EXCALIBUR DEHYDRATORS

[Guest guest]

I was considering getting one

I have no idea which one to buy and how expensive they are and if

they require extra equipment...also are they cheap to operate? I nee

to figure out if we can afford it....

Thanks and Happy New Year!

Ale mom of Joshy 3 yo and sc 8mo

[Guest guest]

Dear Ale, I got the largest one from Lucy. It was about $200, but she

discounts the shipping and I got it overnight very reasonably. My feeling

is that the biggest factor with dehydrators is the time involved.* With

mine I make 2 gallons of yogurt so there's always extra to cook, bake, or

make frozen yogurt with. Had started using a heating pad, but found the

house temperature variations season to season to be

exasperating. Temperature is very consistent with the Excalibur and it's

very nice to use. Mine runs 5 degrees hot, so I set my on 105 to make

yogurt. * so why not make a LOT of whatever all at once.

I also use it to dehydrate organic onions for onion powder, and I make

cheese crisps with it too. Just follow Whiz op Marilyn's recipe of grating

cheese. I divide a 3/4 pound block among 4 toaster oven pans, (use two

blocks of cheese, and 8 pans...after the investment you've got them

forever...) and bake them at 150 for an hour in a regular oven. Slip them

out onto a paper towel or clean grocery bags, blot off the oil, and cut

them into 8 pieces. I salt them lightly, and pop them onto 4 dehydrator

trays, with a paper towel between the plastic mesh and the supporting

framework. This works best for me, and the crisps are nice to have

around. Dehydrate them overnight at 150 degrees, and at least several

hours till they are the crunchy or chewy texture you're looking for. (Do

not attempt them to dehydrate the cheese directly on paper towels in the

dehydrator, or they'll stick to the paper towels like glue.)

Please understand, we do not have dairy issues, so I eat cow's milk yogurt

in a smoothie each morning and eating the cheese crisps is not a problem

either.

I do not think they are outrageously expensive to run, and the convenience

of the big one is helpful. I probably still under utilize mine, but the

things I make with it now, I really rely upon and am thrilled with! Does

this help?

Ann, IBS " gone " like no symptoms as long as I stay with SCD completely.