Darcy I love your work. Ive been watching your videos for years learning how to dehydrate foods. My wife and i finally purchased one and now i find myself going back through your videos. I want to dehydrate a bunch of food in case the world comes to an end. I want to be prepared for my family. Seriously, love your work.
Thanks! I will do this today, as I have canned pineapple in my pantry. I dried fresh ones a couple of times, and it was very good. I dried canned one once, and it was extremely sticky, because it turned out the juice in the can had added sugar. It was way to sugary when dried. Since then I read the label for no added sugar.
Just added it to my wishlist. I have the Foodsaver attachments with a handheld, cordless sealer. I have a brake bleeder as well. The vacuum sealer in the video looks so much more user friendly and convenient.
When I was a kid, I seriously sprained my ankle. My doctor told me to drink pineapple juice to help the swelling. I didn't find out until many years later that it was fresh pineapple I was supposed to be drinking, for the enzyme in it that was deactivated in the canning process.
Another dehydrator recipe suggested lightly rinsing the canned pineapple pieces. It helps speed up dry time, prevents possible problems with stickiness in storage. Thank you!!
You can test a pineapple for ripeness by grabbing one of the leaves, about 3 down from the top and pull. If it comes out by tugging it is ripe. Yellowish pineapples are too ripe.
Nice, thank you Today..pineapple/brownie with whiskey raisins from The bbq with dehydrated pineapple crisps Ganache and chocolate pineapple twister Pineapple whiskey brown sugar pink pepper roast 😎
Love it! I use most fruit peels to make different vinegars. Mostly for cleaning. I found the orange vinegar is actually the best at cleaning a black stovetop, everything else leaves streaks. I’ve even made apple scrap vinegar. 😉
My dehydrating book says always start your dehydrator fifteen minutes before putting anything in it. I notice you don’t worry about that. Guess it’s not such a big deal!
Nope - I used to, but realized that once you open it, you lose all that hot air anyway. But it's like the idea of preheating your oven - it won't take as long to come back up to temp. But unless you're working with protein - it's not a biggie.
I used a mesh bag with five tiers hung outside for two years. I live in the desert so things dried quickly, even in the winter. However, the mesh didn’t hold up to our summer sun and I chose to get a Excalibur rather than the replace the mesh dryer.
@@ThePurposefulPantry I thought I replied to you but my reply was to Latricia. 😀 I can understand that. Solar dehydrators seem like they could have lots of issues.
I love fresh. So does my sister and niece. Actually, I've never dehydrated the canned pineapple. I just know we would prefer the fresh. 😁 But.... Today I remembered why I need to stay away. I have Type 2 diabetes and, while I was prepping a fresh one, I was so drawn I by the aroma that I found myself 'testing' to make sure it tasted good. I felt a bit lightheaded so checked my sugar level. It had shot up to 300 😳 Guess I'm going to miss out on the grilled pineapple tonight ☹️
I can never pick a good pineapple. They seem too green in the store and then 2 days on the counter it could be over-ripe. I like taking the peels, cores and eyes and make tepache, it is so yummy.
Thank you for all of your videos, I am enjoying catching up with them all. One question, can I dehydrate crushed canned pineapple. I have about 20 cans and I don't want to lose them. Thank you for any help. suzie
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you for getting back to me. I have two more questions as I am getting ready to put these in my dehydrator, 1) how long will they keep once I dehydrate them and 2) how to I rehydrate the crushed pineapple? I will be using them in carrot cake and morning glory muffins. Thank you again, for all of your help. suzie
You can listen for the pitch to change to a higher pitch and then stay there for a bit (you heard it in the video, I just didn't let it play out in editing), and this particular vacuum sealer is about 30 seconds-ish for most jars.
hi can i ask where do u get the magnet with the temps for foods that is on he side of yor dehydrator im from australia not seen them but wouls like to get one thanks.
It's always listed in the description box: shop.thepurposefulpantry.com/products/dehydrator-temperature-guide-refrigerator-magnet And yes, I ship to Aus.
According to the National Center for Home Food Preservation, other than herbs or anything specifically called for in a tested recipe, they do not recommend using dehydrated goods in canning (because they haven't been tested). Would I? Rehydrated fully - yes, even though it might be considered 'rebel' - it's a practical thing that I could see me doing. Have I? No. I've been a single-ingredient canner, so haven't done any multi-food canning.
Thanks for your prompt reply! After I wrote I thought with the holiday I shouldn’t expect a reply for a few days so I went ahead and rehydrated some red pepper strips and added them to the recipe. Since it’s not approved I put on the lid “R only” so only I eat it, I won’t give it away. The red peppers look pretty in the dish. I opened a jar and had some for lunch. Was delish and I feel fine! I love your channel! Since I started watching your channel I have not wasted produce. If it looks like I won’t use it all, it goes in the dehydrator!
Fresh, unless the pineapple thats canned is in natural fruit juice...To pick a pineapple nice color, green tops,and if you can pull a top green leaf and it comes off easy its ripe and ready to slice...I prefer slices, but the sweetest fruit candy is watermelon and cantelope.......never used the pineapple skins due to fear of pesticides
Hi Darcy. I bought 2 pineapples so I could dehydrate them. I decided to do only 1 at a time so I could practice. Some are crunchy, some a little brown and some so chewy and tough I don't dare try to bite them haha. (They are delicious though) I sliced them pretty thin. Do you think that's the problem? And maybe too much drying time? Thank you :)
You can't over dry them for storage. But if you only want them to snack on, you can dry them however long you want as long as you store them in the fridge.
Can you dehydrate fruits and vegetables (on separate trays) together? Will they take on the flavor of the other things you are dehydrating together? Like, don’t dehydrate onions with lemons? 😊
Keep like foods together. That's the best recommendation. You can mix, but I wouldn't do aromatics (peppers, onions, garlic, cabbage, etc.) with fruit.
That is called an Oral Allergy. Look it up as there are Oral allergies 1 &2. They group them to different fruits etc. watermelon cantaloupe celery banana etc
Darcy I don’t know how else to get you a message. Thank you for your peep video going to try today. Got peeps for a penny a package. Praying for you sweetheart
What is going on with the pineapples??? They used to store on my counter for a good while. Now, they go from green to rot. I'm getting tired of throwing them out.
Be extremely careful about canned pineapple. I had two older cans that I kept too long. They tasted great. Half an hour after eating, I was violently throwing up. The acid in the fruit had dissolved part of the lining of the cans.
I cut mine the way Darcy does hers. I probably make a bed different than many folks too. And I pronounce ZINNIA like 'zeenya' ... does that make me wrong? 😊
She is cutting a pineapple, not applying for the Gordon Ramsey show. I am pretty sure once it's dehydrated and eaten no one is going to remember or give a rats patutty how it was cut. But we will all remember how to dehydrate and that is what she is teaching us.
Taste? The aroma pineapple gives the house when dehydrating is worth it!❤
I was trying so hard to remember what the core was used for. Thanks for the refresher course. Take care. Bye for now.
I soak mine in captain Morgan rum overnight before dehydrating n the drained juice is sooooo tasty😋
😮. Brilliant! 😋
For a flavor tweak, sprinkle the pineapple with coconut powder to get a piña colada snack minus the alcohol.
That sounds yummy 🤤
Whoa, great idea!
gotta try this!
Darcy I love your work. Ive been watching your videos for years learning how to dehydrate foods. My wife and i finally purchased one and now i find myself going back through your videos.
I want to dehydrate a bunch of food in case the world comes to an end. I want to be prepared for my family. Seriously, love your work.
THAT IS THE NIFTIEST DEHYDRATOR I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!
Thanks! I will do this today, as I have canned pineapple in my pantry. I dried fresh ones a couple of times, and it was very good. I dried canned one once, and it was extremely sticky, because it turned out the juice in the can had added sugar. It was way to sugary when dried. Since then I read the label for no added sugar.
That jar airtight sealer is now on my wishlist, that thing is neat!
It does both wide and regular mouth, and I have yet to have a regular mouth fail the way the foodsaver attachments failed.
Just added it to my wishlist. I have the Foodsaver attachments with a handheld, cordless sealer. I have a brake bleeder as well. The vacuum sealer in the video looks so much more user friendly and convenient.
When I was a kid, I seriously sprained my ankle. My doctor told me to drink pineapple juice to help the swelling. I didn't find out until many years later that it was fresh pineapple I was supposed to be drinking, for the enzyme in it that was deactivated in the canning process.
I use canned. I’m lazy and it’s easier. Plus, I have the juice to use/drink. 🍍
Another dehydrator recipe suggested lightly rinsing the canned pineapple pieces. It helps speed up dry time, prevents possible problems with stickiness in storage.
Thank you!!
👍 Oh, yeah. NEEDED. Wanting to dehydrate some bent up #10 cans of pineapple chunks. Thank you. Great timing!
I wish that you would have done a taste test for "fresh" vs. "canned".
I also wonder which one has better nutritional value. Probably fresh.
I did..you don't want to see me chew on camera. I told you they were both great.
I use my pinsapple juice to make sweet & sour sauce !
You can test a pineapple for ripeness by grabbing one of the leaves, about 3 down from the top and pull. If it comes out by tugging it is ripe. Yellowish pineapples are too ripe.
From my research - it's one of those things that people say, but not necessarily true - so I didn't include it.
Thank you! It’s been a tough time getting my pineapple to dehydrate correctly. This was a much needed video. Thsnks!
wow, I want to try this! great tips.
Hope you enjoy!
Nice, thank you
Today..pineapple/brownie with whiskey raisins from The bbq with dehydrated pineapple crisps
Ganache and chocolate pineapple twister
Pineapple whiskey brown sugar pink pepper roast 😎
Can’t wait to try this, my grandson LOVES pineapple 🍍
Use the skin to make pineapple vinegar. Use on hair, make salad dressing.
Love it! I use most fruit peels to make different vinegars. Mostly for cleaning. I found the orange vinegar is actually the best at cleaning a black stovetop, everything else leaves streaks. I’ve even made apple scrap vinegar. 😉
Thanks!
Love this lady!
Very tasty recipe..
BTW, I love your hair cut.
Thanks!
My dehydrating book says always start your dehydrator fifteen minutes before putting anything in it. I notice you don’t worry about that. Guess it’s not such a big deal!
Nope - I used to, but realized that once you open it, you lose all that hot air anyway. But it's like the idea of preheating your oven - it won't take as long to come back up to temp. But unless you're working with protein - it's not a biggie.
I'm curious if you've ever tried dehyrating with a Solar Dehydrator? I would love to make one! 🤗
No, it's not something I'm interested in, though it can be done in my area. There are tons of plans online!
I used a mesh bag with five tiers hung outside for two years. I live in the desert so things dried quickly, even in the winter. However, the mesh didn’t hold up to our summer sun and I chose to get a Excalibur rather than the replace the mesh dryer.
@@latriciacagle4873 Thank you so much for your reply! 😊
@@ThePurposefulPantry I thought I replied to you but my reply was to Latricia. 😀 I can understand that. Solar dehydrators seem like they could have lots of issues.
Great video!
Thanks, Mary!
Oh thank you now i know my mistake. I never let it cool b4 testing
I love fresh. So does my sister and niece. Actually, I've never dehydrated the canned pineapple. I just know we would prefer the fresh. 😁
But.... Today I remembered why I need to stay away. I have Type 2 diabetes and, while I was prepping a fresh one, I was so drawn I by the aroma that I found myself 'testing' to make sure it tasted good. I felt a bit lightheaded so checked my sugar level. It had shot up to 300 😳 Guess I'm going to miss out on the grilled pineapple tonight ☹️
Yep - definitely a sugar buster.
Yummy!
I can never pick a good pineapple. They seem too green in the store and then 2 days on the counter it could be over-ripe. I like taking the peels, cores and eyes and make tepache, it is so yummy.
Thank you for all of your videos, I am enjoying catching up with them all. One question, can I dehydrate crushed canned pineapple. I have about 20 cans and I don't want to lose them. Thank you for any help. suzie
They'll last longer after the expiration date, but yes you can. Drain and rinse first.
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you for getting back to me. I have two more questions as I am getting ready to put these in my dehydrator, 1) how long will they keep once I dehydrate them and 2) how to I rehydrate the crushed pineapple? I will be using them in carrot cake and morning glory muffins. Thank you again, for all of your help. suzie
When vaccum sealing how do you lnow how long it takes to seal
You can listen for the pitch to change to a higher pitch and then stay there for a bit (you heard it in the video, I just didn't let it play out in editing), and this particular vacuum sealer is about 30 seconds-ish for most jars.
Thank you
Awesome video
Thanks♥
hi can i ask where do u get the magnet with the temps for foods that is on he side of yor dehydrator im from australia not seen them but wouls like to get one thanks.
It's always listed in the description box: shop.thepurposefulpantry.com/products/dehydrator-temperature-guide-refrigerator-magnet
And yes, I ship to Aus.
Darcy, do you ever add dehydrated items to a recipe you are canning? I need a red pepper and they are soooo expensive now!
According to the National Center for Home Food Preservation, other than herbs or anything specifically called for in a tested recipe, they do not recommend using dehydrated goods in canning (because they haven't been tested). Would I? Rehydrated fully - yes, even though it might be considered 'rebel' - it's a practical thing that I could see me doing. Have I? No. I've been a single-ingredient canner, so haven't done any multi-food canning.
Thanks for your prompt reply! After I wrote I thought with the holiday I shouldn’t expect a reply for a few days so I went ahead and rehydrated some red pepper strips and added them to the recipe. Since it’s not approved I put on the lid “R only” so only I eat it, I won’t give it away. The red peppers look pretty in the dish. I opened a jar and had some for lunch. Was delish and I feel fine!
I love your channel! Since I started watching your channel I have not wasted produce. If it looks like I won’t use it all, it goes in the dehydrator!
Fresh, unless the pineapple thats canned is in natural fruit juice...To pick a pineapple nice color, green tops,and if you can pull a top green leaf and it comes off easy its ripe and ready to slice...I prefer slices, but the sweetest fruit candy is watermelon and cantelope.......never used the pineapple skins due to fear of pesticides
Hi Darcy. I bought 2 pineapples so I could dehydrate them. I decided to do only 1 at a time so I could practice. Some are crunchy, some a little brown and some so chewy and tough I don't dare try to bite them haha. (They are delicious though) I sliced them pretty thin. Do you think that's the problem? And maybe too much drying time? Thank you :)
You can't over dry them for storage. But if you only want them to snack on, you can dry them however long you want as long as you store them in the fridge.
Thank you @@ThePurposefulPantry
Can you dehydrate fruits and vegetables (on separate trays) together? Will they take on the flavor of the other things you are dehydrating together? Like, don’t dehydrate onions with lemons? 😊
Keep like foods together. That's the best recommendation. You can mix, but I wouldn't do aromatics (peppers, onions, garlic, cabbage, etc.) with fruit.
@@ThePurposefulPantry thanks, Darcy. You, are a gem!
That is called an Oral Allergy. Look it up as there are Oral allergies 1 &2. They group them to different fruits etc. watermelon cantaloupe celery banana etc
So are they supposed to be crisp when properly dehydrated?
I showed you what they are like. They aren't going to be like a potato chip, but fresh sliced thin should break.
Darcy I don’t know how else to get you a message. Thank you for your peep video going to try today. Got peeps for a penny a package. Praying for you sweetheart
Have fun!
What about frozen?
I've done frozen pineapple. It tastes great.
@Mary Grott Great! I have some that needs to get out of the freezer.
Yes - and d'oh! I bought a package to include in the video and totally flaked!
@The Purposeful Pantry I assume it is basically "dump and dehydrate". Is there anything special I need to do?
That's it!
Meat slicer if you have one.
What is going on with the pineapples???
They used to store on my counter for a good while. Now, they go from green to rot. I'm getting tired of throwing them out.
😋🤤
Be extremely careful about canned pineapple. I had two older cans that I kept too long. They tasted great. Half an hour after eating, I was violently throwing up. The acid in the fruit had dissolved part of the lining of the cans.
That’s not how you cut a pineapple. Obviously, you’ve never worked in a restaurant.
Obviously that's how SHE cuts one, me too! How rude of you to criticize.
I cut mine the way Darcy does hers. I probably make a bed different than many folks too. And I pronounce ZINNIA like 'zeenya' ... does that make me wrong? 😊
She is cutting a pineapple, not applying for the Gordon Ramsey show. I am pretty sure once it's dehydrated and eaten no one is going to remember or give a rats patutty how it was cut. But we will all remember how to dehydrate and that is what she is teaching us.
🙄. There’s always one jack*SS making a comment. 🤷🏼♀️. You do you bud and we wish you nothing but the happiness you deserve.