I went to Dollar Tree and bought the round splatter screens for pans and removed the knob handles. they fit your trays perfectly, At $1 each I think it's a great deal. Also easy to clean and last for years.
janie fogle..........amen......i agree! I have one like she is using and of all the vids on dehydrating I've watched this is the first I've seen with the one I have........
I have a digital 9 tray dehydrator and use it a lot! I use so often, I ordered another and it will arrive today. There's not much that I don't dehydrate. You can also line your trays with non-stick parchment baking paper. Love my dehydrators!!
Can you give a list of some of the less-common items you dehydrate for us newbies? I've done frozen veggies plus mushrooms and celery, and some fruit (love cinnamon apple slices). Have yet to do jerky. Thanks to this video, I'm going to do broccoli. I wasn't sure that would work. When adding the veggies to casseroles, do you rehydrate first or just throw them into the mix? Thanks
I love dehydrating frozen veggies. I have both kinds - frozen and fresh. I get my frozen veggies from Sam's or BJ's. The bags are organic, bigger and cheaper than in grocery stores. I vacuum seal my dehydrated veggies in mason jars. The really great things that they are already blanched.
@JoJo Skye Most frozen vegetables have been in short supply. Food Lion and our local Walmart have finally gotten in "family size" bags of mixed vegetables. Our local Sam's has 4 lb bags now. They were out for quite a while.
Please be careful with those needlepoint screens. Check out if they are food-safe; especially when heated. Some plastics give off toxins under heat. Great channel. Pease be safe
Great video.I live in a condo and I have 3 kids.Space is not my friend.I have 2 dehydrators and use them quite often as my kids snacks are mostly "chips" made out of organic dried fruits and veggies.Lots of people ask me what are those things my kids are eating. The best thing about frozen veggies is that they don't need blanching. Mix and match and you can have long term veggie soup mixes.
Another option is parchment paper. I also use that to line the bottom of my dehydrator to catch anything that falls through. Makes cleanup a whole lot easier.
I love doing the same thing with canned foods, before their expired date, not only that the salt content is already in the vegetables, soup contents already dried in packaged, it's nice to have it measured out and you can use a rice cooker or slow cooker, your own recipe soup to take along on a campsite and cook it over the fire.. learning dry canning is very important, or a foodsaver..
Are the screens food safe? And do you use a silica packet to collect any residual moisture? And do you vaccum seal your jars or add and oxygen absorber?
How long do they stay good if you put them in canning jars? And do you have to use an oxygen absorbers when you put them in canning jars or can you just seal them with your food saver?
I haven't dried any veg except squash chips (they last a couple of weeks in a jar, then get soft. I dry them with herbs.) and celery. (Chopped , lasts 4 years and counting. excellent for soups.). I also dry fruits, apples last five years if dried to a crisp. I keep them in clean Ball jars in dark basement. Cherries last a few years dried. I never put oxygen excluders in my jars. For cakes I reconstitute the apple slices in applesauce or pureed pumpkin for several hours, then add to spice cake. Yum. Dried apples also good cooked in oatmeal, but not for a pie, I dry them too small and crispy. Good luck!
Fresh vegetables need to be cut and either blanched or boiled(depending on the veggie) to open up the pores so that the liquid can escape. Frozen veggies are already cut and blanched/boiled, so there's no need to do that. I just watched a video that OurHalfAcreHomestead did in 2019 for dehydrating fresh onions, carrots, celery, and bell pepper into a soup mix.
Great video, and thank you.... But NOW what do I do? I want to put them in canning jars, with oxygen absorbers? Do I have to oven-can them? Help please? TFS!
Im new to this and I'd like to do mixed veg for soup and casserole. I think I have the same machine as you. Cam I use parchment paper for now to stop them falling through
Heavens yes please use parchment paper!!! This plastic mesh is not food safe! Please don't use this craft mesh. It's specifically used for only crafts. I use parchment paper and it works perfectly.
@@Weasel0539 I can't tell you how happy I am to hear u didn't use that mesh! Lol. It's so awesome that we can use that paper and it is way cheaper than purchasing the liners that go with our machines. Take care of yourself and I hope others don't use it too!
@@shanar7404 Yes parchment paper is cheaper at the start but it will double the dry time because it restrict's air flow unless you take the time to punch a hundred holes in it.
I have OCD n can't handle mixed things. They have to all b the same so I separated the mixed vegetables. Carrots, beans, corn, etc. If I make soup, I just grab a 1/4 C of each veggie. OCD keeps me from "grabbing a hand full" of n e thing. I have to measure everything!! Yes, OCD sux!!
Dala Brown THere are a few schools of thought about the shelf life of foods. Yes if you can maintain a constant sub freezing temperature and proper containment to prevent exposure to moisture and oxygen then freezing should be just fine. BUT by dehydrating (no moisture) and storing in vacuum bags (no oxygen) and then kept in sub room temperatures (72 degrees or less) the food will last longer and you will have no need to waste electricity to store the food.
MemoriesMatter Tacha, 2 pound bag of frozen will reduce to a 1 quart jar dried veg. This can go in your cupboard for easy use in recipes or whatever. No electricity needed. Have you ever had your freezer go out? Trust me, it’s a disaster to hustle to save everything you can🥴
I went to Dollar Tree and bought the round splatter screens for pans and removed the knob handles. they fit your trays perfectly, At $1 each I think it's a great deal. Also easy to clean and last for years.
So happy to see a regular person doing this. Who can afford the x-caliber. I can't. Thanks for the info
janie fogle..........amen......i agree! I have one like she is using and of all the vids on dehydrating I've watched this is the first I've seen with the one I have........
I have a digital 9 tray dehydrator and use it a lot! I use so often, I ordered another and it will arrive today. There's not much that I don't dehydrate. You can also line your trays with non-stick parchment baking paper. Love my dehydrators!!
Can you give a list of some of the less-common items you dehydrate for us newbies? I've done frozen veggies plus mushrooms and celery, and some fruit (love cinnamon apple slices). Have yet to do jerky. Thanks to this video, I'm going to do broccoli. I wasn't sure that would work. When adding the veggies to casseroles, do you rehydrate first or just throw them into the mix? Thanks
I love dehydrating frozen veggies. I have both kinds - frozen and fresh. I get my frozen veggies from Sam's or BJ's. The bags are organic, bigger and cheaper than in grocery stores. I vacuum seal my dehydrated veggies in mason jars. The really great things that they are already blanched.
Agree on all points. The beauty of dehydrating frozen is that all the prep work has already been done!
@JoJo Skye Most frozen vegetables have been in short supply. Food Lion and our local Walmart have finally gotten in "family size" bags of mixed vegetables. Our local Sam's has 4 lb bags now. They were out for quite a while.
Please be careful with those needlepoint screens. Check out if they are food-safe; especially when heated. Some plastics give off toxins under heat. Great channel. Pease be safe
@Saif Khan looks like a nesco
You can also use parchment paper cut to size in place of plastic grid. It can be used again and again.
The peas and corn make great snacks to eat straight out the jar.
I like your methods of making mesh trays, looks neater than mine. The plastic mesh was a project I never go to. Thanks
Great video.I live in a condo and I have 3 kids.Space is not my friend.I have 2 dehydrators and use them quite often as my kids snacks are mostly "chips" made out of organic dried fruits and veggies.Lots of people ask me what are those things my kids are eating. The best thing about frozen veggies is that they don't need blanching. Mix and match and you can have long term veggie soup mixes.
Instead of spending tons on the small space liners, buy window screens (steel ones) cut to fit. Or go to craft store and buy canvas mesh.
Lauralie Karels or, you can use wax paper. I dried onions on it because I heard the stick too much. It worked like a charm.
Another option is parchment paper. I also use that to line the bottom of my dehydrator to catch anything that falls through. Makes cleanup a whole lot easier.
Thanx for this very informative video. I'm learning every day. 💓
Excellent idea about the plastic needlepoint sheet! My dehydrator is like yours and cane with one mesh mat. Thanks for the tip
I have a small cheap dehydrator that I put the plastic canvas on like you suggested and it works great. Thanks for the idea!
I love doing the same thing with canned foods, before their expired date, not only that the salt content is already in the vegetables, soup contents already dried in packaged, it's nice to have it measured out and you can use a rice cooker or slow cooker, your own recipe soup to take along on a campsite and cook it over the fire.. learning dry canning is very important, or a foodsaver..
You can also use parchment paper for liners
Thanks so much for the tutorial and tips!
Are the screens food safe? And do you use a silica packet to collect any residual moisture? And do you vaccum seal your jars or add and oxygen absorber?
Have you dehydrated potatoes and if so, can you show me how as I am a newbie to dehydrating? Thanks and please keep uploading your vids. God bless
This is the kind I have. I ordered The inserts and just got them, I don’t understand why they didn’t come with them
Agreed 👌
Thank you for telling us about plastic canvas..
These just look pitiful don't they? you are TOO CUTE-I LOVE YOU!
You forgot to mention the temperature setting
I was told you could use parchment paper to line the trays for dehydration
I believe you can put these in jars instead.
loved the good video
absolutely fabulous thank you
Are we to worry about the plastic heating up and causing the BPA to contaminate out food?
How long do they stay good if you put them in canning jars? And do you have to use an oxygen absorbers when you put them in canning jars or can you just seal them with your food saver?
I haven't dried any veg except squash chips (they last a couple of weeks in a jar, then get soft. I dry them with herbs.) and celery. (Chopped , lasts 4 years and counting. excellent for soups.). I also dry fruits, apples last five years if dried to a crisp. I keep them in clean Ball jars in dark basement. Cherries last a few years dried. I never put oxygen excluders in my jars. For cakes I reconstitute the apple slices in applesauce or pureed pumpkin for several hours, then add to spice cake. Yum. Dried apples also good cooked in oatmeal, but not for a pie, I dry them too small and crispy. Good luck!
What would be the difference in dehydrating frozen vegetables and fresh from the garden?
Fresh vegetables need to be cut and either blanched or boiled(depending on the veggie) to open up the pores so that the liquid can escape.
Frozen veggies are already cut and blanched/boiled, so there's no need to do that.
I just watched a video that OurHalfAcreHomestead did in 2019 for dehydrating fresh onions, carrots, celery, and bell pepper into a soup mix.
Great video, and thank you.... But NOW what do I do? I want to put them in canning jars, with oxygen absorbers? Do I have to oven-can them? Help please? TFS!
Some plastics are not to be heated. Not healthy. Try poking holes in parg. paper. Cheers.
Do you have to use glass jars to store dehydrated veggies ? Can you use plastic mason jars?
Im new to this and I'd like to do mixed veg for soup and casserole. I think I have the same machine as you. Cam I use parchment paper for now to stop them falling through
Yes, parchment paper is a good alternative.
Heavens yes please use parchment paper!!! This plastic mesh is not food safe! Please don't use this craft mesh. It's specifically used for only crafts. I use parchment paper and it works perfectly.
@@shanar7404 that's what i thought about the plastic mesh. I've been using parchment paper and my veggies have been great
@@Weasel0539 I can't tell you how happy I am to hear u didn't use that mesh! Lol. It's so awesome that we can use that paper and it is way cheaper than purchasing the liners that go with our machines. Take care of yourself and I hope others don't use it too!
@@shanar7404 Yes parchment paper is cheaper at the start but it will double the dry time because it restrict's air flow unless you take the time to punch a hundred holes in it.
I am going to try this. New subscriber for you. I have a small channel myself.
Thanks for sharing 😊
I made my own inserts also. I also dehydrate frozen vegetables.
Hello, wondering if u can use parchment paper?
Yes you can!
I did the green bean dehydration but some of them turn black are they ok to still eat?
Did you say "hei-do" at the end??? That's Swedish!! Are you from Sweden?
I have OCD n can't handle mixed things. They have to all b the same so I separated the mixed vegetables. Carrots, beans, corn, etc. If I make soup, I just grab a 1/4 C of each veggie. OCD keeps me from "grabbing a hand full" of n e thing. I have to measure everything!! Yes, OCD sux!!
How do you rehydrate them I’m new at this thanks
If I was to dehydrate these veggies as you have and vacuum seal them in smaller portions for hiking, how long do you suppose they would be good for?
Years, maybe longer than you live.
What temperature did you use? Thank you
Is the plastic canvas food safe
You can also use parchment paper 😉
Name of your hydrator, please
What is the purpose of taking vegetables out of a freezer and dehydrating them? They're already being preserved in the freezer.
+Dala Brown Longer shelf life and no need for refrigeration/freezing.
I was told my dehydrated foods would keep longer and better if they were stored in the freezer, lol.
Dala Brown THere are a few schools of thought about the shelf life of foods. Yes if you can maintain a constant sub freezing temperature and proper containment to prevent exposure to moisture and oxygen then freezing should be just fine. BUT by dehydrating (no moisture) and storing in vacuum bags (no oxygen) and then kept in sub room temperatures (72 degrees or less) the food will last longer and you will have no need to waste electricity to store the food.
Thank you for the information Samual, that's helpful.
Dala Brown You are most welcome. I hope I did not come off too aggressive in my words.
Hi. Can you freeze canned green beans then dehydrate them? Thank you
Canned beans should not be frozen first. That would take up a lot of extra time.
thank you very much
Can i use silicone pad?
Can you just vaccumn seal them in vaccum seal bags? If so, do you need oxygen absorbers?
Oxygen absorbers aren’t necessary when vacuum sealing.
It depends on the veg as to the time it takes.
I used window screen better airflow
Why? Why wouldn't you just use frozen in the winter? Seems to be just as much room, maybe just a hair smaller
MemoriesMatter Tacha, 2 pound bag of frozen will reduce to a 1 quart jar dried veg. This can go in your cupboard for easy use in recipes or whatever. No electricity needed. Have you ever had your freezer go out? Trust me, it’s a disaster to hustle to save everything you can🥴
Plus I don’t like digging in the small chest freezer. Just learning to dehydrate. So I’ll have stuff from my little garden this winter.
I forgot to mention that this also does away with the large hole in the center while still allowing air flow.
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I chop it in my processor and then spread it on there then you can add it to soups and anything like that much easier also watch easier to dehydrate
Dehydrating veggies as I watch this
Single layer works best.
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