Drying Apples & Trying Out A New Dehydrator!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Lady
Dehydrating is great. even compared to canning as far as storage goes. I do carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms, leeks. lemon, oranges, limes, bananas. even jerky and fruit leather. and just about anything anytime I have dehydrator space and save that which might go bad before I can use it. I love having things on hand and not having to worry about them not going bad for quite some time. I have a Nesco which I purchased more trays for. a total of 8. I also have a Hamilton Beach which the dont make any longer which looks to be like a take off on wo the Westin or visa versa. Book dehydrating time does necessarily matter. all that matters is that they are dry so the dont mold. I store mine with oxygen absorbers which help preservation. Would love to get one like your new one. A bit pricey for my budget. maybe Someday
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Dehydrating is great. even compared to canning as far as storage goes. I do carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms, leeks. lemon, oranges, limes, bananas. even jerky and fruit leather. and just about anything anytime I have dehydrator space and save that which might go bad before I can use it. I love having things on hand and not having to worry about them not going bad for quite some time. I have a Nesco which I purchased more trays for. a total of 8. I also have a Hamilton Beach which the dont make any longer which looks to be like a take off on wo the Westin or visa versa. Book dehydrating time does necessarily matter. all that matters is that they are dry so the dont mold. I store mine with oxygen absorbers which help preservation. Would love to get one like your new one. A bit pricey for my budget. maybe Someday
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Cheyenne
I am just not impressed with Honeycrisp apples. I'm much happier with more rare, heirloom apples. My great grandfather used to grow a type of apples in East Tennessee that he called water apples. They were these enormous apples that were a greenish color with a blush. I miss that flavor so much. My other grandfather used to have a tree that he called Black Star apples and they were black. They were not Arkansas blacks, however. I have no idea what they really were, but I can remember them distinctly and I had to be like 3 years old. I'm not really happy with any of the modern apple varieties available except for Rome apples, but they're hard to get and pretty perishable.
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I am just not impressed with Honeycrisp apples. I'm much happier with more rare, heirloom apples. My great grandfather used to grow a type of apples in East Tennessee that he called water apples. They were these enormous apples that were a greenish color with a blush. I miss that flavor so much. My other grandfather used to have a tree that he called Black Star apples and they were black. They were not Arkansas blacks, however. I have no idea what they really were, but I can remember them distinctly and I had to be like 3 years old. I'm not really happy with any of the modern apple varieties available except for Rome apples, but they're hard to get and pretty perishable.
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Irene
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy all your videos. I have been pretty much housebound for the last 3 years or so taking care of my mom at first and then my husband also for the past year. Your videos have been a lifeline for me, they are inspirational, informative and completely the highlight of my week. My husband is recovering well and I think this coming spring I will have some time to get outside and enjoy the garden again. Thanks again to you, Aaron, Benjamin and the kitties for keeping me sane, if you ever get to wondering if it's ever worth the effort, believe me when I say it is, it's so wonderful to have this to look forward to.
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Just wanted to say how much I enjoy all your videos. I have been pretty much housebound for the last 3 years or so taking care of my mom at first and then my husband also for the past year. Your videos have been a lifeline for me, they are inspirational, informative and completely the highlight of my week. My husband is recovering well and I think this coming spring I will have some time to get outside and enjoy the garden again. Thanks again to you, Aaron, Benjamin and the kitties for keeping me sane, if you ever get to wondering if it's ever worth the effort, believe me when I say it is, it's so wonderful to have this to look forward to.
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Lizzie
I sprinkle cinnamon on my apple slices before dehydrating - yummy! I use my dehydrator so much - I dry edible flowers like rose petals, violas and violets, elderflower, dandelions, lavender etc for floral teas, I dry herbs for cooking or herbal teas, I dehydrate fruit, but the best is onion and nettles for making DIY powder base for soups/stews etc - super nutritious sand flavourful - oh and I dry mushroom slices which then store so well and are great on homemade pizzas xx
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I sprinkle cinnamon on my apple slices before dehydrating - yummy! I use my dehydrator so much - I dry edible flowers like rose petals, violas and violets, elderflower, dandelions, lavender etc for floral teas, I dry herbs for cooking or herbal teas, I dehydrate fruit, but the best is onion and nettles for making DIY powder base for soups/stews etc - super nutritious sand flavourful - oh and I dry mushroom slices which then store so well and are great on homemade pizzas xx
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Susan
Since you aren't into canning - which I totally understand - try fermenting some of your veggies. I absolutely guarantee if you start with a couple of quarts of tomatoes fermented w/ basil and garlic, and a quart or two of carrots w/ ginger, you will be totally hooked. Takes literally only a few minutes to do both of these, and they are far healthier than canned.
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Since you aren't into canning - which I totally understand - try fermenting some of your veggies. I absolutely guarantee if you start with a couple of quarts of tomatoes fermented w/ basil and garlic, and a quart or two of carrots w/ ginger, you will be totally hooked. Takes literally only a few minutes to do both of these, and they are far healthier than canned.
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debschublu
How on earth are you doing that outside without attracting bees and all other flying critters? I know what you need! An outdoor kitchen! I put mine on one side of my greenhouse and adding screens to the midsection so I can do my canning, dehydrating and anything else that takes over my very small kitchen and stay cool and bug free!
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How on earth are you doing that outside without attracting bees and all other flying critters? I know what you need! An outdoor kitchen! I put mine on one side of my greenhouse and adding screens to the midsection so I can do my canning, dehydrating and anything else that takes over my very small kitchen and stay cool and bug free!
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Kelly
I have the same dehydrator that you have now, passed onto me from my dad. I love it. I agree with you, if youre going to get all the stuff out, you want to make it worth it. One year, I dried hamburger for soups. Not something I would do again but I gave it a try. Love your show! Thanks for all the information & variety.
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I have the same dehydrator that you have now, passed onto me from my dad. I love it. I agree with you, if youre going to get all the stuff out, you want to make it worth it. One year, I dried hamburger for soups. Not something I would do again but I gave it a try. Love your show! Thanks for all the information & variety.
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Lisa
You do not need the lemon juice. They dry just fine. Honeycrisp are my favorite. Also, dried pears are soooo good. Great snack. I have an Excaliber but it is old and not drying properly. I just returned a new Excaliber as it was not drying as it should. I am still looking for a new one but I do not want the round ones.
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You do not need the lemon juice. They dry just fine. Honeycrisp are my favorite. Also, dried pears are soooo good. Great snack. I have an Excaliber but it is old and not drying properly. I just returned a new Excaliber as it was not drying as it should. I am still looking for a new one but I do not want the round ones.
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Sherry
I loved this video. Especially when you took the banana bread out of the oven. I love that beautiful bread pan and would like to buy one. Do you have the recipe for that? I enjoyed learning about dried apples. I've never made these before and I would like to give it a try too. Thanks Laura for your video today!
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I loved this video. Especially when you took the banana bread out of the oven. I love that beautiful bread pan and would like to buy one. Do you have the recipe for that? I enjoyed learning about dried apples. I've never made these before and I would like to give it a try too. Thanks Laura for your video today!
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