A friend of mine on our island, Wendy, has had an ample crop of huge raspberries, so she was looking for ways to preserve them. She decided to try fruit leather and use the dehydrating cycle on her Instant Pot Vortex Plus Air Fryer. She had a couple of extra trays, so she could do… Continue reading Air Fryer Dehydrating: Fruit Leather
Tag: Dehydrating
Dehydrating Great Northern And Cannellini Beans
While I often write about freeze-drying, our humble dehydrator still comes out often. I much prefer to dehydrate certain items than freeze-dry them. Canned beans are one of those. It doesn't take a long time to dry them, and once dried, they last a very long time. I often only need a small amount for… Continue reading Dehydrating Great Northern And Cannellini Beans
2023 Roundup: Freeze-Drying, Dehydrating and Long-Term Storage Posts
Often both our dehydrator and our freeze-dryer are running at the same time. Often it is repeats of items we use a lot of, and are putting more away for the year. The new items I usually do a blog post on to share what we made, and how we did it. The 2023 roundup:… Continue reading 2023 Roundup: Freeze-Drying, Dehydrating and Long-Term Storage Posts
Freeze-Dried Versus Dehydrated Ingredients
When I first started developing recipes for outdoor cooking being able to find individual freeze-dried ingredients was nearly limited to peas, corn, green beans, rarely at times a "mixed vegetables" blend, apples and a few berries - such as strawberries and raspberries. This of course was at the dawn of the modern internet and companies… Continue reading Freeze-Dried Versus Dehydrated Ingredients
Dehydrating Kale and Making Green Powder
It's been a bountiful year on the homestead for kale production. Cold wet springs lead to greens growing well, and now that the 4th of July is past, the heat has kicked off the growth. I have 3 varieties this year going on our land on Whidbey Island in Washington State. We face the Salish… Continue reading Dehydrating Kale and Making Green Powder