Help with my new dehydrator?

[Guest guest]

Hi There,

I recently purchased an Excalibur dehydrator from a friend for cheap. This

friend was once a raw foodist and loaned me all these raw food books to give me

ideas on how to use the dehydrator. But it's confusing. It's too much info for

me. It is hard for me to take what I can use from a raw food book for where I'm

at in SCD.

I'd rather hear from SCD people on how they use their dehydrators and get

recipes from you all that I can actually use without having to sift through alot

of illegals. Would you mind sharing your recipes for the Excalibur including

exactly how you make yogurt with it?

Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Betty

[Guest guest]

I’m with you Betty. I recently got one myself. I have been

experimenting with dehydrating grapes, plums, cherry tomatos, zucchini,

pineapple, banana and pitted cherries. And strawberry fruit leather. Every

fruit turned out well. It is all very leathery and chewy. I did over dry

the fruit leather – haven’t mastered that one yet. I did nothing to

the fruit except wash & dried it and cut it in half (grapes) or 1/8”

slices.

I use it to incubate the SCD yogurt (mine has a setting for

yogurt on it – 115 degrees I think) Temp. is 5 degrees higher than food

temp. I think. Take out all the trays and place the yogurt container(s) on the

floor of the dehydrator and replace door cover. If it has a timer, set it for

24 hours/make a note of when yogurt is ready.

Be forewarned to drink water when eating dried fruit. If you eat

a lot of dried fruit and get a stomach ache, drink a glass of water and you

will feel better (the voice of experience). Best not to overeat (the voice of

experience again)as dried fruit is considered advanced.

I would love to know how to make onion and garlic powder. I have

not yet tried to dry onions or garlic. Any suggestions appreciated.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of anabetica

I'd rather hear from SCD people on how they use their dehydrators and get

recipes from you all that I can actually use without having to sift through

alot of illegals. Would you mind sharing your recipes for the Excalibur

including exactly how you make yogurt with it?

Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Betty

[Guest guest]

I’m with you Betty. I recently got one myself. I have been

experimenting with dehydrating grapes, plums, cherry tomatos, zucchini,

pineapple, banana and pitted cherries. And strawberry fruit leather. Every

fruit turned out well. It is all very leathery and chewy. I did over dry

the fruit leather – haven’t mastered that one yet. I did nothing to

the fruit except wash & dried it and cut it in half (grapes) or 1/8”

slices.

I use it to incubate the SCD yogurt (mine has a setting for

yogurt on it – 115 degrees I think) Temp. is 5 degrees higher than food

temp. I think. Take out all the trays and place the yogurt container(s) on the

floor of the dehydrator and replace door cover. If it has a timer, set it for

24 hours/make a note of when yogurt is ready.

Be forewarned to drink water when eating dried fruit. If you eat

a lot of dried fruit and get a stomach ache, drink a glass of water and you

will feel better (the voice of experience). Best not to overeat (the voice of

experience again)as dried fruit is considered advanced.

I would love to know how to make onion and garlic powder. I have

not yet tried to dry onions or garlic. Any suggestions appreciated.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of anabetica

I'd rather hear from SCD people on how they use their dehydrators and get

recipes from you all that I can actually use without having to sift through

alot of illegals. Would you mind sharing your recipes for the Excalibur

including exactly how you make yogurt with it?

Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Betty