Anyone have any recommendations for a good food dehydrator, preferably not more than $100, give or take? Here are some I’m looking at:... (5 replies, last updated by lcool August 8, 2008)

I was reading the great article describing Cragie’s burger: http://www.goodeater.org/2/post/2009/04/cheffing-with-tony-maws-not-just-a-cheeseburger.html They mention using dehydrated miso to provide a blast of umami.... (17 replies, last updated by C. Hamster April 15, 2009)

So my roommate just purchased a food dehydrator. Pretty cool so far, not a necessity but it’s been popping out snacks daily. Everything from dried pineapple, mango, apples, bananas, strawberries, two types of beef jerkey... (12 replies, last updated by S_K July 7, 2006)

While I can’t fathom eating it myself, I’ve promised my veggie wife I would test a batch of spicy tofu jerky in the dehydrator. I’m especially interested in whether the dehydrator heat should be set at 150 as I... (1 reply, last updated by pondrat November 3, 2008)

with a jerky extruder for making jerky from ground meat for a few bucks more, which might be helpful if you plan on making a lot of jerky. If you are going to be doing a lot of dehydrating or jerky making, you really need to look... (2 replies, last updated by Zeldog August 17, 2008)

to hear that they were selling a dehydrator. Then they used that injector thing, and made these perfect strips of ground meat jerky that didn’t fall apart. Hmmm what are those doggy treats called?? Well anyway, it all... (23 replies, last updated by chef chicklet January 17, 2008)

I have some dehydrated potatoes on my hands (slices and shreds), and though I LOOOOOOOOOVE taters, I am at a loss as to what to do with them. I tried my hand at making hash browns out of the shreds (which I couldn’t get to... (6 replies, last updated by buttertart August 5, 2009)

like to get an inexpensive food dehydrator, but I don’t have a clue where I could find one. I only really want it for drying fruit once or twice a year- no huge heavy-duty stuff. Help? (9 replies, last updated by graydyn August 31, 2009)

and have all sorts of cooties in them ... but it isn’t personal as seeing a fly buzzing around the kitchen and wondering if it landed on the peppers. I don’t need another appliance so a dehydrator is out. I’m probably going... (3 replies, last updated by adamclyde August 15, 2006)

that prevents the fruit from darkening? Great idea to freeze too, in the very small instruction booklet, it gave recommendations only for jerky. Also it advised to put the dehydrated foods (meat) in the oven on low for an hour...... (24 replies, last updated by corgette January 29, 2008)

Thinking about making my own backpacking dinner for a change (instead of dehydrated vacuum packs from REI), and am wondering how well various cured meats will keep out on the trail. It’s fall in the Northwest, so... (11 replies, last updated by paulj October 9, 2009)

I’m interested in building a small meat curing box to make salumis, bacon, etc. I’ve done some research and there are some pretty elaborate contraptions that people have concoted using old freezerless fridges. It... (13 replies, last updated by brianl999 October 6, 2009)

techniques is “salting.” Our ancestors discovered that treating meat liberally with salt slowed down the putrefaction process. Salt serves as a "dehydrating" agent, sucking water out of bacteria, destroying them. But... (2 replies, last updated by davidpg November 2, 2007)

is WRONG, people VERRY VERRY WRONG!!! IS it me?? Am I manifesting my early foodie angst at my mothers famous “cat's Vom” casserole (tinned pulped pineapple, a shredded left over roast chicken and dehydrated carrotss and... (82 replies, last updated by Fydeaux May 22, 2007)

Frost free freezers don’t dehydrate meat via air circulation, they dehydrate meats (and other foods) due to the freeze/thaw cycle that allows them to be frost free. When the frost free cycle runs, it partially thaws your... (3 replies, last updated by meadandale June 30, 2008)