Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

On 8/6/2010 1:27 PM, Linda wrote:
> OK,,I don't own a dehydrator (sp), do tell me how it works. I am
> thinking I may try to build one with a heater fan and a 40 gal.
> barrel. This would hold many screen sheets for drying. Isn't it just
> a device to produce heat and air flow?

Yes, that's mainly it. However, it's best to have a temperature
regulator also. Herbs should be dried at as low a temp as possible --
85-90 F. Vegetables 115-125; fruits 125-135. If you'd like to do jerky,
that would be 160F.

Preserving-Foods has directions on building your own dehydrators, plus
lots of information on dehydrating and best ways to slice foods evenly
for drying. I would check it out:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preserving-food/

Kathrynne

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