I don’t know about you but it seems like September here. The
weather is in the mid 80’s, the humidity has dropped along with the first set
of leaves and the vegetable garden seems to be coming to an end. Even though it’s
only the beginning of August, all of these are signs of September. Now I’m not complaining because Fall is my
favorite time of year. I just wasn’t ready to can. I have already put up
tomatoes and this weekend I started drying the chili peppers. Here are a few still on the vine.
Last year I found a Magic Chef Food Dehydrator at the thrift
store for $10, a steal.
Apparently, this dehydrator is no longer sold but I found enough
information online and was able to figure it out. For those interested, I have posted the
instructions at the end of this post as well as a link to them here. Enjoy!
BEFORE AND AFTER
Instructions
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1. Wash the cover and trays of the 470
dehydrator with warm, soapy water and a sponge and allow them to dry before you
use the unit.
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2. Slice the foods
you want to dry. Keep the thickness between 1/4 inch and 3/4 inch. If your food
is extremely moist, you can pat it dry with paper towels to help the drying
process.
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3. Plug in the power cord. Turn on the
unit at the base and preheat the dehydrator for 5 to 10 minutes before loading
the trays with food.
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4. Place your sliced food onto the
trays in a single layer.
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5. Allow the food to dry; to check to
see if it is dry, remove a few pieces and cut into the middle. The outsides
should be slightly crisp and the insides should be leathery but dried. Drying
times vary from four to 18 hours, depending on slice thickness, the type of
food and how many trays you use.
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6. Turn off and unplug the dehydrator
when the food has dried. Store food in plastic
bags or storage containers and refrigerate.
Thanks for visiting,
Great Tutorial about using the dehydrator. Thanks!
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~ Cassandra from Renaissance Women
You're very welcome and thanks for visiting.
DeleteNot only useful, but the peppers look so pretty dried!
ReplyDeleteThey are dry...all the way as dry as possible LOL. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteHi great readiing your post
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