Dehydrator Troubleshooting: Uneven, Slow, Too Loud
Three complaints turn up in dehydrator reviews more than anything else. It dries unevenly, it takes far longer than the …
Dehydrating
Food dehydrators for jerky, fruit, herbs and dog treats. Airflow, trays and the settings that dry food evenly.
Dehydrator Trays and Sheets: Which Liner for Which Food
The dehydrator arrives with a set of trays and nothing else, and the first three loads teach you what is …
Dehydrator for Jerky: What Makes a Safe Batch
Jerky is the one thing a dehydrator does where the machine’s weaknesses actually matter. Fruit that dries unevenly is an …
Dehydrator for Dog Treats: Which Model Handles Meat
Dog treats are the quiet line item that grows every year. A training week goes through a bag, a big …
Dehydrator for Deer Jerky: Sizing It for the Season
A deer comes home all at once. The freezer fills in an afternoon, the roasts and the burger get wrapped, …
Dehydrator for Apples: Stop the Browning Before You Dry
Apples are the crop that turns a curious buyer into a regular dehydrator user. A single tree, a neighbor with …
Cosori vs Excalibur vs Nesco: Which One Fits Your Kitchen
Three names come up in every dehydrator conversation, and they are not really competing for the same buyer. Cosori sells …
Dehydrating Backpacking Meals That Rehydrate Well
The meal that looked perfect on the tray in the kitchen arrives at camp as a bag of gravel. Fifteen …
Dehydrator Airflow: Vertical or Horizontal Explained
You set an alarm to rotate the trays every two hours. The top tray is crisp, the bottom tray is …
Dehydrating Tomatoes: Drying Down a September Glut
By the second week of September the counter is a tomato problem. The canner is already booked for sauce, the …
Dehydrating Sweet Potatoes: Slices, Chews, Storage
There are two completely different reasons people dry sweet potatoes, and they want opposite results from the same machine. One …
Dehydrating Peppers: Bells, Jalapenos and Cayennes
Pepper plants do not ration themselves. One jalapeno bush produces steadily from July until the first frost warning in October, …