Other Uses
While there are countless uses for a good dehydrator, I find one of the best is its ability to dry fresh herbs and spices. I grow many herbs myself and used to hang them out to dry. Now, I can put them in the dehydrator for a couple of hours and they're ready to use! The usual drying temperature for most herbs and spices is under 100 degrees Farenheit.
Food
Preparation
Average Drying Time
Drying Temperature
Basil
Rinse in cold water.
2-3 hours
100 degrees
Chili Peppers
Rinse and dice.
6-12 hours
100 degrees
Chives
Rinse.
2-3 hours
95 degrees
Dill
Rinse in cold water.
2-3 hours
100 degrees
Garlic
Cut in half lengthwise.
8-12 hours
120 degrees
Mint
Rinse in cold water.
2-3 hours
100 degrees
Parsley
Rinse.
2-3 hours
100 degrees
To purchase an American Harvest dehydrator, click here
I cannot seem to locate the instructions. I am making jerky. Do you have cooking times/temps?
On Friday, 9/26/2008, (anonymous) said:
I need to purchase addtional trays for American Harvest dehydrtor 2400 model. Does anyone know where can I get them? Went in to Nesco website but they have a bunch of newer models but not the 2400 model.
On Tuesday, 8/5/2008, Ronda L. Carnicelli said:
Yup -- you over-dried. Try drying for 10 hours and see how that works. You can always add more time, but you'll have a hard time undoing damage! Good luck :)
On Sunday, 6/29/2008, Melody said:
We have never used our dehydrator until yesterday and have had it for years. We love dried pineapple and banannas, so decided to give it a try. We looked on the web for how many hours it takes for pineapple and it said 24-26 hours. So we did that. This morning it was all burned looking. I lost the instructions during a move. In reading your information it appears we way over dried ours. 8-12 hours you had listed and had the degrees. Our machine doesn't have a degree setting, so it still sounds as if we over dried. Any comments?
