As I buried my wet face in the towel, I became shockingly aware that it had been hanging to dry in the same room where the garlic had been processing in the Excalibur Food Dehydrator. So, Rule #1 for dehydrating garlic: don’t hang your swimming pool towel in the same room. Even the mild mix […]
Dehydrate Onions for Fun and Easy Winter Eating
You haven’t smelled onions until you you have chopped enough all at once for 9 trays in the dehydrator – and lived to tell about it. That much onion smell stimulates new dimensions of olfactory confusion. And it’s not over once the chopping is done. After that, there are the hours with the dehydrator running. Onions […]
Reviewing Options for Storing Your Garden Produce
It is a good time of year to evaluate how all the work of putting up the harvest went. I discuss this with myself over on the D&B Supply blog this week! Maybe my musings will give you some ideas or just put your mind at rest about how you are doing things.
Discovering Attachments to Vacuum Seal Dehydrated Food in Canning Jars
When I first bought my FoodSaver V3880 Vacuum Sealingmachine, I read through the instructions and noticed it came with an “accessory hose.” There was mention of Jar Sealerattachments, but the whole concept of operating this machine was foreign to me and all I could think was, “Why do I need this extra hose hanging around […]
Dehydrating Broccoli with Well Entertained Crew
The prep work for dehydrating vegetables lends itself to comfort in recliners and movie watching. Which makes it much easier to put a happy, helpful crew together! Just supply the staff with cutting boards and knives, then explain the system to them. With a bucket for compost, a bowl for sub-prime pieces (that might still […]