Comments on: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ruth Radford http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-64384 Ruth Radford Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:52:27 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-64384 i have a dehydrater just about like the one you show in the picture, and when I do tomoatoes, I use the extra screens you can get that sort of look like something you would see in the plastic canvas part of a craft store, or better yet, use the "fruit roll-up trays". When I do the tomoatoes, I have found that if I just throw the tomoatoes in a blender--skin and all and RAW, and then dry the liquid on the "fruit roll up tray". when it is dry, I crumble the dried tomatoes and store them in a jar in place of things like tomato paste or to add later in soup. i have a dehydrater just about like the one you show in the picture, and when I do tomoatoes, I use the extra screens you can get that sort of look like something you would see in the plastic canvas part of a craft store, or better yet, use the “fruit roll-up trays”. When I do the tomoatoes, I have found that if I just throw the tomoatoes in a blender–skin and all and RAW, and then dry the liquid on the “fruit roll up tray”. when it is dry, I crumble the dried tomatoes and store them in a jar in place of things like tomato paste or to add later in soup.

]]> By: Amanda http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-46551 Amanda Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:44:13 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-46551 This is all very helpful! I never thought to look on your site, Suzanne, but here it is. I am boiling water now, searching online for info on blanching tomatoes (which looks like a royal pain in the ____ if I might say). I am going to go ahead and try the dehydrator(s) with the skin on. Maybe if they turn out I'll do more later. OR I will blanch the things OH I 'll try it ALL of these ways and see which one comes out best. ;) Thanks! This is all very helpful! I never thought to look on your site, Suzanne, but here it is. I am boiling water now, searching online for info on blanching tomatoes (which looks like a royal pain in the ____ if I might say). I am going to go ahead and try the dehydrator(s) with the skin on. Maybe if they turn out I’ll do more later. OR I will blanch the things OH I ‘ll try it ALL of these ways and see which one comes out best. ;)

Thanks!

]]> By: Marlene http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45553 Marlene Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:13:45 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45553 I bet it tasted wonderful. On the home-made Durkee Fired Onions...fry the onion slices in a veggie dip coating or fried chicken coating and then dehydrate...that should do it. I don't blanch the tomatoes either. Go ahead girl...you rock! I bet it tasted wonderful. On the home-made Durkee Fired Onions…fry the onion slices in a veggie dip coating or fried chicken coating and then dehydrate…that should do it. I don’t blanch the tomatoes either.

Go ahead girl…you rock!

]]> By: LisaAJB http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45551 LisaAJB Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:32:17 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45551 I keep thinking about your amazing dehydrator and how I have to make trail mix this week. If only I too had an amazing dehydrator I'd have amazing dried berry trail mix. Alas, I shall have to purchase dried fruit from my grocery. I keep thinking about your amazing dehydrator and how I have to make trail mix this week. If only I too had an amazing dehydrator I’d have amazing dried berry trail mix. Alas, I shall have to purchase dried fruit from my grocery.

]]> By: monica http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45548 monica Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:23:25 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45548 MMm! I can almost smell it from here! I think that parchment paper may be your best bet to make cleanup easier. If that doesn't work,spray the racks lightly with Pam before loading them. Tomatoes seem so much more liquid than some other veggies--did they seem particularly drippy? :hungry: MMm! I can almost smell it from here! I think that parchment paper may be your best bet to make cleanup easier. If that doesn’t work,spray the racks lightly with Pam before loading them. Tomatoes seem so much more liquid than some other veggies–did they seem particularly drippy?

:hungry:

]]> By: Linda http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45546 Linda Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:58:43 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45546 I did some tomatoes last year. I just sliced and dried them then I ground them up into powder to add to soups and stews. The only thing is I stored them in a plastic bag in the freezer and forgot about them so haven't tried it yet. That bread really does look good. I did some tomatoes last year. I just sliced and dried them then I ground them up into powder to add to soups and stews. The only thing is I stored them in a plastic bag in the freezer and forgot about them so haven’t tried it yet. That bread really does look good.

]]> By: Joanna Wilcox http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45544 Joanna Wilcox Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:43:35 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45544 I hope you start making homemade mozzarella one day and blog about it. I hope you start making homemade mozzarella one day and blog about it.

]]> By: Moey http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45541 Moey Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:34:23 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45541 I love your blog. Just wanted to say so. :-) I love your blog. Just wanted to say so. :-)

]]> By: Helen http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45539 Helen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:17:04 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45539 I have an Excaliber and my tomatoes turn out great...no blanching or peeling. I just slice them 1/4 inch thick, put them in and forget about them till they are done. My tomatoes do lose alot of volume, but they make up for it in the intensity of their flavor. p.s. I never blanch anything when I dehydrate, and the only thing that didn't turn out for me was yellow squash. p.p.s. The Excaliber has a kind of mesh that goes on top of trays that has much smaller openings than your dehydrator has, and maybe that would help the tomatoes hold their shape. p.p.p.s. I atribute none of my success with dehydrating to my own skill or knowlege, because I have none...I attibute all my dehydrating successes to my Excaliber dehydrator, which I feel is truely a superior product. I not affiliated with Excaliber, btw...I'm just a really satisfied customer. I have an Excaliber and my tomatoes turn out great…no blanching or peeling. I just slice them 1/4 inch thick, put them in and forget about them till they are done. My tomatoes do lose alot of volume, but they make up for it in the intensity of their flavor.

p.s. I never blanch anything when I dehydrate, and the only thing that didn’t turn out for me was yellow squash.

p.p.s. The Excaliber has a kind of mesh that goes on top of trays that has much smaller openings than your dehydrator has, and maybe that would help the tomatoes hold their shape.

p.p.p.s. I atribute none of my success with dehydrating to my own skill or knowlege, because I have none…I attibute all my dehydrating successes to my Excaliber dehydrator, which I feel is truely a superior product. I not affiliated with Excaliber, btw…I’m just a really satisfied customer.

]]> By: maryann http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2/#comment-45538 maryann Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:24:41 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=13083#comment-45538 Don't forget to do strawberries, you do have to cut them thick (thickest cut blade on a food processor that has a sideshoot on ours) otherwise they come out too thin and you can't get them off. I don't spray the trays though. They taste like candy. I have done tomatoes but it has been awhile. I make sure all the seeds are out and they are sliced slightly thick. I don't recall peeling them. Don’t forget to do strawberries, you do have to cut them thick (thickest cut blade on a food processor that has a sideshoot on ours)
otherwise they come out too thin and you can’t get them off. I don’t spray the trays though. They taste like candy. I have done tomatoes but it has been awhile. I make sure all the seeds are out and they are sliced slightly thick. I don’t recall peeling them.

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