Welcome to the World of Dehydrated Food

My husband thinks this is a VERY interesting topic. (He just mocked me as I wrote the subject line for this post..."That's about as exciting as saying 'Let's talk about colon cleanse.'" These were his exact words.)

This week I purchased my first food preservation tool...the dehydrator. I have read a little bit about how to choose the right dehydrator. My list of requirements were (1) it needed multiple temperature settings; (2) it needed the ability to expand by adding trays; and (3) it needed to be cheap. I settled on a model made by Nesco. It only has 4 trays, but it came with a ton of screens and fruit leather tray inserts.

I have already dried pineapple and sliced cherry tomatoes. Both have AMAZING flavor and take little space in the refrigerator. I have read that you can store dehydrated food for 1-2 years in the fridge, or 3 years in the freezer. I love dried fruit, but it so expensive. This is a perfect solution!

Tomorrow I'm making banana chips for the week and more sliced tomatoes.