I have to agree with you about dried apple pie, Emma. I suspect that dehydrating the apples concentrates the sweetness and gives the pie a richer flavor.
Hi Michele, What a wonderful video - and your cottage kitchen is absolutely adorable!! You are just so smart! I learned so many great tips from you in this video!! And all your apples dried so beautifully. I wish I was there with you so that we could snack on them together!! Love, Mary
I believe the tool with the larger core is for using for pineapples! It would peel, core and quarter all at once. I have one of those and that is why the core is larger.
Thank you for this video. Some of my friends have been getting free food. For some reason, they don’t want to keep the fresh foods. I’m vegetarian so every week, they bring apples, potatoes, celery, etc. I’m happy. I have about 10 bags of apples. Guess what I’m going to do this weekend. I have a dehydrator with I’m going to make our house smell wonderful and then vacuum seal in canning jars. You’ve been so helpful.
Thank you for writing, Nana! Dehydrating is a bit of work, but I think you'll agree it is satisfying and fun and the thought of having jars of your own home-dried apples on the shelf is so rewarding. Best wishes to you! ~Michele
This video was super helpful! Thank you so much. I just purchased my first dehydrator to make dried apple rings from the apple trees in my yard. I've never done it before & am excited to give it a try.
Using your own backyard apples is the BEST. They're more flavorful - and they're FREE! Enjoy your dehydrator, I am sure you will find so many uses for it. I'm making fruit leather for Christmas gifts this weekend. Yummy. ~Michele
Makes me want to start dehydrating again. I don't have a dehydrator as such and live in a very damp climate (west of Wales), so I can only dehydrate during very dry summer days or when the woodstove is on during the winter. I have a spiraliser and it's one of the best tools I found for preparing some produce for dehydrating. I use the slicing blade which gives me thin, even slices and no chance of cutting my finger as with a mandoline. Also, rotary movement is more ergonomic than back and forth. Got here via a shoutout from Homesteading Family. All the best with your new channel. Looks like a good start and I'm looking forward to more videos.
Hi Judy, yes, it can be tricky to dehydrate in a humid climate. Have you considered drying small batches on the dashboard in your car? Leave the windows down just a bit to allow moisture to escape, but it has worked for me in a pinch. I'm tickled that you're a fellow spiralizer aficionado. I LOVE my spiralizer! Again you taught me something new; I hadn't thought to use the slicing blade in that way. I'm curious...what brand of spiralizer do you use? ~Michele
@@ChocolateBoxCottage Good idea about car, only it won't work for me - I don't have a car and am a hermit. I do, however, have plans on building an outdoor kitchen/utility room with a small mass rocket heater that can be run on just a few twigs and keeps its heat stored in the mass. That way I can use it for dehydrating when I'm not runing the house wood stove or the sun is not shining. I also plan on building a portable solar dehydrator. where the chamber detaches from the panels so I can use the shelf part at the wood stove or over the rocket stove. The spiraliser is WellToBe. Availability varies. You may have better luck your side of the pond. I was lucky to get it heavily reduced with one of those limited time offers on amazon. It is all Stainless steel and comes with different blade inserts. I've seen a couple different models with 3 (mine) or 5 blades. It is one of those gadgets that will last for years. With the flat blade you can either sclice the spiral down the middle to get slices (they tend to stay on the core, especially if you hold the first few slices as you turn) or you can expand the spiral and dry it on a skewer, which I lubricate with jojoba oil. The oil doesn't make a huge difference when removing sticky things like bananas, but the produce goes on a lot more easily.
Hi Michele, I just came across your videos, I really enjoy them. Are you a virgo by any chance? maybe a pieces? You have this very gentle energy. Anyway... Looking forward to see more videos from you. 🥰
Super cute and helpful video! Glad I found you! I am so sad that I just let our lesser quality apples on the ground go to waste this year! Shameful of me that I didn't even give them to our chickens! You have inspired me to do better next year!! I LOVE the look of that large jar of dried apples! (And I love eating dried apples as well!) Thanks for the wonderful video!
Thank you, Jennifer, and welcome! I'm so glad you stopped by. :) I have a confession to make. We moved to our small, rural homestead a year and half ago. The first summer MOST of the apples hit the ground...and stayed there. :/ This summer I made use of more of them in preserves and dried as well as giving some away and carting some to the chickens and sheep by the wheelbarrow, but there was STILL too much waste. You and I will both try again next year. ~Michele
@@ChocolateBoxCottage Yes, we will. Thank you for that! You're a real person! Your response made me smile!! Keep making your awesome videos and I will keep watching!
You are amazing!! Love the knowledge you impart. Most people don't think to just ask their neighbors for fruit that is going to drop and rot you do them a service if they are not using it they have to clean up the mess and if they get a nice applesauce cake or a box of trail mix out of the deal they will be calling you next year. 😁
Yeah, I was waiting for another video. I've got the apples from Azure on order... If I was your neighbor I'd just knock on your door with a basket....... that is a large amount of apples. I saw that excalibur dehydrator on Woot when I tried to set up an account to order it I couldn't find it in the store it was 109.00 and it was 159.00 on Amazon, maybe they sold out. Thanks much and great goob
Thank you for your request, Gülsüm. I have only recently started adding subtitles and it will take time to go back and add them to my older videos. Thank you for understanding. 🌸🏡🌸Michele
Good, concise, thank you. Gotta say, dried apple pie is out of this world.
I have to agree with you about dried apple pie, Emma. I suspect that dehydrating the apples concentrates the sweetness and gives the pie a richer flavor.
Hi Michele, What a wonderful video - and your cottage kitchen is absolutely adorable!! You are just so smart! I learned so many great tips from you in this video!! And all your apples dried so beautifully. I wish I was there with you so that we could snack on them together!! Love, Mary
That would be so fun, Mary. I would love that! Someday! Thank you for your kind words, this was a fun video to make. Love, Michele
I believe the tool with the larger core is for using for pineapples! It would peel, core and quarter all at once. I have one of those and that is why the core is larger.
Thank you for this video. Some of my friends have been getting free food. For some reason, they don’t want to keep the fresh foods. I’m vegetarian so every week, they bring apples, potatoes, celery, etc. I’m happy. I have about 10 bags of apples. Guess what I’m going to do this weekend. I have a dehydrator with I’m going to make our house smell wonderful and then vacuum seal in canning jars. You’ve been so helpful.
Thank you for writing, Nana! Dehydrating is a bit of work, but I think you'll agree it is satisfying and fun and the thought of having jars of your own home-dried apples on the shelf is so rewarding. Best wishes to you! ~Michele
This video was super helpful! Thank you so much. I just purchased my first dehydrator to make dried apple rings from the apple trees in my yard. I've never done it before & am excited to give it a try.
Using your own backyard apples is the BEST. They're more flavorful - and they're FREE! Enjoy your dehydrator, I am sure you will find so many uses for it. I'm making fruit leather for Christmas gifts this weekend. Yummy. ~Michele
This was a great video - thanks so much for being a great mentor and sharing all your knowledge!!!
Glad it was helpful, Jill. You are such an encouragement to me! 🌸Michele
Thank you for the video. Trying to eat healthier! God bless you!
I'm so glad, thank you for letting me know. This was one of my very first videos. Blessings to you on your journey to good health, Jackie. 💗Michele
Makes me want to start dehydrating again. I don't have a dehydrator as such and live in a very damp climate (west of Wales), so I can only dehydrate during very dry summer days or when the woodstove is on during the winter. I have a spiraliser and it's one of the best tools I found for preparing some produce for dehydrating. I use the slicing blade which gives me thin, even slices and no chance of cutting my finger as with a mandoline. Also, rotary movement is more ergonomic than back and forth.
Got here via a shoutout from Homesteading Family. All the best with your new channel. Looks like a good start and I'm looking forward to more videos.
Hi Judy, yes, it can be tricky to dehydrate in a humid climate. Have you considered drying small batches on the dashboard in your car? Leave the windows down just a bit to allow moisture to escape, but it has worked for me in a pinch. I'm tickled that you're a fellow spiralizer aficionado. I LOVE my spiralizer! Again you taught me something new; I hadn't thought to use the slicing blade in that way. I'm curious...what brand of spiralizer do you use? ~Michele
@@ChocolateBoxCottage Good idea about car, only it won't work for me - I don't have a car and am a hermit. I do, however, have plans on building an outdoor kitchen/utility room with a small mass rocket heater that can be run on just a few twigs and keeps its heat stored in the mass. That way I can use it for dehydrating when I'm not runing the house wood stove or the sun is not shining. I also plan on building a portable solar dehydrator. where the chamber detaches from the panels so I can use the shelf part at the wood stove or over the rocket stove.
The spiraliser is WellToBe. Availability varies. You may have better luck your side of the pond. I was lucky to get it heavily reduced with one of those limited time offers on amazon. It is all Stainless steel and comes with different blade inserts. I've seen a couple different models with 3 (mine) or 5 blades. It is one of those gadgets that will last for years. With the flat blade you can either sclice the spiral down the middle to get slices (they tend to stay on the core, especially if you hold the first few slices as you turn) or you can expand the spiral and dry it on a skewer, which I lubricate with jojoba oil. The oil doesn't make a huge difference when removing sticky things like bananas, but the produce goes on a lot more easily.
Bonus, the apple cores become vinegar!
Excellent tip about rotating trays. Never occurred to me!
That's one of those trial and error discoveries. Rotating the trays seems to really help foods dry more evenly. ~Michele
Picked up a dehydrator last week. First batch of apples drying today ☺
Good for you! You will find many uses for that dehydrator now that you've got one. ~Michele
@@ChocolateBoxCottage Thanks Michele. I've done three bags of organic apples so far. I purchased a coring tool which speeds up the prep time.
I like the tips and videos!! thanks for sharing! I would try!
Thank you for your kind words - I'll pop over to your channel and take a look! ~Michele
Hi Michele, I just came across your videos, I really enjoy them. Are you a virgo by any chance? maybe a pieces? You have this very gentle energy. Anyway... Looking forward to see more videos from you. 🥰
Winesap apples are excellent for drying.
They're wonderful apples!
Super cute and helpful video! Glad I found you! I am so sad that I just let our lesser quality apples on the ground go to waste this year! Shameful of me that I didn't even give them to our chickens! You have inspired me to do better next year!! I LOVE the look of that large jar of dried apples! (And I love eating dried apples as well!) Thanks for the wonderful video!
Thank you, Jennifer, and welcome! I'm so glad you stopped by. :) I have a confession to make. We moved to our small, rural homestead a year and half ago. The first summer MOST of the apples hit the ground...and stayed there. :/ This summer I made use of more of them in preserves and dried as well as giving some away and carting some to the chickens and sheep by the wheelbarrow, but there was STILL too much waste. You and I will both try again next year. ~Michele
@@ChocolateBoxCottage Yes, we will. Thank you for that! You're a real person! Your response made me smile!! Keep making your awesome videos and I will keep watching!
You are amazing!! Love the knowledge you impart. Most people don't think to just ask their neighbors for fruit that is going to drop and rot you do them a service if they are not using it they have to clean up the mess and if they get a nice applesauce cake or a box of trail mix out of the deal they will be calling you next year. 😁
Exactly, Heather! You get it. There is so much fresh fruit going to waste everywhere - we just have to "see" it. ~Michele
Yeah, I was waiting for another video. I've got the apples from Azure on order... If I was your neighbor I'd just knock on your door with a basket....... that is a large amount of apples.
I saw that excalibur dehydrator on Woot when I tried to set up an account to order it I couldn't find it in the store it was 109.00 and it was 159.00 on Amazon, maybe they sold out.
Thanks much
and great goob
Thank you, Valerie.
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Thank you for your request, Gülsüm. I have only recently started adding subtitles and it will take time to go back and add them to my older videos. Thank you for understanding. 🌸🏡🌸Michele
Perfect thanks !
Love this! Great video Michele!
Thank you, Carolyn! Your vote means A LOT to me!! hugs, Michele
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Yay, Linda! You're in! ~Michele