The Complete Idiot S Guide To Dehydrating Foods

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 dehydrator is an incredibly useful tool for long-term food storage and making the most of your garden harvest. The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook contains everything you need to know to get the greatest value from a home dehydrator. • Includes tips on selecting a dehydrator, as well as proper sanitation, storage, and rehydration techniques • Individual entries on how to dehydrate all manner of berries, fruits, vegetables, greens, herbs, and edible flowers include information on how to prep, dehydration temperatures, and times • Includes recipes for making your own teas, herb blends and rubs, flavored oils, instant baby food, jerky, and fruit leathers • Includes nearly 400 recipes for cooking from your dehydrator pantry. There is an entire chapter dedicated to slow cooker recipes using dehydrated ingredients and one on dehydrated meals for backpackers and campers.

Perfectly preserve your favorite foods Dehydrating is easy and inexpensive, and the results are loaded with flavor and nutrition. If you have a bumper crop of garden vegetables, scored a deal on in-season fruit at the farmer's market, or have a neighbor with more fresh oregano than they know what to do with, there's no better way to preserve your bounty than by dehydrating! With over 170 recipes for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, jerkies, leathers, trail mix, and even treats for your dog, this definitive guide gives you everything you need to know to make the most of your dehydrator. In this newly updated edition, you'll discover: - A guide on the types of dehydrators available - Pointers on proper food prep and safety storage - Dozens of recipes on dehydrating all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs - Rich and flavorful recipes for dehydrated beef, chicken, duck, and other jerkies - Easy ideas for making chips, granola, croutons, and more with your dehydrator - Satisfying meringues, cookies, and other desserts to satisfy any sweet tooth

The definitive book on becoming a vegan, with recipes included. Becoming a vegan isn't just about giving up animal products. It's about making a lifestyle change. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living, authors Beverly Lynn Bennett (known as the Vegan Chef) and Ray Sammartano provide a complete guide to living vegan - style, focusing on compassion for all, good health, and great eating. Inside, readers will find 50 sensational recipes, tips for everyday vegan living, the lowdown on vegan myths, and much more. -One of the few titles that combines information on the vegan lifestyle with recipes -Being a vegan isn't only about what you eat; this book also discusses clothing, cosmetics, etc. -Author is a renowned vegan chef

Although dehydrating food is as old as the world, is has only recently invited itself anew in our kitchens, in the shape of an appliance as mysterious as it is unknown: the food dehydrator. Also called food dryer, this small low temperature oven is a must-have to dehydrate fruit, vegetables, plants, meat and fish and to preserve all the riches of your foods. Dehydrating foods allows you to store them more easily and for longer, and prepare snacks or unique sweets, starting with dried fruit and vegetables. But the food dehydrator is a complex device, and mastering food dehydration does not happen overnight.Need a hand?This guide on food dehydration is for you! What is food dehydration? What are the assets of dehydrated foods? How should you choose your food dryer? How should you pick the ingredients to be dehydrated? How to dehydrate fruit and vegetables? What recipes can you make with your dehydrator? What is the ideal temperature to dehydrate foods? What is the ideal time to prepare my dried fruit? How to best preserve dehydrated food? If you are asking yourselves these questions, and many more, this guide on food dehydration is for you: This guide will explain in detail why and how you should dehydrate fruit, vegetables, meat or fish. It gives you all the tips on how to prepare your foods. It tells you how to choose the best food dehydrator. It tells you about the essential accessories to get started with food dehydration. Finally, it gives you unique recipes, savoury and sweet, to be prepared with your dehydrator.And let us tell you than some of them are going to surprise you! At the same time budget-friendly, environmentally-friendly and healthy, dehydrated food is a necessary step for anyone who swears by fruit and vegetables, or for all aspiring producers who have a hard time preserving their harvests. This food preparation technique is also ideal for food lovers who dream about fruit leathers, Beef Jerky or dried fruit. Should you have just bought your first food dryer, or should you still be hesitating, our guide will give you all the information needed to become the queen or king of dehydrated food!

Make your own delicious cultured foods-safely and easily! The art of fermenting foods is an ages-old craft that is enjoying a resurgence as people are discovering not only the health benefits of live-culture foods, but the true pleasure of creating their own fermentations at home. From kombucha to kefir, and from sourdough to kimchi, research is proving that live-culture foods can help reduce high cholesterol, strengthen and support digestive and immune systems, and help fight and prevent chronic diseases. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Fermenting Foods covers the amazing health benefits of fermented foods and the techniques for safely fermenting food at home. Here's what you'll find in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Food: Over 100 unique and delicious recipes for ferments of all types, including beverages, cultured dairy, fermented grains, vegetable ferments, and much more, and each with detailed instructions Helpful insight on the tools and techniques you'll need to know to safely create nearly any type of fermented food Detailed guidance on how fermentation works, how to troubleshoot common fermentation issues, and how to grow your own starters

You can preserve just about everything-from soup to nuts. Food contamination scandals, the rising cost of food, organic eating, and better nutrition-all these factors contribute to the upsurge in interest in food preservation. While there are many books on canning, freezing, and pickling foods, few are as comprehensive as The Complete Idiot's Guide to Preserving Food, in which readers learn how easy and beneficial food preservation can be with detailed, step-by-step instructions. -The sales of jars for preservation have jumped 28% in the past year, indicating a strong increase in interest in preserving food -The author is a Master Food Preserver with over 40 years of expertise -Advice on preserving for special needs diets is unique to this book -Provides instructional photos

This essential companion for putting your food dehydrator to work features instructions and techniques for drying all the most popular fruits and vegetables, along with meat and herbs. You’ll learn to dry fruits and vegetables at their peak, giving you an easy and economical way to stock your pantry with apple rings, mango slices, banana chips, dried soup beans, tomatoes, and much more for year-round enjoyment. In addition, drying guidelines for specialty items like meat jerky, fruit leather, dried herb and spice mixtures, backpacking meals, and even baby food round out this friendly handbook. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.