It's important to understand that while there may be a large investment up front with food dehydrators, your food dehydrator can quickly pay for itself. For example, beef jerky from the store can cost up to twenty five dollars per pound. It's much cheaper to make it at home. … [Read more...]

If you have ever had vegetables to bad, then you know it doesn't take long. Even with refrigeration, most vegetables will go back within a week. Perhaps you've tried other methods such as sealing and freezing them, but in the end the best way to preserve vegetables is to dehydrate them. To dehydrate a vegetable means to make it dry, as in take out most of the moisture. You don't need any special equipment or tools to dehydrate vegetables - everything you need you should already have in … [Read more...]

Homemade beef jerky is one of the most satisfying and delicious foods. It never seems to last long enough, homemade jerky gets gobbled up by everyone in the house. Making your own jerky has some distinct benefits, like avoiding all the preservatives and chemicals that go into store-bought beef jerky. Another perk is the ability to customize your own recipe and make your favorite jerky. Like it sweet and tangy? Outrageously spicy? Extra-garlicky? The flavor is all up to you. You don’t … [Read more...]

Going Bananas? It just may be a good thing! Bananas tend to ripen quickly. So a good method to preserving them and still enjoy them is dehydrating them. Learning how to dehydrate bananas, is easy, a little time consuming, but well worth the effort. Did you know that commercially dehydrated bananas have a big chance of actually being deep-friend in oil? That is what makes those banana chips we all love to munch on so crispy! So now eating a handful of banana chips thinking its a healthy … [Read more...]

Jerky cannons or jerky guns provide a quick and easy method to use ground beef or other ground meats to make homemade jerky. Thus eliminating the need to remove fat and gristle or having to spend time slicing large cuts of meat into thin strips. … [Read more...]