How To Make Your Own Onion Powder | DIY | Preserving The Harvest

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  • @ArthurValencia9438
    @ArthurValencia9438 Před 4 lety +5

    My Wife & I make beef Jerky by hanging the strips of London Broil from a top rack, by untwisting paperclips so they form an "S" shape. They come out great with the oven set to it's lowest setting, over night. Yummy! Art in Calif

  • @darlenepreston8836
    @darlenepreston8836 Před 4 lety +21

    Front Porch Ponds- When I was prep cook I learnt a tip from our lead cook to get the onion smell off your hands: wet your hands put a very small amount of dawn dish soap in the palm of your hand and then some salt it is kinda gritty : and then wash your hands and throughly rise 🧅 🌻 May God continue to bless you and your household every thing you put your hearts & hands upon may you prosper and give God the glory. keep having fun being you never change thank you🌻🌻🌻🌻

  • @bonniewooters6796
    @bonniewooters6796 Před 4 lety +32

    😢😢. Can’t beat the smell of home cooking while preparing the onions though but smell does linger. When I first began gardening my own I signed up for a local AG class on how to preserve our harvest. Best thing I ever did. Dehydraters were very expensive back then so used oven at 250 all night. Worked great then ground up to powder with chunks and strained. Jars of powder and jars of flakes which worked good sprinkled on soups and chili’s. In class they said to place a saltine cracker in jar to absorb any moisture and longer shelf life. They said 2-3 years and YEP they’ve been right tho do lose some potency. Very little actually. Always kept old jars of spices and filled them for Xmas gifts of baskets I’d make each year. Loved spreading the wealth of our harvest and finding an old antique cooking utensil to include. Or napkins and towels. I also would do the same with my chili peppers as with onions and all I can say is WOW. Those onion pieces slightly crunched up makes a great French Onion Soup too. Sharing the garden from start to finish and valuable recipes is perfect cuz your presentation is always spot on. Love your channel and all the work you do for your land and animals. Your heart is in all you do and it really shows. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety +1

      Bonnie Wooters thank you so much! 😊

    • @starflower703
      @starflower703 Před 4 lety +2

      You can buy oxygen absorbers to put in your dried goods too.

  • @priayief
    @priayief Před rokem +2

    After grinding your onion, you might try passing the powder through a fine-meshed sieve.
    If you have an excess of onions, don't grind them all into powder. Your dehydrated onions will keep their flavor longer if they stay un-ground and stored in a vacuum-sealed container. You can grind them later and they will maintain their flavor than if they have been ground.
    You will most likely notice that your onion powder starts "caking". There are three ways to prevent this. First (and more difficult) is to re-dehydrate your onion powder. If you have an Excalibur dehydrator, you can purchase silicone sheets that allow you to dehydrate powders. This can be worth the effort.
    The second way is to take your already-caked powder and pass it again through a fine-meshed sieve. Discard the sediment that doesn't pass through the sieve.
    Finally, there are really cheap products that will remove humidity from containers. I think they're call gel-paks, Put one in the container that holds your powder.
    Liked your video and I hope these few tips help.
    Cheers.

  • @julieb9215
    @julieb9215 Před 4 lety +10

    I might would do garlic powder but I don’t eat onions. Couple of ideas for future. Mandolin slicer (or 2) for faster & thinner slicing. When you start grinding into powder, you can always put it thru a sifter after to catch any pieces not well ground up.

  • @MountainCrestFarm
    @MountainCrestFarm Před 4 lety +4

    An oven will do a good job of substituting for a dehydrator, BUT...it is very, very un-economical AND it heats up the house. An oven, either gas or electric, uses WAY more energy (4-5 times more) to do an equal amount of product as a dehydrator. I used an oven for ONE year making jerky and then bought an Excalibur Dehydrator...its a world of difference.
    Y'all have a blessed day.

  • @albanymountainhomestead
    @albanymountainhomestead Před 4 lety +9

    We made homemade garlic powder and we LOVE IT, and use it ALL the time. And yes, it is much stronger and better than store bought, and I promise it's worth the effort! TFS

  • @colleenscottcarmello5103
    @colleenscottcarmello5103 Před 3 lety +1

    Jacob, you are such a nice and kind man.. a gentle giant.. a wonderful husband and friend. You and your wife are so lovely to watch as she is just as kind and beautiful. .. God put the two of you together to spread love and kindness into the world, I'm convinced.

  • @angelsarrived2642
    @angelsarrived2642 Před 4 lety +3

    You guys are great. A fantastic young couple. Your channel has taken off, and your on your way for a wonderful life. Jacob, its amazing how you've taking up cooking and stuff in the kitchen, and Alex is doing the vedio. LOL. And a great job also handling the photo shots. Who's doing the editing? LOL. I knew the first vedio that you made in the rocking chairs. You guys were going to be stars on CZcams. 🌟 For Holloween, if you both dress up, I can see you as Gladiators and Warriors. LOL. G-D Bless and Stay Safe.

  • @galelenz9827
    @galelenz9827 Před 4 lety +5

    i made dehydrated onions one year in the house and my whole house and clothed smelled like them , so now i do them in the garage

    • @sandieblack4860
      @sandieblack4860 Před 4 lety

      I put the dehydrator in my office when I did mine last year, the office STILL smells like onions haha.

  • @AuntieAnn
    @AuntieAnn Před 4 lety +16

    Wow that was easier than thought I it would be, and it made more powder than I thought it would 👍
    Thank you for the instructions 👊
    I'm really impressed that y'all weren't a teary mess 😃

  • @melinda5777
    @melinda5777 Před 4 lety +4

    After you dehydrate your onions, before you. Crush them for powder, Save Some for 'French Fried Onions', like what is used on some casseroles, like Greenbean casserole, and instead of croutons on salads you just top them with the Dehydrated ones if you do or don't have fresh onions. Good Luck and let me know what you think.....Love🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤🇺🇲

  • @armidaperez5360
    @armidaperez5360 Před 4 lety +10

    Great tip about paper
    Also do it OUTSIDE.
    They do fill the house with onion aroma...

  • @wikifay
    @wikifay Před 4 lety +15

    I bought one of those dehydrators last January, but haven’t used it yet. Thanks for teaching how to use it with onions. You two are amazing.

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety

      Wilma Faye thank you! That dehydrator works great!! We use it a lot for jerky also.

  • @yvonnebroughtonhalfacreliv7248

    Thank you.will be making onion powder..have planted 100 onions this year😎
    Tip my mum thought me put a mason jar over the hole in the trays when filling trays so nothing falls down

  • @lavettemcfeeters6216
    @lavettemcfeeters6216 Před 4 lety +8

    Smh! I was into the video and when I saw the dust from the powder coming out when you took the lid off,I blew my dadgum screen! I may or may not need a nap lol.

    • @Zinnias2go
      @Zinnias2go Před 4 lety +3

      😆 I thought I smelled onions when he was cutting them 😳😜🤣😂🤣

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety +2

      Haha! It was so potent in the kitchen that day. I (Alex) was crying all over the place. 😄

    • @lavettemcfeeters6216
      @lavettemcfeeters6216 Před 4 lety +1

      Sawyer Ridge Farm lol! I bet y’all were. Cutting just one onion smells up the house and will have the tears flowing,I can’t imagine cutting 20 lol. I did wonder how y’all were dealing with tears as I watched the video,now I know lol.

  • @darcelwells6460
    @darcelwells6460 Před 3 lety +1

    Just a note...when trying to get an odor off your hands, wet hands & put some dish washing liquid or soap on hands, then rub them on the metal sink or on the water faucet to get the sulphuric smell off. Works like a charm! God bless!

  • @LadyJ5569
    @LadyJ5569 Před 4 lety +7

    Love learning in the Sawyers kitchen. I really enjoyed this video class today. God bless and stay safe 🙏❤

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety +1

      Jennifer Aiken thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊

  • @kellyfarrell8180
    @kellyfarrell8180 Před 4 lety +5

    I shared this video with my friend she loves learning stuff like this and we are going to do it together and now she is going to become a SUBSCRIBER 💜 yay thank you

  • @janet8995
    @janet8995 Před 4 lety +8

    Enjoyed the video. Jacob you showed and explained everything very well. Good team work. Could you leave some dried onion as chips and store them in jars for green bean casserole, soups and with meats?

  • @deborahcline3745
    @deborahcline3745 Před 4 lety

    This Granny just loves watching you kids. Have a blessed day. Sending you kids prayers and love.

  • @grannyframmy
    @grannyframmy Před 4 lety +2

    Great thing to do! The parchment paper you need to poke holes in (with a fork) so the heat can circulate through-also its there so the onions when they shrink through the drying process wont fall through the trays and end up all in the bottom and possibly clog up the fan (most dehydrator fan and motors are in the bottom of the unit) there is no smell sticking on the trays since you are not useing high temps to "melt" the flavor into the plastic. Just use a mild soap and a shot of bleach when cleaning afterwards, rinse well and it be as good as new :) Not trying to be a smarty pants lol just well ment advise :) I love what yall doing! Another tip-if you fill your trays, put a jelly jar upside down over the hole in the middle to stop anything from falling in there-makes filling the trays much easier :) - Blessings...

  • @adelacoburn1396
    @adelacoburn1396 Před 4 lety +4

    Yay.. new video =)
    I love onions..that's a great tip with the parchment paper. Nice, look at all that onion powder.. Have a great week and God bless.

  • @nellytalford7119
    @nellytalford7119 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you for the video...God bless you!

  • @2crazyinalabama
    @2crazyinalabama Před 4 lety +3

    Looks so good!
    Thanks for sharing.
    Take care.
    Patricia

  • @deblong56
    @deblong56 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing! 'Noticed your moving cutting board. I use the thick rubbery shelf liner (cut to size), to stop the skidding around. Bottled lemon juice will get the smell off your hands, cutting board, etc. (Just rinse well.) A LOT of the comments have good ideas! God Bless!

  • @gizmosworld21
    @gizmosworld21 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you! Great video full of info 👍😁👍 God bless

  • @jenniferward1308
    @jenniferward1308 Před 4 lety +6

    Loved this video. I planted onions for the first time ever after watching your video. I got a great harvest. Next year I plan to expand the garden. I will be planning to make the powder for sure! Thanks guys love your videos. Keep Jason on his toes also!

  • @melinda5777
    @melinda5777 Před 4 lety +2

    Y'all like me as much as Jason.😁 Y'all know I LOVE these How To Video's! 😁 And I love onions! Y'all are the best! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH! 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤💙🇺🇲🇺🇲🐶🐐🐓🐰🐇🌶⛵⚓

  • @Bunefoo401
    @Bunefoo401 Před 4 lety +6

    Sounds yummy. Nothing like the smell of cooked onions when I walk in the house after being outside. Looking forward to giving this a try. Thank you for sharing. ❤️

  • @pamkammann1176
    @pamkammann1176 Před 4 lety +3

    Awesome ! I always love learning from you two. You sure started out with nice onions ! Bless you both!

  • @janicegranier2281
    @janicegranier2281 Před 4 lety +3

    Great video! I am sure you could do garlic that way too. I would like to see a video on how Alexis tied her peppers together.

  • @sparky6026
    @sparky6026 Před 4 lety +2

    Yes, I like the idea if doing that way to have fresh onion powder without added chemicals.

  • @sharrose7594
    @sharrose7594 Před 4 lety

    Never thought about making your own onion powder, so healthy!

  • @Jaynes-Path
    @Jaynes-Path Před 4 lety +2

    Great job Guys! I think the word you were looking for was "Concentrated"? When cooking use less as it's very Concentrated.
    I've heard that using a food grade moisture absorber, like one would use for survival food, will help keep it from clumping together. Same idea as putting rice in your salt shaker. You guys always show the best things!

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you Jayne

    • @sandieblack4860
      @sandieblack4860 Před 4 lety +1

      I re use the little moisture absorbers that come in my vitamins and supplements. Great to put in with onion or garlic powder and also works well if you save your own seeds.

  • @ajlewis9454
    @ajlewis9454 Před 4 lety

    I like your educational videos of things other homesteads aren't doing. :)

  • @patriciabeyer7824
    @patriciabeyer7824 Před 4 lety +1

    👍 cool! I learned something new today. 🤗 Have a great day folks.

  • @shielataylor9423
    @shielataylor9423 Před 4 lety +3

    I did garlic, onions and mushrooms like that this year. My son ended up taking about half of what I made home and has asked me when I was going to make more, he absolutely loves the home made versus the nasty store bought, it's so much stronger than store bought.

  • @lifeinlowercase
    @lifeinlowercase Před 3 lety +1

    Wow that’s a lot of onion powder! Bet it’s definitely more potent and way better flavor than store bought.

  • @maryranch5329
    @maryranch5329 Před 4 lety +2

    Great video... thanks for sharing 👍. Hopefully in a few months I will be able to purchase a shirt. God bless and have a wonderful day 😁💗

  • @nmdispatchlady
    @nmdispatchlady Před 4 lety +1

    I haven't done onion powder in a while but I do Garlic the same way. Something that I learned is if it doesn't grind as fine as you like, put less in whatever you are going to use to grind with or sift it thru a fine strainer and regrind the larger stuff. Good job the flavor is so much better. God bless.

  • @MommaOG
    @MommaOG Před 4 lety +8

    Yes you had a wonderful onion harvest ty for this video now I can do it very helpful 🥰💐🌹

  • @marywilson9660
    @marywilson9660 Před 4 lety +1

    Hi guys, I like using the coffee grinder to. I now have three grinders one for the onions and garlic one for peppers and one for coffee. I was using food processor for it but that broke and I didn't want to go to the expense of buying a new one so the coffee grinders have been working great and at twenty bucks who can beat it. After I use the grinder I clean it with dried bread and grind it up in there and I have seasoned bread crumbs. I just put it all together it's onion, garlic and pepper flavored it makes a great coating for fried foods.

  • @tanyadolton9623
    @tanyadolton9623 Před 4 lety +1

    I don’t know if any gave this tip yet. Pour your powder through a mesh strainer. It will get the bigger pieces out and you can do it again.

  • @takutolovex
    @takutolovex Před 2 lety +1

    It's because you stack the onions... If you cut them smaller and/or spread them out, they will dry much faster

  • @kathiehumerick4694
    @kathiehumerick4694 Před 4 lety +2

    I assume you do about the same thing for garlic powder? Found it quite interesting. Love to all!

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety +2

      Yes just peel garlic then put them in a blender then paste it on the dehydrator

  • @boxerloverakavalerie6997
    @boxerloverakavalerie6997 Před 4 lety +4

    God Bless u both, such a sweet couple. Thanks for showing us how to make it. I'm going to try that.

  • @garrycarter8485
    @garrycarter8485 Před 2 lety +1

    HI. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WERE PUTTING THE ONIONS ON THE TRAYS AND SOME KEPT FALLING IN THE HOLE, TAKE A SHORT GLASS OR CUP AND TURN UPSIDE DOWN OVER THE HOLE BEFORE YOU START PUTTING ON THE ONIONS. THIS WILL HELP. I ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO.

  • @kathysrogus2879
    @kathysrogus2879 Před 4 lety

    Just a little tip....Make a small loose cheese cloth pouch with rice and place in the jar. This helps to keep the powder from caking up. I also use “Press and Seal “ over the jar opening before screwing on the lid. I do this with all my spices and dried rubs that I make.

  • @bigskydreamer26
    @bigskydreamer26 Před 4 lety

    One suggestion: put a small jar or glass upside down over the center hole to keep the food from falling in it while loading up the trays. I have lots of onions to preserve and I am going to try making onion powder tomorrow! This was a great find. Thanks!

  • @lilahnewton7940
    @lilahnewton7940 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks guys, excellent video. Very educational. Bless y'all and stay safe and healthy 🇺🇸✌️

  • @godsgreenacreshomestead708

    Another reason I use the parchment paper is to keep the small pieces of onion from falling through the rack as they dry and get even smaller. I like the smell! LOL

  • @jerrygibs8120
    @jerrygibs8120 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Sawyer Ridge for sharing your experience and taking us along. Blessings...👆🙏🇺🇸💪👉...

  • @Miltamaisonet
    @Miltamaisonet Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you I’m going to hydrate it in the oven

  • @karabatts8726
    @karabatts8726 Před 4 lety +5

    That looks easy enough. Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

  • @shirleyknits1233
    @shirleyknits1233 Před 4 lety +1

    WOW. Well done on the instructional onion powder video.

  • @susanharper3350
    @susanharper3350 Před 4 lety +1

    Now thats what i need to start doing

  • @tiffanyb4764
    @tiffanyb4764 Před 4 lety +2

    If y’all have a food saver they make an attachment for mason jars, regular and a wide mouth one so you can get all the air out of your jars. They are around $9.99 at food savers website, Walmart, and amazon. That’s the cheapest option because you can reuse it over and over or you can buy oxygen absorbers of course you can only use those once. Hope that helps!

  • @dianamartin3017
    @dianamartin3017 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the information! Pure vitamin C!

  • @barbarafentress2933
    @barbarafentress2933 Před 4 lety +1

    As always great instructional video. Thank you!😍🇺🇸💙

  • @nancybeck8230
    @nancybeck8230 Před 4 lety

    CHEAP AND EASY VACUUM SEALING! Heidi at Rain Country (you tube channel) has a video showing how to vacuum seal using a food saver jar sealer and a brake bleeder... I have been using this method for almost 3 years now and IT WORKS! Will definately extend the shelf life.

  • @kathybelles701
    @kathybelles701 Před 4 lety

    This is a good idea for my daughter and me once we get started on our homestead.

  • @cypressblue8877
    @cypressblue8877 Před 4 lety

    I use the ends and skins < washed very well > let dry then place in freezer bags. Even the end of the onions < green parts > I did 3.5 bags stuffed full. To make some onion stalk ~ awesome. I have a dehydrator big round one this is so awesome < why I never thought of this yrs. ago lol > I can't wait to try this. Stay safe & take care of you all. Thanks for sharing eh :)) ** YT is not giving me notifications on a lot of my YT channels ** Slowly catching up.

  • @justsaying7856
    @justsaying7856 Před 4 lety +1

    Very interesting ! Had no idea that could be done .

  • @brendaforbes5448
    @brendaforbes5448 Před 4 lety +1

    I'M GONNA TRY THIS.....THANKS

  • @marthajessiejamesartscraft5103

    Andrea over at Vw farm fam dehydrated some peppers the other day in her oven and used the same grinder.

  • @jemmiestone5731
    @jemmiestone5731 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome video Jacob. And an awesome idea of making our own onion powder. I have no place to grow onions here, but, onions are not that expensive. I need to get some and do this, as our family cooks with onion powder in almost everything. I am going to invest in one of those coffee grinders to. God Bless You and Alex.

  • @curtisep5885
    @curtisep5885 Před 3 lety

    Bring on the GARLIC!

  • @ljmike5519
    @ljmike5519 Před 3 lety

    I blanch my onions for a couple of minutes then I put a small glass in the middle then load my onions. I dehydrate outside lessons learned.

  • @debbiew.7094
    @debbiew.7094 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you very informative! I watched another channel do garlic. Thanks!😄😄 I loved how you and Alex work together!❤❤

  • @jeannecooke4862
    @jeannecooke4862 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank You!

  • @ms.t4795
    @ms.t4795 Před 4 lety

    I Love!!!Love!!!Love!!! Onions!!😋😋

  • @leslieortiz5111
    @leslieortiz5111 Před 4 lety +1

    Very interesting and very informative.

  • @maxinekelly8417
    @maxinekelly8417 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the lesson stay safe ❤️🇦🇺❤️👍👍

  • @gaylewatkins4685
    @gaylewatkins4685 Před 4 lety

    I'm anxious to make my own onion powder now that I know how. Oh, I like your T-shirt. So true.

  • @galelenz9827
    @galelenz9827 Před 4 lety

    now you need to try to do tomato powder its good for sauce and soups or any recipe you all come up with much love and peace to you both.

  • @lauraschindler8934
    @lauraschindler8934 Před 4 lety +1

    Always enjoy seeing you make different things!😀

  • @nikkiwolfe300
    @nikkiwolfe300 Před 4 lety

    Thanks so much, my onions are just getting done in the garden.. new homestedfer so I really appreciate..

  • @jodifryer7730
    @jodifryer7730 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for sharing your onion powder.🌰

  • @bcrouch2626
    @bcrouch2626 Před 4 lety

    You can also use the green tops for onion powder too

  • @debrahudson5917
    @debrahudson5917 Před 4 lety

    Make an investment of a mandolin slicer, they are not expensive. Will save you a lot of time when slicing and less onion juice on your hands and in the air of the house. Have not made powder, but now will try usually just chips and pieces. Prayers as always.

  • @francesbolen257
    @francesbolen257 Před 4 lety

    That is awesome! Home grown is always best!

  • @mflynnnj1
    @mflynnnj1 Před 4 lety

    Thank you, this was so informative. I had a total DUH moment where I realized -yep you can powder your own onion....seriously duh. Anyway, thanks again. -many blessings ~Mary & fam in NJ

  • @love2can
    @love2can Před 4 lety

    I do this with my trimmed onion stems....works great 👍

  • @ahmadghosheh3104
    @ahmadghosheh3104 Před 4 lety

    Great work, I can see adding seasoning to the onions for extra flavor. 😋

  • @ronaldgaska4480
    @ronaldgaska4480 Před 4 lety

    I enjoy every video. I love onion powder. Very cool making your own. Blessings Jacob & Alex.

  • @ASimpleLifewithChrisTara

    Loved this guys. So much nicer to have homemade than store bought. We have the same counter as you all LOL. We love that you all put JESUS first in your life. . We have been a long time subscriber and watcher but usually dont comment much. Thanks for sharing.

    • @SawyerRidgeFarm
      @SawyerRidgeFarm  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you simple life for commenting much appreciated. Yes Jesus is first.

  • @chelemichele1524
    @chelemichele1524 Před 4 lety

    Nice how to video 👍 home made thousand times better tasting...
    Have a good evening 🌻🌻🌻

  • @onlyinmissouri
    @onlyinmissouri Před 4 lety

    Love watching and learning from you both

  • @beckymiller2185
    @beckymiller2185 Před 4 lety

    Team work you two are awesome!!!

  • @tammysarrazin7078
    @tammysarrazin7078 Před 4 lety +1

    i do the same thing with my jalapeno, onions, garlic that way when i use them i know there is no extra chemical hugsssssss

  • @karenturner7983
    @karenturner7983 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Jacob and Alex. Very good instructions.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @judywaikiki2450
    @judywaikiki2450 Před 4 lety +1

    Ty that’s great🌻

  • @reginagibson1908
    @reginagibson1908 Před 4 lety

    Love your shirt, so true.

  • @carolparrish194
    @carolparrish194 Před 4 lety

    It is very important to keep all moisture out of the jar. I learned the hard way! If you put a piece of plastic wrap over the jar and then place the lid on you will save yourself a lot of heartache. If you don't the moisture will make the powder as hard as a brick.

  • @rosebyany1
    @rosebyany1 Před 4 lety

    That was so informative. Thank you for sharing it with us.❤️😀🇦🇺

  • @cynthiafranco4313
    @cynthiafranco4313 Před 3 lety

    love your video learn how to make onion powder thanks God bless u

  • @candyslife160
    @candyslife160 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for showing me how to do this. I’m definitely gonna try to do it myself.

  • @shadel7968
    @shadel7968 Před 4 lety

    Thanks a bunch guys!!!

  • @Rowdymotmot
    @Rowdymotmot Před 4 lety

    Such a neat project. How fun. I will have to try this some day.