Prairie~Phlox Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 After the thread on the Excalibur, I watched the videos on youtube for http://www.dehydrate2store.com and now I'm wondering what all people dehydrate? I sometimes see produce on clearance and freeze bananas when they start to go bad, I've never had much luck with bananas, I never sprayed them with lemon juice either though. I just have a cheaper dehydrator, but it does have a fan and circulates well, but we dehydrate apples all the time and I'm wondering if it would be worth it to get an excalibur. I also garden and usually freeze zucchini, but never crossed my mind to dry it. How do you use it once it's dry? Soups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Apples Peaches Nectarines Pears Plums Cherries Cranberries grapes (raisins) Peppers (hot and sweet) zucchini tomatoes carrots eggplant (not my favorite) I also use my Excalibur to set my bread dough to raise. I know several ladies that use it for yogurt, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I had pretty good luck with onions. I just don't recommend doing it while you are suffering from morning sickness. I think it was two years before I could finally smell onions without gagging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I use my dehydrator for strawberries, cherries (sweet cherries and sour cherries), cherry tomatoes, apples, peaches, pears, and fruit leather. It keeps us in snacks for the entire winter. I loved dried zucchini chips for about 2 weeks after they were dehydrated, but they lost the crispness and flavor quickly, so I haven't dried zucchini since, at least not beyond filling a tray or so specificially for chips to eat within a few days. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Apples Herbs (especially basil) Tomatoes Zucchini (throw it in random dishes, or just eat like chips) Grapes (raisins) Blueberries Hot peppers I haven't myself, but a friend has dehydrated onions as well. I've also made homemade fruit leather with my dehydrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I have this book: http://www.amazon.com/Living-Live-Food-Alissa-Cohen/dp/0974896306/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1298210250&sr=8-2 I used it while I was on a raw foods diet. Don't ask me why I went off the raw foods diet other than it was hard to keep up with while traveling and such.....I felt great while doing it, although I didn't lose weight like I thought I would. I loved the flax crackers and the "pizza crust" Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I haven't dried anything yet and am looking for a used dehydrator but, aside from the things previously mentioned, if I had a source I'd like to dry mushrooms and pomegranate leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 If you have an excalibur, do banana chips come out like the ones you buy? Just curious. Also, has anyone ordered a refurbished Exacalibur? They are quite a bit cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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