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Dehydrating Basics

Learn the dehydrating basics that teach you the beginning steps and necessary tools for dehydrating fruits and vegetables for shelf-stable food storage in your pantry from the garden produce or grocery deals you find. Dehydrating Basics walks you through all tips and tricks to get started dehydrating! Learn how to store dehydrated foods, how to condition dehydrated foods, the best containers to use for dehydrated foods, and so much more!

A Nesco dehydrator on a kitchen counter, surrounded by five mason jars filled with various dried fruits and vegetables.

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4 food dehydrator tray liners on wooden floor

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Excalibur dehydrator, cosori dehydrator, nutribullet blender and mandoline - tools for dehydrating

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Nesco dehydrator tray full of grapes cut in half to stop case hardening

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A chart displaying the temperatures for dehydrating various foods.

Best Temperature to Dehydrate Fruits and Vegetables

Images of the 15 essential dehydrated foods such as strawberries, herbs, greens, peppers, onions, and more.

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Cosori premium stainless steel dehydrator with dried fruit inside.

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A variety of fruits on a wooden surface

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zucchini chips with bagel seasoning on an Excalibur dehydrator tray

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Hot water poured over dehydrated vegetables to rehydrate them for a meal

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4 different storage containers for dehydrated goods

Best Airtight Containers for Dehydrated Food Storage

A stack of the best books about dehydrating

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Frigidair oven with a tray of zucchini on it, ready to be dried in the oven

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Broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and green beans preparing to be blanched

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