Michelle Vazquez - Dehydrator Cookbook: The Complete Beginners Guide to Dehydrate, Preserve and Store Food with Simple and Healthy Recipes

Dehydrator Cookbook The Complete Beginner's Guide to Dehydrate, Preserve and Store Food with Simple and Healthy Recipes

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F ood dehydration is the removal of water and moisture from fruits, vegetables, fish and meat either through sun drying, an oven or a dehydrator to preserve these foods from microorganism and bacteria while keeping the nutrients intact. Drying out food is an ancient practice, where individuals dry their seeds out under the sun for later use. But, considering the modern days focus on cheap and fast food, people have gotten to comfortable and subsequently ignored the thought about the processes, additives and preservatives that go into preparing their favorite fast foods. T heres practically no simpler method to preserve food than dehydration. Used over the years to store food without refrigeration, dehydration is the quickest and most economical method of food storage and preservation.

It also comes in handy when making travel plans, outdoor camping or long duration tours.

A food dehydrator is a small kitchen appliance used to dehydrate and get moisture out of your food. With the aid of an in-built fan, and low temperature, the dehydrator reduces the quantity of water or moisture present in fruits, meats, fish, vegetables and all sort of food item. Once reduced, the risk of decomposition of the food is cut down and the nutrients kept, making the food eligible for storage over a long period, assuming the moisture in the food is dried out to at least 90%. T here are different approaches to dry food out, however, some approaches are more effective than others and this is because of the advancement in technology which plays a major role in how well foods get dehydrated.

• Sun Drying

Sun drying is the oldest and cheapest method of dehydrating and preserving food.

• Sun Drying

Sun drying is the oldest and cheapest method of dehydrating and preserving food.

For over 11000 years, people have cut open their foods and spread it out under the sun to dry. Dehydration under the sun is mostly effective in regions that experience a prolonged time of hot sunshine or with a temperature minimum of 86F. All these processes usually take many days however, it is very cheap and still effective.

• Solar Drying

Solar drying is an upgrade from the direct sun drying. It is the dehydration of food with a solar powered dehydrator.

• Air Drying

Air drying is very similar to sun drying and has also been around for a very long time.

• Air Drying

Air drying is very similar to sun drying and has also been around for a very long time.

The only difference between sun drying and air drying is that air drying is done under a shade that shield the food from a direct contact with the sun's rays. I usually advise this for delicate herbs and vegetables that might get burnt from direct sun rays.

• Electric Drying

With modern technology came the extinction of ancient methods. Electric dehydrators are built with modern elements and fan that allow the quick and efficient dehydration of your food. This ensures no damage to the food and a healthy and tasty dehydrated food.

• Excalibur Drying

Drying with an Excalibur is best suited for natural products like fruits, fruit leathers, vegetables, herbs, jerky, fish, grains and nuts.

• Oven Drying

This is the use of an oven to slowly dehydrate your food at a temperature of 140F or else the food will get cooked.

• Oven Drying

This is the use of an oven to slowly dehydrate your food at a temperature of 140F or else the food will get cooked.Next page