The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dehydrating Foods: Simple Techniques and Over 170 Recipes for Creating and Using Dehydrated Foods
Apr 2013 · Penguin
4.3star
3 reviews
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288
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About this ebook
Save money and preserve your harvest with more than 80 delicious recipes!
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dehydrating Foods is a comprehensive introduction to the process of food dehydrating. Today, people are using home dehydrators for drying and preserving all types of foods, and at a fraction of the cost were they to buy commercially-dried foods. The authors take you through the dehydrating process, step by step, and show you how create a huge variety of dried foods, while maximizing your yield and savings.
Here's what you'll find inside:
80 simple and delicious recipes for fruits, vegetables, herbs and blends, meats and jerkies, dairy, crackers, grains and granola, fruit leathers, vegetable and fruit powders, dried soups and snacks, as well as desserts and healthier pet treats that your pet will absolutely love
Practical guidance on buying the right dehydrator, setting up your dehydrating kitchen, purchasing essential tools and supplies, food safety and storage, and how to troubleshoot common issues
Clear instructions for techniques to help make your dehydrated foods come out perfectly every time including slicing, peeling, prep work, pretreating, and rehydrating, plus tips for room drying and sun drying your foods
Fun ideas for making special gifts with your dehydrated foods, plus tips for making gifts with dried flowers, creating potpourri, and more
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dehydrating Foods is a comprehensive introduction to the process of food dehydrating. Today, people are using home dehydrators for drying and preserving all types of foods, and at a fraction of the cost were they to buy commercially-dried foods. The authors take you through the dehydrating process, step by step, and show you how create a huge variety of dried foods, while maximizing your yield and savings.
Here's what you'll find inside:
80 simple and delicious recipes for fruits, vegetables, herbs and blends, meats and jerkies, dairy, crackers, grains and granola, fruit leathers, vegetable and fruit powders, dried soups and snacks, as well as desserts and healthier pet treats that your pet will absolutely love
Practical guidance on buying the right dehydrator, setting up your dehydrating kitchen, purchasing essential tools and supplies, food safety and storage, and how to troubleshoot common issues
Clear instructions for techniques to help make your dehydrated foods come out perfectly every time including slicing, peeling, prep work, pretreating, and rehydrating, plus tips for room drying and sun drying your foods
Fun ideas for making special gifts with your dehydrated foods, plus tips for making gifts with dried flowers, creating potpourri, and more
Ratings and reviews
4.3
3 reviews
About the author
Jeanette Hurt is the Delicious Nutrition columnist for SecondAct.com (a division of Entrepreneur magazine) and the cheese correspondent for NPR's "The Lake Effect's" "Good Fermentations" segment. She is the author of five books on food, including co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Wine and Food Pairing and The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Sausage Making. She is a regular contributor to Wine Enthusiast, Relish, AirTran's Go, and United Airlines' Hemispheres. She has also written extensively for other food publications including: Clean Eating, Gourmet, Sauveur, and others. Jeanette won Best Travel Book of 2009 for The Cheeses of California: A Culinary Travel Guide.
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