Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hi! I'm so excited! We just got a dehydrator. I remember someone on here said they make their yogurt in their dehydrator. We got some glass canning jars to do this too. If you make your yogurt this way, PLEASE email me, I have a few questions before we do it. Also, we were going to try making some zucchini chips today. ANy hints or advice? Best temp for how long?? Thank you for any help! Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Sorry, this is not an answer, but a related question... I have a toaster oven that can be used as a dehydrator, but I've never done so. Is there an advantage to getting an actual dehydrator in energy savings? I live in a hot climate and don't like the idea of running anything hot for hours and hours (I guess I could stick it outside!). The yogurt maker I got doesn't emit too much heat. Is a dehydrator better at not heating up a room than a small oven? - moomaof2 wrote: Hi! I'm so excited! We just got a dehydrator. I remember someone on here said they make their yogurt in their dehydrator. We got some glass canning jars to do this too. If you make your yogurt this way, PLEASE email me, I have a few questions before we do it. Also, we were going to try making some zucchini chips today. ANy hints or advice? Best temp for how long?? Thank you for any help! Cathy --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 NO, our dehydrator emits a lot of heat! maybe it's intensified because we keep it the pantry. > Sorry, this is not an answer, but a related question... > > I have a toaster oven that can be used as a dehydrator, but I've > never done so. Is there an advantage to getting an actual > dehydrator in energy savings? I live in a hot climate and don't > like the idea of running anything hot for hours and hours (I guess > I could stick it outside!). The yogurt maker I got doesn't emit > too much heat. Is a dehydrator better at not heating up a room > than a small oven? > > - > > moomaof2 wrote: > Hi! I'm so excited! We just got a dehydrator. I remember > someone on > here said they make their yogurt in their dehydrator. We got some > glass canning jars to do this too. If you make your yogurt this way, > PLEASE email me, I have a few questions before we do it. > > Also, we were going to try making some zucchini chips today. ANy hints > or advice? Best temp for how long?? > > Thank you for any help! > Cathy > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 My mom is making zucchini chips for my son right now. She says that she must have cut some of them too thin because they are breaking apart now that they are dried. Also, it only took hers about 18 hours to crisp. I don't know if she's tried any yet, but she is mailing them to my son tomorrow. I'll let you know how he likes them. I am praying that they will be a hit because it will be a veggie to get in him, and I will save them for those occassions when we are out at a picnic and such where others will be eating/serving chips. He has become so aware, alert, and interactive in the last few months that he is very, very aware of having tremendously different foods than others are having. He's too young to understand that he can't eat those foods because they make him sick, they're not healthy foods anyway, ect. Either he doesn't understand or just doesn't care. But, he's very content as long as he has something similar like his SCD cookies, popsicles, ect. Meleah who has a dehydrator? Hi! I'm so excited! We just got a dehydrator. I remember someone on here said they make their yogurt in their dehydrator. We got some glass canning jars to do this too. If you make your yogurt this way, PLEASE email me, I have a few questions before we do it. Also, we were going to try making some zucchini chips today. ANy hints or advice? Best temp for how long?? Thank you for any help! Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 , A dehydrater doesn't heat up your room at all, and you can do a lot more volume at one time in the dehydrater. Meleah Re: who has a dehydrator? Sorry, this is not an answer, but a related question... I have a toaster oven that can be used as a dehydrator, but I've never done so. Is there an advantage to getting an actual dehydrator in energy savings? I live in a hot climate and don't like the idea of running anything hot for hours and hours (I guess I could stick it outside!). The yogurt maker I got doesn't emit too much heat. Is a dehydrator better at not heating up a room than a small oven? - moomaof2 wrote: Hi! I'm so excited! We just got a dehydrator. I remember someone on here said they make their yogurt in their dehydrator. We got some glass canning jars to do this too. If you make your yogurt this way, PLEASE email me, I have a few questions before we do it. Also, we were going to try making some zucchini chips today. ANy hints or advice? Best temp for how long?? Thank you for any help! Cathy --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Hi Silvia, << NO, our dehydrator emits a lot of heat! maybe it's intensified > because we keep it the pantry. >> FYI, running the dehydrator in a closed pantry will likely reduce the efficiency of yur dehydrator - ie. take longer to dehydrate, cost more to operate, more electricity. Also, items not in cans or jars, such as breads, biscuits, dried goods (raisins, banana chips etc..) will absorb moisture and have reduced shelf life and may spoil faster. If you leave the door open of the pantry open it shouldn't be much of a problem. If you open the pantry door periodically this will help lower moisture build up. Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 sheila, can you please explain why it decreases the efficiency? thanks > Hi Silvia, > > << NO, our dehydrator emits a lot of heat! maybe it's intensified >> because we keep it the pantry. >> > > FYI, running the dehydrator in a closed pantry will likely reduce the > efficiency of yur dehydrator - ie. take longer to dehydrate, cost more > to operate, more electricity. Also, items not in cans or jars, such > as breads, biscuits, dried goods (raisins, banana chips etc..) will > absorb moisture and have reduced shelf life and may spoil faster. > > If you leave the door open of the pantry open it shouldn't be much of > a problem. If you open the pantry door periodically this will help > lower moisture build up. > > Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs > mom of and > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the > book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read > the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hi Silvia, << sheila, can you please explain why it decreases the efficiency? thanks >> Keeping a dehydrator in a small closed place like a pantry can decrease the efficiency because the moisture being removed from the product will stay in the pantry. The 'wet' air in the pantry will have a decreased water capacity so it will take longer to remove the water from the food in the dehydrator. If it takes longer to dehydrate a food you'll be expending more more energy (electricity) which in turn means more money. If you open the door a few times it will allow cooler, drier air in the pantry which will speed up the rate of dehydration again. Think of the air in the pantry like a sponge. If a sponge is dry it can soak up lots of water. If your sponge is wet it can take up water but much less than a dry sponge. Being in a closed pantry doesn't allow the " sponge " to dry out quickly. If the door is opened a few times the 'sponge' will dry out faster allowing you to remove water more quickly. I hope I haven't confused you to bits. Let me know if that explanation doesn't make sense. Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs mom of and > > > > Hi Silvia, > > > > << NO, our dehydrator emits a lot of heat! maybe it's intensified > >> because we keep it the pantry. >> > > > > FYI, running the dehydrator in a closed pantry will likely reduce the > > efficiency of yur dehydrator - ie. take longer to dehydrate, cost more > > to operate, more electricity. Also, items not in cans or jars, such > > as breads, biscuits, dried goods (raisins, banana chips etc..) will > > absorb moisture and have reduced shelf life and may spoil faster. > > > > If you leave the door open of the pantry open it shouldn't be much of > > a problem. If you open the pantry door periodically this will help > > lower moisture build up. > > > > Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs > > mom of and > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the > > book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read > > the following websites: > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > > and > > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 thanks, that does make sense. > Hi Silvia, > > << sheila, can you please explain why it decreases the efficiency? > thanks >> > > Keeping a dehydrator in a small closed place like a pantry can > decrease the efficiency because the moisture being removed from the > product will stay in the pantry. The 'wet' air in the pantry will > have a decreased water capacity so it will take longer to remove the > water from the food in the dehydrator. If it takes longer to > dehydrate a food you'll be expending more more energy (electricity) > which in turn means more money. > > If you open the door a few times it will allow cooler, drier air in > the pantry which will speed up the rate of dehydration again. > > Think of the air in the pantry like a sponge. If a sponge is dry it > can soak up lots of water. If your sponge is wet it can take up > water but much less than a dry sponge. Being in a closed pantry > doesn't allow the " sponge " to dry out quickly. If the door is opened > a few times the 'sponge' will dry out faster allowing you to remove > water more quickly. > > I hope I haven't confused you to bits. Let me know if that > explanation doesn't make sense. > > Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs > mom of and > > > > >> >> >>> Hi Silvia, >>> >>> << NO, our dehydrator emits a lot of heat! maybe it's intensified >>>> because we keep it the pantry. >> >>> >>> FYI, running the dehydrator in a closed pantry will likely reduce > the >>> efficiency of yur dehydrator - ie. take longer to dehydrate, cost > more >>> to operate, more electricity. Also, items not in cans or jars, > such >>> as breads, biscuits, dried goods (raisins, banana chips etc..) > will >>> absorb moisture and have reduced shelf life and may spoil faster. >>> >>> If you leave the door open of the pantry open it shouldn't be > much of >>> a problem. If you open the pantry door periodically this will > help >>> lower moisture build up. >>> >>> Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs >>> mom of and >>> >>> >>> >>> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read > the >>> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read >>> the following websites: >>> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info >>> and >>> http://www.pecanbread.com >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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