Dehydrators

@pearlselby that looks tasty!

 

Still using an Excalibur I got in the middle '80s and it still performs great. Great for jerky as well.

 

You might try something like this...
Solavore camping oven cooks and bakes with the power of the sun

 

I have a LEM Stainless Steel with Stainless shelves. It works great amd have made jerky, dried fruit and herbs.
Stainless Steel 10 Tray Food Dehydrator | LEM Products

 

lol that is my beef jerky. Thank you, Ganado!!

 

Some intersting solar dehydrators


this one is short and simple.

 

The above video I finally found the plans for the Solar Chimney (aka downdraft) dehydrator
Cooking & Food - Solar Chimney and/or Downdraft Dehydrator plans | Survival Monkey Forums

 

I have been drying fruit etc between to screens for a long time. I have not talked myself into a dehydrator.

My delima is dehydrating is alot of work and the cost of a decient one is high
so unless you are eating 'raw foods' i am having trouble seeing the point of spending the money.

You can buy so many great dehydrated products for the cost of a deyhdrator. Anyone else have thoughts on this?


place to by organic dehydrated food Harmony House Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Foods

 

I see freeze dried food that is nitrogen packed as in the cave eating while hunkered down durning a nuclear attack. Its expensive and in short order will hack up your insides and make you pray for "regularity". YMMV. For the cost of 5 #10 cans of dehydrated, not freeze dried, fruit is equal to the cost of a nesco dehydrator. My Nesco has to well over 15 years, has run hundreds of hours and dried countless lbs of food.

As far as jerky goes, we dehydrate until it is bone dry. It lasts forever that way. Some dont like it but it's great in soup.