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Ripe, Fully Ripe, or Overripe? Which is Best?

Richard wrote in wanting to know which fruit condition was best to use for dehydrating, ripe, fully ripe, or over-ripe. Click for FAQ page 4!

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Mason Jars versus Food Vacuum Sealer

Amy asks if it's OK to just use Mason Jars with oxypacks instead of a vacuum sealer? Click for the answer.

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Help! My Broccoli is Soggy!

Amy needed help solving her soggy broccoli dilemma. The answer is right here on page 4 of FAQ!

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the BEST BOOK I've read on nutrition - bar none

"This book is THE BEST BOOK I've ever read on basic dietary needs and I've read quite a few books on nutrition in my time. I urge EVERYONE to get a copy and start eating properly which will probably be for the first time in their lives. I cannot believe the changes in my mental clarity, energy levels, and over-all well-being - it's fantastic."-- Susan Gast

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The Raw Food Revolution ... coming to a stomach near you!

Yes, the Raw Food Revolution is coming to a stomach near you! Hopefully yours, and I hope sooner, rather than later. Andrew Perlot tells you all about it. Let his years of experience work for you!

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Strawberry Purée unsuccessful?

Michelle asks: "I tried to dehydrate a strawberry purée today and used plastic wrap on my dehydrator tray. The fan blew the plastic wrap up and made the purée slide all around. Suggestions? I used frozen strawberries, thawed and drained".

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Addendum to Dehydrating Acorn Squash

This just back from Bret: "Susan, thanks for your help. I will be trying it this week! I plan on drying them and then run them through a blender to make it into a powder and then vacuum seal it. I think that will be great to add to dishes such as soups and stews for extra nutrition, especially if kids don't know what you added to their dinner! :-) Have a great day --Bret"

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Great Greenhouse using Recycled Windows!

Take a look at this great greenhouse ... it's situated below their home's upper deck - what a clever way Bev and her husband made of this under-utilized space!

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Can you dehydrate Acorn Squash?

Acorn squash is treated just like butternut squash, though it is a little harder to peel due to its shape ... I slice the squash first into slices, then cut off the rind, and remove the center seeds - and continue with the butternut squash instructions.

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Joan's way of prepping her spuds ...

Joan wrote in to tell us how she preps her spuds for dehydrating ... see bottom of this page

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Case Hardening addendum

The previous blog entry about Overheating and Case Hardening was answered on FAQ page 3, see permalink, but I wanted to post HERE the response back via the survey!

"Thanks for your answer about case hardening. I have an old Magic Chef model 470 that doesn't have any temperature control. After my first batch of potatoes looked like they were getting too brittle to completely dry out, I put my instant thermometer through a vent hole. It was 155 degrees. Thought about this then tried out putting my springform pan collar under the trays. The dehydrator has a bottom air blower that blows up through the trays. This way the air circulates around the trays and down and out as well as up and out the vents on the lid. Seemed to drop the temperature to 120 degrees at the start, then 140 degrees as the potatoes were finishing up. Second batch is better. Sorry for answering in the "no" survey box, "yes" box won't let me speak, LOL."

My response is the addendum on FAQ page 3!

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Food Glorious Food

Food Glorious Food - Maybe not what Oliver wanted to eat - save money and put it away for that rainy day ...

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Overheating and Case Hardening ...

Are your foods getting an outer crust? That's "case hardening" for you ... click here for the solution to one reader's dilemma.

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Holy Fruit Leathers, Batman!

I've tried fruit leathers several different times, each one different. I keep getting holes in them. They come out looking like Swiss cheese! Have you had this? Any clue what I'm doing wrong? --- click for more!

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super-easy, super-tasty recipes!

Check out our delicious recipes! And while you're at it, send in one of yours too, and share the goodness :-)

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