WOW !
Over the moon with my new Food Dehydrator. Had to wait long enough for it.
Thought it had got lost in the post.
Only managed to complete one Video so far but the results will be on Video 2 soon.
For the first experiment I peeled some red potatoes, washed them and sliced them in my Food Processor then laid them out neatly onto the 5 tiers which make up the Dehydrator.
The instruction Booklet which came with my Dehydrator provides very few suggestions so I started by trial and error and the first error was my anticipated time for drying. Everything has such different drying times and depends on several factors.
So far I have dried
Potatoes for Potato Chips (seasoned with home-made chilly Powder )
Apples
Red Onions
White Onions
Spring Onions
Garlic
Banana
I forgot to BLANCH the spuds so they did go a bit discoloured but they also went rock hard rather than crispy - which created an interesting texture.
Then I mixed ALL of it together except for the Garlic. which I have kept separate but the MIX I have made is gorgeous.
It makes a brilliant low-calorie snack.
I reckon that you could just keep adding and adding to the original mix and just keep topping up with variations ALL the time and have a really healthy, low calorie continuous supply.
The Red Onions seem to be a favourite with EVERYONE who has tried the mix.
They are not overbearingly oniony - instead they have a subtle desirable sweetness which enhances any mix.
That and the dried Gala Apple Chips, which were just about destined for the compost heap.
One reason I purchased a Food Dehydrator is because I am sick of throwing food in the rubbish bin or compost bin. This is a fantastic way to prevent that from happening.
Don't get me wrong, if something has obviously perished, it WILL be binned but the idea is to stop it getting that far.
For me OVER ripe = fermentation/yeasted and that's not good for anyone, especially with me and my food intolerance.
Over the moon with my new Food Dehydrator. Had to wait long enough for it.
Thought it had got lost in the post.
Only managed to complete one Video so far but the results will be on Video 2 soon.
For the first experiment I peeled some red potatoes, washed them and sliced them in my Food Processor then laid them out neatly onto the 5 tiers which make up the Dehydrator.
The instruction Booklet which came with my Dehydrator provides very few suggestions so I started by trial and error and the first error was my anticipated time for drying. Everything has such different drying times and depends on several factors.
So far I have dried
Potatoes for Potato Chips (seasoned with home-made chilly Powder )
Apples
Red Onions
White Onions
Spring Onions
Garlic
Banana
I forgot to BLANCH the spuds so they did go a bit discoloured but they also went rock hard rather than crispy - which created an interesting texture.
Then I mixed ALL of it together except for the Garlic. which I have kept separate but the MIX I have made is gorgeous.
It makes a brilliant low-calorie snack.
I reckon that you could just keep adding and adding to the original mix and just keep topping up with variations ALL the time and have a really healthy, low calorie continuous supply.
The Red Onions seem to be a favourite with EVERYONE who has tried the mix.
They are not overbearingly oniony - instead they have a subtle desirable sweetness which enhances any mix.
That and the dried Gala Apple Chips, which were just about destined for the compost heap.
One reason I purchased a Food Dehydrator is because I am sick of throwing food in the rubbish bin or compost bin. This is a fantastic way to prevent that from happening.
Don't get me wrong, if something has obviously perished, it WILL be binned but the idea is to stop it getting that far.
For me OVER ripe = fermentation/yeasted and that's not good for anyone, especially with me and my food intolerance.
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