Recomendationd of dehydrators?

[Gardening with Rabbits]

Here is a good price on the Excalibur
http://www.harvestessentials.com/excalibur.html

I just saw this. I bought one today from this place. I am not sure if they have the sale all the time or it is a one day sale, but I bought it thinking today was the day. I was going to buy one at Cabelas, but the one at Cabelas is the 2900 model and the better one is the 3900 model. It has a 10-year warranty and the other one a 5-year. I saw on another website where a lady said she dehydrates and puts the food in canning jars and puts the lid on and done. She said she has stuff 3 to 4 years old that is still fine. Is this true? I am hoping to dehydrate some food in the freezers before the garden gets going. It is silly to pay high utility bills on squash, or at least I think it is. If we had a bunch of beef in there it would not be as bad, but right now we are low on that. I want to turn off one freezer. This is going to be fun?

 

[baymule]

@Gardening with Rabbits I bought my Excalibur last year and I loved it! Last night I made cole slaw with cabbage, carrots from the garden, and dehydrated tomatoes from last years garden. The dehydrated tomatoes gave the slaw a taste zing. Good! I dehydrated potatoes, sliced and hash brown (blanch first so they don't turn black) and used them over the winter. Delicious! Dehydrated hash browns are good in soups too.

I don't know about dehydrating frozen squash. Freezing bursts the cell walls, releasing water. You might try a package to see what you get. I would thing dehydrating fresh squash would be better. I didn't do squash last year, but I will this year. I made squash lasagna last year using squash cut longwise instead of pasta noodles and it was good. Watery, but good. This year I want to dehydrate the squash first, to see if it will cut down on the watery part. I think the squash would absorb liquids from the tomato sauce and cottage cheese.

I do fry my frozen squash. Let it thaw completely. cut a corner off the bag and wring the squash like a wash cloth. Twist it and squeeze the water out. Roll it in cornmeal and fry. It is crispier than fresh.

You will love love love your new Excalibur!!!!! and YES this is going to be FUN!

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

@Gardening with Rabbits
I do fry my frozen squash. Let it thaw completely. cut a corner off the bag and wring the squash like a wash cloth. Twist it and squeeze the water out. Roll it in cornmeal and fry. It is crispier than fresh.

You will love love love your new Excalibur!!!!! and YES this is going to be FUN!

I like the idea of cutting the corner of the bag of the frozen squash. I will try that!

 

[hoodat]

I just saw this. I bought one today from this place. I am not sure if they have the sale all the time or it is a one day sale, but I bought it thinking today was the day. I was going to buy one at Cabelas, but the one at Cabelas is the 2900 model and the better one is the 3900 model. It has a 10-year warranty and the other one a 5-year. I saw on another website where a lady said she dehydrates and puts the food in canning jars and puts the lid on and done. She said she has stuff 3 to 4 years old that is still fine. Is this true? I am hoping to dehydrate some food in the freezers before the garden gets going. It is silly to pay high utility bills on squash, or at least I think it is. If we had a bunch of beef in there it would not be as bad, but right now we are low on that. I want to turn off one freezer. This is going to be fun?

Personally I think vacuum sealing would be better. Oxygen is the enemy of any stored food.