How to dehydrate food with an electric dehydrator

ayeshshiddika11 · Post by **ayeshshiddika11** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 7:12 am

A dehydrator is a device created exclusively to dry food, in a totally controlled manner.

Advantages of the dehydrator
Avoid climate variability.
Ensures hygiene.
It allows you to choose different textures (crunchy, chip, crackers or soft textures).
It consumes little electricity.
You avoid chemical additives.
Dry fruits, vegetables, fish and meats.

Method of preparation
Select produce that is at its best and discard overripe or stained produce. Then wash it with water to remove any dirt.

Peel and cut into slices or strips no more than 1 centimeter thick.

Place them separately in the dehydrator to begin drying.

After drying, package quickly and store in a norway phone data dry, ventilated place protected from light.

A good example of living without waste and taking advantage of these dehydration techniques is recycling the tomato skins that you normally throw away. Place them on a tray suitable for any of the methods mentioned above on baking paper and let them dry until they are super crispy without any moisture. Then grind them with a pulverizer robot and put them in an airtight jar. Use it as a condiment in the kitchen for everything, you can even mix it with flaky salt, and you can add a touch of flavor to your stews, to intensify the flavor of any sauce, omelette or scrambled egg, and even in pizza and bread dough. And even more, if you put 1 tablespoon of tomato powder, add a pinch of water and stir... you will get an instant concentrated tomato.

In conclusion, food dehydration is an alternative for preserving food, so you can enjoy out-of-season products and make the most of every piece of meat, fruit or vegetable you have at home.

So, if you were thinking about using these food dehydration techniques, go ahead, it will be a very useful practice for you. Also, in case you want to continue discovering more about these topics, we recommend the online course on raw food handling and food preservation . With this knowledge, your kitchen will be more versatile.