Good luck!! You can do it! Just know that's it's a one-temp machine, so herbs and strawberries and lemons/limes won't be as pretty as if you can turn the temp down. But you can do it!
Time is definitely relative. Dropping some life lessons with suggestions. You are a true gemstone. I can’t stop watching your videos. Thank you for being so well honest and sweet.
I love north of Houston. It’s so humid here, it takes me almost twice the recommended time to dry. Thought I was doing something wrong. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Blessings!
I have just bought a dehydrator and have no idea how to use it but I am going to learn. I live alone and waste so much food because I can’t eat it in time. Eggs are often wasted. Now I will dehydrate and store in my storage foods. I found your channel and am looking forward to learning alongside your teaching. I also started gardening for the first time too. Who says you’re too old to learn ? Good way to use my time in retirement.
I love you so much. Thank you! Just started drying teas and herbs, and I feel very very solid after these tips. I would like this 10,000 times if I could!
I just found this channel, and I stopped on it because I thought for a second it was my best friend in the whole wide world of 35 years. Not only does Darcy look like her but sounds and acts the same. After watching some of the videos, I see she is just as wise and helpful too. I bought a dehydrator about five years ago. I messed around with it for a couple of weeks and then I bought a house that needed a lot of work so I put it on a shelf in the basement. One of sons was looking for something down there and reminded me I had a dehydrator, and if I wasn't ever going to use it, he would take it. I told him to bring it upstairs for me and I would get the stupid thing figured out. So, here I am trying to get this process figured out before my son kidnaps my dehydrator.
Im a newbie in dehydrating. As I write this I am using the dehydrating setting on my oven to dry apple slices. It's my first dehydrate and im a little surprised at how noisy it is. I like the way you presented this in layman's terms without any distracting music. Thank you.
Very informative. I had to learn this. Sometimes things have to dry 15 hours. Like you commented on I bought a 47.00 dehydrator and believe me it has paid for itself over and over. So I might have to let things in longer so what. It doesn't hurt anything. I had alot of peppers last year. I made 5 batches of relish. Made pepper soup, stuffed peppers and fried potatoes with peppers and onions. And anything else to use them. But I wouldn't do it any different now. Love it. No waste of food. Thanks for sharing. With I new this stuff but I learned.
You have inspired me to get going! I have watched your videos then took the plunge and bought a cosori. I haven’t used it yet but am very excited to start. I want to Thank you so very much! I don’t think you realize how many of us you have inspired all over the globe. I am truly grateful for helping a newbie like me. Have a fantastic day and keep up the fantastic work!
I did the same thing over a year ago and procrastinated after getting it. I searched for “times and temperatures” on the internet and all contributors seemed to vary, and I didn’t want to screw up, after all this produce was from my garden!!!! Guess what? If you go by Darcy’s “guidelines”, for times and temperatures they will only vary slightly! If no produce from your garden right now, try dehydrating a bag of frozen veggies!! I look forward to your many successes! (I got a Consori as well!!)
Love you Darcy! You are such an inspiration. You give such clear, practical, honest advice! I greatly appreciate that you always answer questions very promptly! I am a newbie, you have given me so much confidence and such fabulous accurate advice. Thanks so much, God bless! Looking forward to the "Food Preservation Chat"! 😁😃😋
You were the first content creator I came across about dehydration. I have come to trust your content and advice more than anyone’s. In regards to your first tip, it has been the most impactful to my success and motivation to dehydrate.
I have a flat nosed pair of pliers by my dehydrator. To test a piece after it’s cooled I put it between a piece of kitchen paper an squeeze. If nothing shows up on the paper - it’s dry
Thank you, Darcy, for all the work you have done with dehydrating. You inspired me to do more with my preserving and have enjoyed the benefits over the past several years. Thank you!❤
Love any information from you Darcy. Learned from you for quite a few years now. Frozen mixed vegetables come from the store straight to my dehydrator.
Great tips! BTW, I just saw that Discount Mylar Bags are carrying slow-acting Oxygen absorbers. So, if using those, you don't have to rush when packing your jars with the dehydrated foods, and it is much less likely that left-over Oxygen absorber will get "Used up" due to exposure to air before you can reseal the package they came in or transfer them to an airtight container.
I have been thinking about dehydrating for a couple of months now and I am so glat you are here to guide me through this. I think I am ready to buy my dehydrator! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Excellent tips! I am getting ready to make homemade dog treats and plan to dehydrate them to last longer. Also needed tips that apply to camping trips. I am buying one of those hand held sealers because that will come in handy for resealing foods during camping trips, too. Thank you.
Excellent tips Darcy! My dehydrator doesn't have a timer on it so I don't understand why people take things out just because the "time"is up. It's dry when it's dry.
Oh my goodness, your video is so to the point with very simple language with no fancy jargons. Truly appreciate of your simple sharing and advises, I am interested into dehydrating because I want to explore more possibility of my meal option during hiking and camping. Again thank you for your videos.
Just bought a dehydrator...looking to use excess produce from my Allotment garden. Thank you your video answered some of my questions ....can't wait to ger started
I bought myself my first dehydrator. It was a round, 5 try Cassouri, which I used for over a year. For Christmas, my gut gave me a large 10 tray, Cassouri. I haven't been able to use it yet because we are getting ready to move out of California to the middle of the USA. My favorite thing to do is buy cheap canned beans, rinse them, and then I have instant beans!! I'm going to tray pasta next, following your video!!! Thank you, Darcy!!!
Did 10 lbs of blood orange slices this week and they took a full 3 days to fully dry at 110 degree’s . Thank you for sharing your thoughts on O2 absorber’s. I have wasted so many before I fully understood how to keep them air sealed. I only use them in my five gallon buckets of food that I will not be using in the next 3-6 months. Lots of good information in this video!
Thanks to you, I learned tip #1 a while ago. The dehydrator I bought during the pandemic was taking forever to dry things and I didn’t know why until you talked about wattage. Sure enough, my machine was very low wattage. I recently bought the Cosori you recommended and now the biggest problem is figuring out where to put it because it’s bigger. For now, it lives on the floor while I ponder what to do. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!
Darcy, your videos have been so inspirational. You gave me confidence to get started. I even purchased a Cosori because it was so enjoyable. I still use my smaller dehydrator, too. You were the only one who spoke about conditioning. I am so very thankful I found your channel.
Hello Darcy, Thank you for your dedication to such a great channel. Question; What can i do with the dill in my garden and my cukes aren't ready for pickling? Can i dehydrate them as well? Do i air vacuum them for later use and how? Thank you again
Newbie in dehydrating foods. Especially now a days food are so expensive. I have a little vegetable garden that I can use for dehydrating. We have a few months of summer here. Thanks Darcy!
Just starting out, because my husband gave me the insentive to have food on hand in an emergency stash that takes no to very little effort to eat. I wanted that it's not all sweets, but also veggies and fruit and I wanted a full meal. Not the easiest task, I must say. (I need that, because I have very very very low energy episodes, when I am barely able to eat the food in front of me, let alone make it, but he has to work, so usually I end up completly starved at the end of the day and barely eat for up to a week). So I found several recipes already, but this channel is the best for noobie tips and general tips and this. My question is: For how long do I have to condition my food, before I store it away?
Thank you for all that you provide here. I truly appreciate your time and knowledge. QUESTION: When I purchase dried mangoes they are still soft so I often dehydrate them further but they never seem to dry to the crack stage. Is there anything I can do to preserve them better?
No, because they've had chemicals/sugars added to them to keep them soft. You won't get that hard dry stage for storage -but they are preserved. Would I try to keep them for 3 years? No...but they are shelf stable.
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you so much for your quick response. the ones that I purchase are organic and unsweetened and it is a shame that they do not consider the chemical that keeps them soft as harmful.
@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you very much for responding! Great info, as always! Last question and will leave you alone. This long drying, for hours: Does it affect the power bill much? Again, thank you in advance!
I really liked your information and knowledge. I appreciate, you and what you offer. I got a dehydrator for Christmas and am new to it. I used to have a round one that I dried some stuff. I am excited to used my new one. I just subscribed and willl be perusing your Chanel!
I think I remember there is one in the middle of a tutorial video - jalapeno salt, I believe. czcams.com/video/K2EYyl_zYaY/video.htmlsi=Gr6MO4JFLgC-bD0C
@@ThePurposefulPantry You are awesome thanks so much. I am making smoked salts which entails making a wet sugar like texture with liquid smoke. Then I dry out the smoke flavoured salt till it is completely dry in the Oven. Voila smoked salt. However it can take ages. I was thinking of a dehydrator. But those discs you have appear to have holes in them and the salt would fall through. How would it work if I used non porous paper, or covered the disc with waxed paper in the dehydrator to stop the grains falling through. Would it work? Or would you by chance have another perspective on drying very small granules? Thank you
Ms Marcie. I bought the hand-held vacuum sealer you recommended. It worked fine for a while. Now it's not working. It will seal, then a few hours later they will pop open. There's nothing wrong with lid, glass jar lip, and the vacuum sealer is fully charged. Using double lids doesn't work either. Item too old to return. Anything you can recommend trying would be appreciated.
Hi and thank you for your very helpful post. When I used to dehydrate I’d get discouraged because it seemed like some things were too dry and hard as a rock. Can things get too dry or did I not give enough time to re-hydrate? You mentioned simmering & overnight rehydration so maybe I didn’t give it enough time.
I have 24 lbs of frozen cheese. Now can i take it and dip it in the red wax to keep or would it mold underneath. You have helped me before with my questions and thought I would come here
Unfortunately - this is something I've never done before. I know that cheese can be waxed, but I don't know about frozen unless you fully thaw it and let it dry in the fridge before trying. I wish I had a better answer for you.
Hi Darcy, Great job on the very helpful CZcams channel!! I have a question about storage. First off, my goal here is LONG TERM STORAGE. I have chosen the vacuum sealing route for storage. I have purchased the Bonsen Kitchen VS2100 for this task. The Dehydrator I have purchased is the COSORI 6 shelf and it’s great. I’ve seen you use it and that helped my decision for that purchase! I understand the Mylar bags are great and I have some 5MIL thick bags. The vacuum sealer I have doesn’t seem to really suck out the air at all. I would imagine it’s because of the thickness of the bags. I have also purchased a few 50ft rolls of the very thin vacuum seal bags that work great with the vacuum sealer. What I have been doing is sealing everything in the thin bags with the oxygen absorbers, and then sealing those in the Mylar bags. Is this a waste of time? I feel like putting the food loosely in the Mylar bag which has NOT effectively been vacuum sealed (even with a few oxygen absorbers) will not be the proper way. Do you have any thoughts? Thank you very much for your time Darcy, I appreciate it. Have a great day! -Adam Mattson - Milwaukee, WI
Dehydrated foods have an optimal shelf life of about two years. You may get longer with starchier/heartier vegetables and less time with more delicate or with fruits. So make that your starting point. Know that it can begin to break down in nutrients and flavor even with vacuum storage - so it will be a your mileage may vary and test things out. Mylar bags are not mean to be vacuum sealed with a machine. If you want the 'vacuum effect' you use an O2 absorber, then heat seal the opening which you can do with many vacuum sealers. There are some mylar bags with a ribbed inner that vacuum seal better, or you can look up the hack on youtube to cut a bag to piece together a way to vacuum seal another. You are wasting material to do both plastic and mylar. It IS being vacuum sealed for storage with O2 absorbers because they remove the oxygen (nothing else) which is the thing that is detrimental to your storage. So while you don't have a vacuum seal like a machine, you've still removed the issue. You're good.
78 year old man, been canning and dehydrating for 50 - 55 years and still love watching you.
You had me at “your dehydrating bff.” 😄
lol
I’ve been looking for a “go to” person for dehydrating. I just found you!😀🇨🇦
I am 72 and have decided to start dehydrating. I found an old Ramco dehydrator, hope it works!! TY for video tips 😊
Good luck!! You can do it! Just know that's it's a one-temp machine, so herbs and strawberries and lemons/limes won't be as pretty as if you can turn the temp down. But you can do it!
Time is definitely relative. Dropping some life lessons with suggestions. You are a true gemstone. I can’t stop watching your videos. Thank you for being so well honest and sweet.
I love north of Houston. It’s so humid here, it takes me almost twice the recommended time to dry.
Thought I was doing something wrong. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Blessings!
Yes I live in SW Louisiana only about an hour from Texas border. Humidity here is insane. So I totally understand.
I live on a small island and it’s so humid I thought I I had done something wrong or my dehydrator was broken when it took twice as long to
Darcy your my go to gal when I have questions about dehydrating. I feel safe in your knowledge.❤️❤️
Happy to help in any way I can!
Thanks Darcy! This is wonderful advice for all of us, not just the newbies. Reminders are always welcome in our house!
I have just bought a dehydrator and have no idea how to use it but I am going to learn. I live alone and waste so much food because I can’t eat it in time. Eggs are often wasted. Now I will dehydrate and store in my storage foods. I found your channel and am looking forward to learning alongside your teaching. I also started gardening for the first time too. Who says you’re too old to learn ? Good way to use my time in retirement.
Start here: czcams.com/video/lEUA2t2XD5M/video.htmlsi=tMpLmlDztOfmiEb6
I love you so much. Thank you! Just started drying teas and herbs, and I feel very very solid after these tips. I would like this 10,000 times if I could!
You got this!
I just found this channel, and I stopped on it because I thought for a second it was my best friend in the whole wide world of 35 years. Not only does Darcy look like her but sounds and acts the same. After watching some of the videos, I see she is just as wise and helpful too.
I bought a dehydrator about five years ago. I messed around with it for a couple of weeks and then I bought a house that needed a lot of work so I put it on a shelf in the basement. One of sons was looking for something down there and reminded me I had a dehydrator, and if I wasn't ever going to use it, he would take it. I told him to bring it upstairs for me and I would get the stupid thing figured out. So, here I am trying to get this process figured out before my son kidnaps my dehydrator.
I hope you find some fun projects that you do love to do!!!
She looks like a lovely friend of mine too named Jennifer. also wise and warm
@@delene121 Not Jennifer Anderson?
Im a newbie in dehydrating. As I write this I am using the dehydrating setting on my oven to dry apple slices. It's my first dehydrate and im a little surprised at how noisy it is. I like the way you presented this in layman's terms without any distracting music. Thank you.
Thanks so much! You are my very trusted go to dehydrating guru! God Bless!
Very informative. I had to learn this. Sometimes things have to dry 15 hours. Like you commented on I bought a 47.00 dehydrator and believe me it has paid for itself over and over. So I might have to let things in longer so what. It doesn't hurt anything. I had alot of peppers last year. I made 5 batches of relish. Made pepper soup, stuffed peppers and fried potatoes with peppers and onions. And anything else to use them. But I wouldn't do it any different now. Love it. No waste of food. Thanks for sharing. With I new this stuff but I learned.
You have inspired me to get going! I have watched your videos then took the plunge and bought a cosori. I haven’t used it yet but am very excited to start. I want to Thank you so very much! I don’t think you realize how many of us you have inspired all over the globe. I am truly grateful for helping a newbie like me. Have a fantastic day and keep up the fantastic work!
I challenge you to put something in this week!! You can do it!
I did the same thing over a year ago and procrastinated after getting it. I searched for “times and temperatures” on the internet and all contributors seemed to vary, and I didn’t want to screw up, after all this produce was from my garden!!!! Guess what? If you go by Darcy’s “guidelines”, for times and temperatures they will only vary slightly! If no produce from your garden right now, try dehydrating a bag of frozen veggies!!
I look forward to your many successes!
(I got a Consori as well!!)
Love you Darcy! You are such an inspiration. You give such clear, practical, honest advice! I greatly appreciate that you always answer questions very promptly! I am a newbie, you have given me so much confidence and such fabulous accurate advice. Thanks so much, God bless! Looking forward to the "Food Preservation Chat"! 😁😃😋
YAY! I hope everyone can make it - it's going to be great!!
You were the first content creator I came across about dehydration. I have come to trust your content and advice more than anyone’s. In regards to your first tip, it has been the most impactful to my success and motivation to dehydrate.
I have a flat nosed pair of pliers by my dehydrator. To test a piece after it’s cooled I put it between a piece of kitchen paper an squeeze. If nothing shows up on the paper - it’s dry
Love that little hand held vacuum sealer!!! Thanks, Darcy!! ❤
Thank you, Darcy, for all the work you have done with dehydrating. You inspired me to do more with my preserving and have enjoyed the benefits over the past several years. Thank you!❤
Wonderful!
Thanks for those tips for beginners.
Hey - sometimes us oldies need some refreshing, too!
Your are my dehydrating BFF. Love watching your videos.
As someone whose new to dehydrating your tips are invaluable. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
Love any information from you Darcy. Learned from you for quite a few years now. Frozen mixed vegetables come from the store straight to my dehydrator.
Easiest project ever!
Great tips! BTW, I just saw that Discount Mylar Bags are carrying slow-acting Oxygen absorbers. So, if using those, you don't have to rush when packing your jars with the dehydrated foods, and it is much less likely that left-over Oxygen absorber will get "Used up" due to exposure to air before you can reseal the package they came in or transfer them to an airtight container.
Thanks for the info! I'm still not a fan - they are just fussier than anything I want to use. But those with mylar will have a great new tool!
I have been thinking about dehydrating for a couple of months now and I am so glat you are here to guide me through this. I think I am ready to buy my dehydrator! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
You can do it!
Excellent tips! I am getting ready to make homemade dog treats and plan to dehydrate them to last longer. Also needed tips that apply to camping trips. I am buying one of those hand held sealers because that will come in handy for resealing foods during camping trips, too. Thank you.
Great tips and reminders! Appreciate all of your videos! Blessings on your day Kiddo!🌻🐛Carolyn in Ohio 🌿
That timer is the first thing I learned when I started dehydrating a month ago. Some things go quick, others not so much. Thanks for the information.
Excellent tips Darcy! My dehydrator doesn't have a timer on it so I don't understand why people take things out just because the "time"is up. It's dry when it's dry.
Because that's what the books say...and unfortunately, it rarely works for everyone that way.
Oh my goodness, your video is so to the point with very simple language with no fancy jargons. Truly appreciate of your simple sharing and advises, I am interested into dehydrating because I want to explore more possibility of my meal option during hiking and camping. Again thank you for your videos.
This is very useful thanks a lot
Hi, I just got my first dehydrator, I’m ready to learn how!❤
You've come to the right place!
I absolutely LOVE your videos! I'm new to dehydrating, and your videos are so informative. Thank you!! ❤
You are so welcome!
Just bought a dehydrator...looking to use excess produce from my Allotment garden. Thank you your video answered some of my questions ....can't wait to ger started
Glad it was helpful!
Appreciate this video & all of the info provided! You really are the dehydrating bff!!
Thanks Darcy. I've been watching for awhile. Great reminders.
Wow! Thanks! These tips are awesome for beginners! You blew my mind with the jar vacuum sealer!🤯🤩
This will help me oven dry my herbs so I can make home grown teas. Adding dried orange slices sounds like a great idea too
Wow Darcy! You are good! You're practical, easy to understand, andshare what we all really need to know! Thank you so much!!!
Just found you and I’m hooked. Totally bingeing all your videos.
Learning to dehydrate for my backpacking trips. Thanks so much!
I bought myself my first dehydrator. It was a round, 5 try Cassouri, which I used for over a year. For Christmas, my gut gave me a large 10 tray, Cassouri. I haven't been able to use it yet because we are getting ready to move out of California to the middle of the USA. My favorite thing to do is buy cheap canned beans, rinse them, and then I have instant beans!! I'm going to tray pasta next, following your video!!! Thank you, Darcy!!!
Have fun!
wow i love the way she explains things.
Excellent information thank you!
You're welcome!
Did 10 lbs of blood orange slices this week and they took a full 3 days to fully dry at 110 degree’s . Thank you for sharing your thoughts on O2 absorber’s. I have wasted so many before I fully understood how to keep them air sealed. I only use them in my five gallon buckets of food that I will not be using in the next 3-6 months. Lots of good information in this video!
Thanks to you, I learned tip #1 a while ago. The dehydrator I bought during the pandemic was taking forever to dry things and I didn’t know why until you talked about wattage. Sure enough, my machine was very low wattage. I recently bought the Cosori you recommended and now the biggest problem is figuring out where to put it because it’s bigger. For now, it lives on the floor while I ponder what to do. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!
Well if you're like me....put it on top of your clothes dryer ;)
Darcy, your videos have been so inspirational. You gave me confidence to get started. I even purchased a Cosori because it was so enjoyable. I still use my smaller dehydrator, too. You were the only one who spoke about conditioning. I am so very thankful I found your channel.
And I'm thankful you're here, too!
Good advice, thank you.
You're welcome!
This is a great video. I remember finding your videos when I first started dehydrating and how I needed all of your tricks and tips.
I have just started dehydrating and recently found you and find your videos really helpful. Thanks!
I'm glad you have found it helpful! Let me know if you have questions!
Will do!
I appreciate your comments about cooking and seasoning.
Glad it helped!
Thank you I’m totally new to this. I appreciate you taking the time to explain everything to me. Good job!
Thank you Darcy for sharing all your knowledge. Definitely my goto BFF for dehydrating.
You're fantastic! So helpful and real. I appreciate it.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Darcy. You are my go-to for dehydrating.
Thank you. ❤ how do you keep your oranges and lemons from turning brown when you dehydrate them?
Lower the temperature.
Thank you so much Darcy, you're so knowledgeable and love the way you explain things
Hello Darcy, Thank you for your dedication to such a great channel. Question; What can i do with the dill in my garden and my cukes aren't ready for pickling? Can i dehydrate them as well? Do i air vacuum them for later use and how? Thank you again
Yes! You treat them as you would do any herb.
Thank you for these tips and advice. I love to dehydrate foods for my pantry and for the easy way to use them.
Newbie in dehydrating foods. Especially now a days food are so expensive. I have a little vegetable garden that I can use for dehydrating. We have a few months of summer here. Thanks Darcy!
You can do it!
Just starting out, because my husband gave me the insentive to have food on hand in an emergency stash that takes no to very little effort to eat. I wanted that it's not all sweets, but also veggies and fruit and I wanted a full meal. Not the easiest task, I must say. (I need that, because I have very very very low energy episodes, when I am barely able to eat the food in front of me, let alone make it, but he has to work, so usually I end up completly starved at the end of the day and barely eat for up to a week). So I found several recipes already, but this channel is the best for noobie tips and general tips and this. My question is: For how long do I have to condition my food, before I store it away?
5-7 days czcams.com/video/SIc1m1gewK4/video.htmlsi=gvb30a_GN125ua-Q
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thanks a lot :) I didn't expect an answer and surely not as quick. I am delighted :)
Thank you for all that you provide here. I truly appreciate your time and knowledge.
QUESTION: When I purchase dried mangoes they are still soft so I often dehydrate them further but they never seem to dry to the crack stage. Is there anything I can do to preserve them better?
No, because they've had chemicals/sugars added to them to keep them soft. You won't get that hard dry stage for storage -but they are preserved. Would I try to keep them for 3 years? No...but they are shelf stable.
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you so much for your quick response. the ones that I purchase are organic and unsweetened and it is a shame that they do not consider the chemical that keeps them soft as harmful.
I'm new to you Darcy. Caron wms told me about you. I'm wanting to learn to dehydrate. I'm binge watching your videos to learn. Ty.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM.
when dehydrating eggplant is it better to roughly dice or thinly slice 1/4 inch thick ,
Depends on how you plan on using it after..neither is better than the other - it's how you'll use it.
Just ordered my first dehydrator! Fab video, thank you. Should i sterilise the jars in the oven first like i would for preserves please?
Nope - just a simple wash in hot soap and water is all you need. Putting jars into the oven actually harms them according to the manufacturers.
Another fantastic video. Thank you from a newbie dehydrator 🥰
Thanks for showing and explaining! My only question: Is there such a thing as over dehydration? Thanks in advance!
For most foods, no czcams.com/video/mz8n8EuwZdg/video.htmlsi=CYJzWmqv-ahHsNut
@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you very much for responding! Great info, as always! Last question and will leave you alone. This long drying, for hours: Does it affect the power bill much? Again, thank you in advance!
czcams.com/video/-2MBkebeXwM/video.htmlsi=mVrI3X5ftRHG1E58
Thank you Hun 😊...
You are so creative and have such good ideas!
This is one of your best videos ever.
Thanks!
I really liked your information and knowledge. I appreciate, you and what you offer. I got a dehydrator for Christmas and am new to it. I used to have a round one that I dried some stuff. I am excited to used my new one. I just subscribed and willl be perusing your Chanel!
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks for sharing all of this wonderful information!
Great video! Thanks Darcy.
Just getting started! Great info, thank you
Thanks for the tips! Love them!
You are so welcome!
Amazing tips ❤
TY!
Great info! I'm subscribing now : ) Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks and welcome
Thankyou
You’re welcome 😊
exactly the information I was needing!! Thank you! New sub...
You’re the best ever thank you.
WHAT A GREAT VIDEO! Thank you
Thank you for sharing
Loved the 3 way live today.
Would you have a video about drying flavoured salts?
I think I remember there is one in the middle of a tutorial video - jalapeno salt, I believe. czcams.com/video/K2EYyl_zYaY/video.htmlsi=Gr6MO4JFLgC-bD0C
@@ThePurposefulPantry You are awesome thanks so much. I am making smoked salts which entails making a wet sugar like texture with liquid smoke. Then I dry out the smoke flavoured salt till it is completely dry in the Oven. Voila smoked salt. However it can take ages. I was thinking of a dehydrator. But those discs you have appear to have holes in them and the salt would fall through. How would it work if I used non porous paper, or covered the disc with waxed paper in the dehydrator to stop the grains falling through. Would it work? Or would you by chance have another perspective on drying very small granules? Thank you
Great video. Great information.
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Ms Marcie. I bought the hand-held vacuum sealer you recommended. It worked fine for a while. Now it's not working. It will seal, then a few hours later they will pop open. There's nothing wrong with lid, glass jar lip, and the vacuum sealer is fully charged. Using double lids doesn't work either. Item too old to return. Anything you can recommend trying would be appreciated.
If it seals for a while, it sounds more like either you might not be wiping the rims, or you aren't allowing it to work long enough.
And you might try a different brand of lid or change the lids to see what happens. Warm them up a bit, dry off fully, and see if that helps.
Maybe try warming up the lid seal a little with a hairdryer. That way, there is no need to make sure it is dryed off well.
Hi and thank you for your very helpful post. When I used to dehydrate I’d get discouraged because it seemed like some things were too dry and hard as a rock. Can things get too dry or did I not give enough time to re-hydrate? You mentioned simmering & overnight rehydration so maybe I didn’t give it enough time.
Yep - not enough time. They need to be fully dry for storage.
Thank you, Great advice.
I adore you 🙏💚🤗
Very informative, thank you!
I don’t dehydrate I’m not sure how I got here. But I the way you speak is so nice , I just might lol.
Well, glad you were here, anyway!
thank you! shared to my friends!
I have 24 lbs of frozen cheese. Now can i take it and dip it in the red wax to keep or would it mold underneath. You have helped me before with my questions and thought I would come here
Unfortunately - this is something I've never done before. I know that cheese can be waxed, but I don't know about frozen unless you fully thaw it and let it dry in the fridge before trying. I wish I had a better answer for you.
Hi Darcy,
Great job on the very helpful CZcams channel!! I have a question about storage. First off, my goal here is LONG TERM STORAGE. I have chosen the vacuum sealing route for storage. I have purchased the Bonsen Kitchen VS2100 for this task. The Dehydrator I have purchased is the COSORI 6 shelf and it’s great. I’ve seen you use it and that helped my decision for that purchase! I understand the Mylar bags are great and I have some 5MIL thick bags. The vacuum sealer I have doesn’t seem to really suck out the air at all. I would imagine it’s because of the thickness of the bags. I have also purchased a few 50ft rolls of the very thin vacuum seal bags that work great with the vacuum sealer. What I have been doing is sealing everything in the thin bags with the oxygen absorbers, and then sealing those in the Mylar bags. Is this a waste of time? I feel like putting the food loosely in the Mylar bag which has NOT effectively been vacuum sealed (even with a few oxygen absorbers) will not be the proper way. Do you have any thoughts? Thank you very much for your time Darcy, I appreciate it. Have a great day!
-Adam Mattson - Milwaukee, WI
Dehydrated foods have an optimal shelf life of about two years. You may get longer with starchier/heartier vegetables and less time with more delicate or with fruits. So make that your starting point. Know that it can begin to break down in nutrients and flavor even with vacuum storage - so it will be a your mileage may vary and test things out.
Mylar bags are not mean to be vacuum sealed with a machine. If you want the 'vacuum effect' you use an O2 absorber, then heat seal the opening which you can do with many vacuum sealers. There are some mylar bags with a ribbed inner that vacuum seal better, or you can look up the hack on youtube to cut a bag to piece together a way to vacuum seal another. You are wasting material to do both plastic and mylar. It IS being vacuum sealed for storage with O2 absorbers because they remove the oxygen (nothing else) which is the thing that is detrimental to your storage. So while you don't have a vacuum seal like a machine, you've still removed the issue. You're good.
Love my vacum seal
Thank you for the tips. Your awesome..Sherri-Payette Idaho
"dehydrating BFF" ... thanks, for the info and for being my bff, i could really use one . lol
Thank you! 💜
can u recommend a dehydrator also do you need a pulverizer
www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator/
Do - you don't need one, but it may be helpful to you down the road.