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1:28 pm
February 22, 2010
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I never thought about dehydrating noodles, please let us know if it works!
12:13 pm
November 14, 2010
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Dehydrating the peels from 20 lbs of apples.
I made the instant oatmeal recipe from FBR, including ground dried apple peel and cinnamon, and my daughter loved it.
So, waste not want not….the next batch will be ready.
4:15 pm
June 1, 2010
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sweet potato slices
apple slices
5:25 pm
February 5, 2011
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Well, the noodles dried out fine. Didn't try to dehydrate them completely. However,lol, I made them with all whole grain and didn't roll them thin enough. Ended out throwing that batch away. Will try again!!
About drying apple peel. I tried and couldn't get it to dry enough to powder them. They were still pliable after hours and hours. I was using the 120' I dry the fruit at. Do I need to raise it all the way for the peels?
7:52 pm
February 22, 2010
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leandjean…I have a dehydrator that I got at a garage sale…the instructions said to dehydrate fruits and vegetables at 135. Thats what I dry orange and yellow bell peppers at and I can powder those.
6:34 am
October 31, 2010
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I did apple peels at 115 degrees w/no problem (my usual dry temp for most everything). Sometimes the issue is humidity so it's better to wait until it's not raining or high humidity out!
7:33 am
October 10, 2009
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Dehydrating carrots, celery and garlic. Also tried something different. We had a large ham which left a large amount of gelatin in the pan. I spread it out on parchment paper and dehydrated it for 5 hours. This morning it peeled right off the paper and will be ground to use for seasoning for soup mixes. Now that I know it works will try it with beef and chicken gelatin.
7:37 am
November 14, 2010
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I dry apple peel at 135*…that's what my Nesco recommends for fruit. And then take about 8 hours to be brittle dry, perfect for grinding into powder.
One thing tho, like dried tomato, the ground powder does clump up. So it is good to either leave it whole and grind the peel to order, or to grind it and mix it with sugar or another granular item that will keep it separated.
9:28 am
October 31, 2010
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Another thing you can do to stop clumping – if you have a food saver – is to put it into a canning jar and use the jar sealer on the food saver to vac pac. Keeps humidity out and is stays perfect! (BTW…those jar sealers are $9.99 ea – they have wide mouth and regular mouth size – and you can usually get a discount coupon & free shipping that makes them about $6.99 ea. One of the best purchases I've made this year!)
4:58 pm
January 22, 2012
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Oh I am so happy I found this site! I just ordered a new dehydrator and I cannot wait to get it.. I have an older Mr. Coffee one that works but I wanted an Excalibur because of the temp. control. I am so glad to see those of you who have posted here! I cannot wait to learn all about it!! It's so neat to find a place where I can share common interests, not everyone in my world finds a dehydrator so exciting! Ha!
I dehydrated a few cloves of garlic just for the sake of trying it and not having to throw it out.. The house was quite pungent but the result is an amazing little pimento jar of the most aromatic garlic powder I have ever had!
Today I am doing some beef jerky because my 16 year old football lineman loves it! 
8:06 am
April 3, 2011
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Leah's Mom said:
Another thing you can do to stop clumping – if you have a food saver – is to put it into a canning jar and use the jar sealer on the food saver to vac pac. Keeps humidity out and is stays perfect! (BTW…those jar sealers are $9.99 ea – they have wide mouth and regular mouth size – and you can usually get a discount coupon & free shipping that makes them about $6.99 ea. One of the best purchases I've made this year!)
Where can I get the coupon from? That would save me (especially with free shipping) over Amazon. Thanks!
9:38 am
October 31, 2010
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I definitely LOVE my sealer lids. So here's the scoop:
They usually send out a discount email to me about every 2 weeks. I don't have one that will work right now but as soon as I get one I'd be glad to forward it to you if you pm me with your email address.
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9:42 am
October 31, 2010
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June 1, 2010
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I think I read somewhere that you can dehydrate <grated> ginger.
Anyone have experince with this already? I use a great amount of ginger in spurts, so sometimes I find tired ginger lolling in the fridge. Dehydrated would see to fill the bill.
11:55 pm
January 23, 2012
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I love dehydrating just about anything that stays still for more than 5 minutes. I have been working on a selection of soup veggies, so that I can put together packets of soup that will be used with my homemade & canned stock. My favorite is a minnestroni type soup with a beef tomoato broth. I also make homemade beef veggie and homemade chicken noodle. These soup mixes can be stored in either food saver vaccume bags or milar bags with an oxygen absorber sealed in. My goal is to add to my food stoage plan. I also can meat to go in the soups, so there is less in the freezer in case we lose power.
Canning and dehydrating go hand-in-hand and provide good meals with the minimum of fuss.
Wishing you warm homes and full larders 
8:22 am
October 31, 2010
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DG – I, too, like the idea of having my stuff stored in such a way that I don't have to rely on electricity. Do you add the canned meat to your mixes to make the broth -or- do you have a dry base in the dehydrated packet that acts as the base?
9:24 am
April 3, 2011
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Leah's Mom said:
I definitely LOVE my sealer lids. So here's the scoop:
They usually send out a discount email to me about every 2 weeks. I don't have one that will work right now but as soon as I get one I'd be glad to forward it to you if you pm me with your email address.
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In the meantime, you might try googling: foodsaver coupon codes to see what you can find. When I purchased mine, I found a coupon code that worked for a 30% off discount.I did a google this morning and I found one at this link http://retailsteal.com/landing/foodsaver-coupons?SID=1fa6dc4f-c9bb-b729-8363-000060278573&gclid=CIbvicTJxa0CFRECQAodm1mZCQ that says 50% off, but you have to just try them and be sure they give a discount when you're at the final checkout window before purchasing. The one I found did give me the 30% off when I tried them that way.This link is just one I found. You can keep looking around and see if you find anything else. If the 50% works for what you want it's better than my 30%!
Thanks Leahs Mom! I'll let you know what I do when I know!
11:19 am
June 9, 2011
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My husband has been a beef jerkey freak lately since he figured out how to do it with hamburger instead of sliced roast (way cheaper and great!). I pushed him off the dehydrator the other day to do lemon and lime slices. I mixed them with some tiny pinecones, green craft moss, and put them in a plastic bag with clove essential oil and now I have the prettiest potpourri!
11:31 am
November 9, 2010
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I don't know about dehydrating ginger, but I usually keep it in the freezer. It lasts a long time and I just cut off the amount I need. Works great. Today I ground up orange peels that I did yesterday. Now it is lemons, limes and grapefruit slices. I drink a lot of hot tea, so the lemons and limes will be perfect all year long. Am going to try putting the orange peel in tea too. Loving this new/old way of perserving. It has opened up a whole new path.
3:10 pm
October 10, 2009
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Found a good sale on bell peppers (green and red) and diced them for the dehydrator. Also some sliced mushrooms.
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