Guest guest Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I make a few kinds of Kale chips in the dehydrator because then you get the benefit of the live food too. They are just as good as made in the stove....but the good stuff isn't destroyed/deactivated caused by the baking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 I HIGHLY recommend the Nesco food dehydrator as seen at http://mealmasters.webs.com/apps/webstore/ I have an Excalibur big dehydrator, but I wanted a smaller unit for my RV...I got the Nesco and ended up using it more than the Excalibur-just love it! Just the right size, quiet, adjustable and efficient. I am actually considering selling my Excalibur, as the Nesco fits my needs perfectly. > > > Subject: Re: I made kale chips > To: sproutpeople > Date: Monday, April 16, 2012, 1:27 AM > > I have a Farberware Convection Oven that is also a dehydrator but I've never used it as such. It indicates that to dehydrate I should put the temp at 140 to 150 degrees. Now I no longer have the instructions so just in case I want to use my Faberware to make kale chips instead of using my oven, can you estimate how long it would take to make the kale chips. Using the regular oven it's 300 for 20 minutes. > > Thanks much > > Melody > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 , Are you anywhere in the neighborhood of Vermont Fiddleheads in Worcester VT? Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Don't think so. I eat my greens ever day. I eat a very healthy plant based diet (including cooked kale). The kale chips are a treat. I don't eat them for their nutrition benefit. I get that from my other greens which includes kale. I'd rather use my money to buy broccoli seeds. lol Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 well, melody, maybe dehydrating just doesn't suit your nature .....peace, mary > > > > > > > > > > What kind of dehydrator do you have? Does drying them in microwave do the same as the oven? > > > > > Might not be able to air dry here as summers are a bit humid usually. We get our tropical rains at times here. Come down hard and fast and then dry up. Yet not much worse than up orth it seems. Winteres are more dry and we don't get enough water then. > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: " paulaeliza@ " <aEliza@> > > > > > To: sproutpeople > > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:44 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: I made kale chips > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > I make a few kinds of Kale chips in the dehydrator because then you get the benefit of the live food too. They are just as good as made in the stove....but the good stuff isn't destroyed/deactivated caused by the baking. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 hi carolyn.....yes, i'm pleased with the one from bass pro and will check out the exact name on it if you want.....it was in the $30 something dollar range.....not all of them are worth having.....the last time i looked at a waring, it was running about $90.....i didn't look at it for long.....i've had those 2 old warings for so long that i can't remember from whence they came.....if i were going to get another one, i'd get another from bass pro you're down near okeechobee, right ?.....there has got to be a bass pro down in the miami area.....i love miami !.....peace, mary > > > > What kind of dehydrator do you have? Does drying them in microwave do the same as the oven? > > Might not be able to air dry here as summers are a bit humid usually. We get our tropical rains at times here. Come down hard and fast and then dry up. Yet not much worse than up orth it seems. Winteres are more dry and we don't get enough water then. > >  > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > >  > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: " paulaeliza@ " <aEliza@> > > To: sproutpeople > > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:44 PM > > Subject: Re: I made kale chips > > > > > > > >  > > > > I make a few kinds of Kale chips in the dehydrator because then you get the benefit of the live food too. They are just as good as made in the stove....but the good stuff isn't destroyed/deactivated caused by the baking. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 i never gave a second's thought to what the appropriate temperature for dehydrating is.....thanks, terry.....peace, mary > > To preserve the nutrients in the food, you should dehydrate at a temp lower than 115. I make kale, zucchini, sweet potato chips a lot they are yummy. I use a nine tray Excalibur dehydrator because it heats evenly from back to front .... Does a great job. The dehydrator is good to preserve food when you hit a good sale or have a bumper crop ... I use it a lot. > > Terry > > Sent from my iPad > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Oh, forgot to mention I downloaded the manual for my convection oven and it's on my desktop. Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 good for you.....when you pick up a " treasure " at a garage sale or thrift store and don't have the manual, you can usually get it on the internet.....peace, mary > > Oh, forgot to mention I downloaded the manual for my convection oven and it's on my desktop. > > Melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 yes, we have to figure out how much use we'll get out of all of these interesting appliances, don't we ?.....i didn't think that the new waring was worth the money.....good luck finding what you want.....peace, mary > > > > > > What kind of dehydrator do you have? Does drying them in microwave do the same as the oven? > > > Might not be able to air dry here as summers are a bit humid usually. We get our tropical rains at times here. Come down hard and fast and then dry up. Yet not much worse than up orth it seems. Winteres are more dry and we don't get enough water then. > > >  > > > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: " paulaeliza@ " <aEliza@> > > > To: sproutpeople > > > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:44 PM > > > Subject: Re: I made kale chips > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > I make a few kinds of Kale chips in the dehydrator because then you get the benefit of the live food too. They are just as good as made in the stove....but the good stuff isn't destroyed/deactivated caused by the baking. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 there are all kinds of things out there to suit everyone's needs.....there are two in our family and i don't do big lots of things like i did years ago so being able to bring one, smaller dehydrator out to do a small lot of something works well for us.....we're going to go get some kale and make kale chips.....peace, mary > > > > > > > > What kind of dehydrator do you have?ÃÆ'‚ Does drying them in microwave do the same as the oven? > > > > Might not be able to air dry here as summers are a bit humid usually.ÃÆ'‚ We get our tropical rains at times here. Come down hard and fast and then dry up.ÃÆ'‚ Yet not much worse than up orth it seems.ÃÆ'‚ Winteres are more dry and we don't get enough water then. > > > > ÃÆ'‚ > > > > > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'‚ > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: " paulaeliza@ " <aEliza@> > > > > To: sproutpeople > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:44 PM > > > > Subject: Re: I made kale chips > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'‚ > > > > > > > > I make a few kinds of Kale chips in the dehydrator because then you get the benefit of the live food too. They are just as good as made in the stove....but the good stuff isn't destroyed/deactivated caused by the baking. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Hi there. Thanks to all of you who responded to the dehydrating question. Today I brought my ziplock bag full of kale chips to share with some friends. Well, you should have seen the look on their faces. They HATED the kale chips. So that was a bust. Then, I went to another place and whole different story. They were fighting over them. So I guess it's a matter of taste. Some people love them and some actually hate them. Personally, I'd use them as a topping on my sprout salad. Gives a nice crunch. Melody > > > Subject: Re: I made kale chips > To: sproutpeople > Date: Monday, April 16, 2012, 1:27 AM > > I have a Farberware Convection Oven that is also a dehydrator but I've never used it as such. It indicates that to dehydrate I should put the temp at 140 to 150 degrees. Now I no longer have the instructions so just in case I want to use my Faberware to make kale chips instead of using my oven, can you estimate how long it would take to make the kale chips. Using the regular oven it's 300 for 20 minutes. > > Thanks much > > Melody > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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