The Beginner’s Guide to Dehydrating Food (2nd Edition)

Tips and tricks for successful dehydrating whether you are using a food dehydrator, oven, or sun-drying. This essential guide 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 and colorful handbook.

By Teresa Marrone

Paperback – 308 pp