Far from being a fad, food dyhydrating is one of the most ancient, effective, and nutritous ways of preserving food. Now, at last, there is a book that teaches absolutely everything there is to know about using an electric food dyhydrator to dry foods at home — and gives more than 100 foolproof recipes for scrumptious snacks and meals made from dried foods. With this extraordinary book, you can learn how to cross junk food and expensive store-bought snacks off your family’s shopping list — and
The “bible” for dehydrating foods.,
If you have a food dehydrator collecting dust somewhere, get this book and haul it out!
This is the best basic book I’ve seen for preserving foods through dehydration. Not only does she tell you what you need to do *before* you dry it, but she tells you what you can do with the stuff after it’s dried. Recipes that are useable, recipes for camping, and some that will surprise you – this is a very comprehensive book.
This is a must-have for backpackers who want every ounce to count, since dried foods weigh so little. A must for parents who read the “Fruit Roll-ups” label in horror: make your own fruit leathers! She’ll tell you how to make fantastic beef jerky, too.
If you dry foods, you need this book.
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I’d pay three times this amount for this book,
I’ve had my dehydrator for 5 years and thought I’d dried everything in every conceivable way but Mary Bell has some fantastic ideas. Easy read and easier recipes. Especially liked the section on backpacker food. My dehydrator has been running 24hrs/day since I got this book. Thank you, Mary Bell, for this great book.
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Strongly recommended for those considering a dehydrator,
I bought this after I bought my dehydrator, although I would have bought a better dehydrator if I had read this before. This book gives several great reasons why you should consider a dehydrator, and how to make the most of it. I could have never imagined making a tofu cracker, for instance!!
After I read it almost entirely in one night, I find it a great reference to go back to, whenever I’m considering dehydrating something new. I couldn’t compare this with other titles on dehydrating food since I haven’t read them, but I’m quite satisfied with this one. Addition of dehydrated pictures would be a great addition however.
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