what foods can i dehydrate
Or learn to use beans as a fat replacement in your baking and cooking. Cheese â Yes, you can dehydrate cheese. BUT, and thereâs a big but about it. Itâs a high fat content food, that tends to go rancid much more quickly, and shouldnât be used for long-term storage. Better to buy commercially dried cheese to make sure youâre safe.
1 As with canning and freezing, dehydrated foods are only as good as the fresh fruit or vegetables. 2  When selecting fruits and vegetables for dehydration, choose ones that are ripe, unbruised and at peak-eating quality. 3  Prepare foods to be dehydrated as you want them to be served.
Nuts â You can dehydrate nuts and store them, but the fat content still makes them a short-term shelf item. You can store nuts long-term for food storage, but simply soaking them to help with their nutritional content, drying them, and then sticking them on shelf for a few years isnât going to work.
*This food list comes with a BIG caveat. Donât try this at home unless you have studied the proper procedure and storage techniques of these foods. Most of the foods here can be dehydrated, but are not recommended for long-term storage. Meats â Yes, you can take lean meats and make beef jerky from them.