, 2013, 04:58:12 PM
I forgot to boil them first. I will put that down as lesson learned. Thanks.

No problem. Also make sure it's a rolling boil. You need the skin to crack.
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Post by: Kioti on July 20, 2013, 10:29:55 AM: Peaches, mango, pineapple, and papaya.
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Post by: khunter#1 on July 25, 2013, 10:31:45 AM: Bananas are delicious dehydrated.
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Post by: xd2005 on July 25, 2013, 10:41:07 AM: Quote from: grundy53 on July 19, 2013, 06:13:35 PM
Quote from: bmccalister on July 19, 2013, 04:58:12 PM
I forgot to boil them first. I will put that down as lesson learned. Thanks.

No problem. Also make sure it's a rolling boil. You need the skin to crack.

I saw something that said freezing them first also helps. I'm guessing the ice crystals cause breaks in the skin.

I got a flat of blueberries and have a couple trays going...have about the same amount sitting in a bottle with vodka. :chuckle:
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on August 11, 2013, 10:22:20 AM: Try adding cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on the apples...its awesome....I'll be doing some soon for my hunt in pack
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Post by: Song Dog on August 12, 2013, 09:01:14 PM: I dry 60 pounds of mixed peppers from the garden along with fresh herbs and make my own spice mix with it. 60 pounds dried will come out to about 4-5 pounds of spice when all ground and mixed. I also pick and dry fig's, kiwi, apples, pears and mushrooms.