That’s a great idea! I like the idea of having some saved back to use when you don’t have time to make them fresh too. If you have a “food saver” you could put them in a canning jar and seal it to keep on […]

I am so pleased with my new excal and have made jerky and fruit Leather both real yummy.
We just ate the last bit of fruit leather after our tea tonight. I only did one just to see what it was like…. it […]

Hi Leah’s Mum, I have a little round Westphalia dehydrator as my first one as it doesn’t have a timer or thermostat I never dared leave it on when I was out or at night. It is a noisy little machine, the fan is […]

Did any of you that just got the excalibur have a different kind of dehydrator before? If so, could you let us know how they compare? What do you like better, what’s about the same, etc. (I know you can use […]

Hi there every one, just got to tell you that like Debbie I am also so excited as my Husband has given me an excalliber 9 tray dehydrator as part of my Christmas gift. It arrived today and is now full of apple […]

Just had a pail of pears given to me. They look bad as they have a disease on the peel, but they taste just great. I will probably dry some and maybe make some pear butter or maybe a pear pie. Does anyone have a favorite way to dry pears?

Made jerky last weekend. It’s hunting season and I kept a pan full of venison sliced for jerky. Didn’t really use a recipe. Took some teriyaki marinade, added some other teriyaki sauce I had in the cupboard. Added some chopped garlic, a little chopped ginger, and soaked it for a day, squishing it around to [...]

Dried more apples the other week. Tried drying the peels to grind but could not get them crispy enough. Is there a trick to that? I left them in a few extra hours but it didn’t seen to help.

We didn’t have a class on it, more of a discussion/lesson and got to see some of her (Kelly B’s) dehydrated items. Minute Rice is simply left over cooked rice you dehydrate. I never knew that! She had slices of oranges that were to die for pretty, and some of us tried a slice in [...]