8 Food Dehydrating Tips Every Beginner Should Know!

These helpful food dehydrating tips will help you be more successful at learning to dehydrate and using your dehydrated foods. Many are not often explained well in books and websites, and I want to make sure you understand all the ins and outs of dehydrating!

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[gabbyofmilton]

78 year old man, been canning and dehydrating for 50 - 55 years and still love watching you.

[suemoo]

Hi, I just got my first dehydrator, I’m ready to learn how!❤

[ttilles]

What she is saying applies to life. It is not about what others say, It is your timing. Your intuition. Your energy. Your validation. Your art. Your projects.

[tanyapayzant]

I’ve been looking for a “go to” person for dehydrating. I just found you!😀🇨🇦

[jpaganeng]

You had me at “your dehydrating bff.” 😄

[maureenpalmquist]

Im a newbie in dehydrating. As I write this I am using the dehydrating setting on my oven to dry apple slices. It's my first dehydrate and im a little surprised at how noisy it is. I like the way you presented this in layman's terms without any distracting music. Thank you.

[lionheart]

Thanks Darcy! This is wonderful advice for all of us, not just the newbies. Reminders are always welcome in our house!

[wendyford]

I have just bought a dehydrator and have no idea how to use it but I am going to learn. I live alone and waste so much food because I can’t eat it in time. Eggs are often wasted. Now I will dehydrate and store in my storage foods. I found your channel and am looking forward to learning alongside your teaching. I also started gardening for the first time too. Who says you’re too old to learn ? Good way to use my time in retirement.

[sherylhumberger]

Very informative. I had to learn this. Sometimes things have to dry 15 hours. Like you commented on I bought a 47.00 dehydrator and believe me it has paid for itself over and over. So I might have to let things in longer so what. It doesn't hurt anything. I had alot of peppers last year. I made 5 batches of relish. Made pepper soup, stuffed peppers and fried potatoes with peppers and onions. And anything else to use them. But I wouldn't do it any different now. Love it. No waste of food. Thanks for sharing. With I new this stuff but I learned.

[tammyohlsson]

I love north of Houston. It’s so humid here, it takes me almost twice the recommended time to dry.
Thought I was doing something wrong. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Blessings!

[njagatlin]

You were the first content creator I came across about dehydration. I have come to trust your content and advice more than anyone’s. In regards to your first tip, it has been the most impactful to my success and motivation to dehydrate.

[happycya]

Thanks so much! You are my very trusted go to dehydrating guru! God Bless!

[Tasty]

As someone whose new to dehydrating your tips are invaluable. Thank you so much!

[kbjerke]

Love that little hand held vacuum sealer!!! Thanks, Darcy!! ❤

[earleencadwell]

Your are my dehydrating BFF. Love watching your videos.

[Loraannfi]

I just found this channel, and I stopped on it because I thought for a second it was my best friend in the whole wide world of 35 years. Not only does Darcy look like her but sounds and acts the same. After watching some of the videos, I see she is just as wise and helpful too.
I bought a dehydrator about five years ago. I messed around with it for a couple of weeks and then I bought a house that needed a lot of work so I put it on a shelf in the basement. One of sons was looking for something down there and reminded me I had a dehydrator, and if I wasn't ever going to use it, he would take it. I told him to bring it upstairs for me and I would get the stupid thing figured out. So, here I am trying to get this process figured out before my son kidnaps my dehydrator.

[BinfordMJ]

That timer is the first thing I learned when I started dehydrating a month ago. Some things go quick, others not so much. Thanks for the information.

[theamorales-mcclendon]

How informative; not too wordy, not too brief. My whole experience with your podcast was very enjoyable. Thank you so very much!

[redgingerbreadpam]

Love any information from you Darcy. Learned from you for quite a few years now. Frozen mixed vegetables come from the store straight to my dehydrator.

[lcm]

Love you Darcy! You are such an inspiration. You give such clear, practical, honest advice! I greatly appreciate that you always answer questions very promptly! I am a newbie, you have given me so much confidence and such fabulous accurate advice. Thanks so much, God bless! Looking forward to the "Food Preservation Chat"! 😁😃😋