Dehydrating cheesy chips (alissa's book) and seasoned almonds

[heabrook]

Does anyone know how long it takes to dehydrate seasoned almonds? I soaked the almonds, then I mixed them in a bowl with olive oil, salt, oregano and basil.

I've never done this before so I wasn't sure how many hours it will take. I know the cheesy chips can take 8-10hrs. I don't want to dehydrate the almonds for that long, at least I don't think so?

Does anyone else think the sound of the dehydrator is comforting? There is something about the hummmmm'ing noise of healthy raw food being prepared :D

[Free Energy]

I love your avatar!

There is something about the sound of the dehydrator. I know that yummy food will be coming out of it soon. As for dehydrating seasoned almonds, you probably want them crunchy so they would dehydrate overnight. I wouldn't worry about how long they sit in there. Just make sure the temp. is set @ 105 degrees. I use a food grade digital thermometer to check the internal temp. of the food just to make sure. My raw granola sits in there all night and they always come out crunchy. Enjoy the raw snacks!

[heabrook]

:)
Thanks for the tip!! I'll do that.
Also, it is set at 105.

[rawpriestess]

I've done that too,

if you soaked them and then put them in olive oil, it will take forever to dehydrate, because the oil seals them,

they will still be good though

here is how I do it,you may wish to try this if you like your almonds crunchy

soak, then dehydrate, then once they are crunchy, then roll in olive oil and spices, then re-dehydrate

works better I think, then they are more like the Smokehouse almonds.

and I LOVE the sound of the dehydrator purring away, making good food, making good food, mmmmmmm purrrrrrrrrrrrr

[heabrook]

here is how I do it,you may wish to try this if you like your almonds crunchy

soak, then dehydrate, then once they are crunchy, then roll in olive oil and spices, then re-dehydrate

works better I think, then they are more like the Smokehouse almonds.

just a thought.

I do like crunchy almonds. I guess I messed up! If they aren't crunchy enough this time (sounds like they won't be) then I'll do what you suggested. Thanks!

[aromaticwings]

Caution! I did that ..soaking the all first.. even dehyrated a bit after.. then did the olive oil and seasonings... Just could not get them to dry out.... I guess I made my mistake by eventually putting them in a zip lock. ...so I could take to work... but after a day or two they started tasting moldy....

[kyrie]

Hello there,

The answer to your problem is to put the dehydrator on maybe 135 deg for 1 hour, to dry out your soaked and sprouted nut, then bring down the temp to 115 deg and dry overnight.

Once you have them nice and dry and crunchy, then put your spices in a bag, dip the nuts in the oil, and then shake them in the spices, like Shake and Bake.

You need the higher temp, and it won't harm the food whatsoever, no matter what people try to tell you. The longer something is left at the low temp of 105 deg, unless you live in the Mojave Desert, or somewhere with zero humidity, the likelihood is strong that you will get mold, which is not good for you.

What is important is the internal temp of the food!!!

You need to use your common sense with dehydrating, the more moist naturally something is, or depending on moisture content, the longer you need to dehydrate at higher temps initially to prevent spoilage and bacterial bloom. It also applies if you live in very humid areas.

Carla.