help with dehydrating needed

[Moonlit]

OK so my dehydrator finally got here and I'm joansing for some chips. So I sliced up some sweet potato and followed directions from the book and waited. My hubby took them out last night and I woke up so excited to try them. But I'm very disapointed. They have no crunch, they are chewy and I put way too much cayene pepper.:(
Did I do something wrong? Did I leave them in too long? not long enough?
Please help I need some chips!:(

[tvillemom]

I wish I could be some help. I'm sure someone else will come along! I have had NO luck with sw. pot. chips. I might suggest dehydrating them LONGER to get rid of the chewyness, and make them more crunchy. I dehydrated my last batch for about 24 hours...until they got crucnchy, but then they were so hard, I could hardly bite them.....maybe I cut mine too thick??? Maybe someone else can help us BOTH?? Thanks....and good luck to you.
Wendi

[RowanC]

I've had no luck with chips either :(

When I'm wanting something salty and crunchy, I put a few drops of nama shoyu or Braggs on 1/2 cup of cashews and that seems to satisfy me.

[kyrie]

Ladies,

from experience making fried sweet potato chips, you need to make them very very very thin otherwise, fried or dehydrated they are chewy.

You need a mandolon, or spiral slicer that can do thin half moon shapes, even the V-slicer will do.

The thinner the better, also turn your dehydrator to 115 degrees when dehydrating, and see how you go then.

Sometimes you just need a higher temp. WE don't all live in sunny California or the desert.

Carla.

Good luck

[lytlsprout]

I've never had luck with the sweet potato chips either. But the salt and vinegar with regular potatoes worked for me. But those you have to cut really thin too.