Alissa's Potato Chips - Temp??

[Beckla]

Just making her acv/sea salt chips and it says to dehydrate them for 5 hours... but ... what temp would people recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Becca

[Ruby]

I think 105' will be good. I noticed her other chip recipes are dried at that temp. Good luck!!

[spiralgirl]

Beckla,

Please let me know if the chips get crispy as I've heard people having problems with that.

[ReneeH]

I actually made these and they are WONDERFUL!!! Mine did get crispy too! I dehydrated them at 105' as well... Be careful NOT to use too much sea salt though!!! I made 3 trays and one of them was saltier than the other 2... Use Sea Salt sparingly...

[Zella Juice]

maybe we didn't make them right..but they were chewy and made the whole place smell like vinegar. Even made the other things in the dehydrator taste like vinegar. So I would suggest dehydrating them alone.

[Beckla]

Thanks, gang. I had it at 110 and left it overnight. They're crispy and delicious!!

[spiralgirl]

Beckla,

Thanks, for posting your results. My Excalbur should be coming tomorrow so I can't wait to try this. I already bought some potatoes so I'm all set. How many hours were yours in the dehdrator? You said overnight so I'm thinking about 10 hours or so?

[trinity082482]

how do u make potato slices?

[Veganforlife]

I use my spiral slicer. But you must first score your potato halfway (length - wise) all the way down or you end up with one long spiral. Or you can use a mandolin slicer or your can cut them by hand.

[Beckla]

I used the mandolin slicer - thinnest slices.

[trinity082482]

Thanks for the tips!

I think If I cut them by hand it might take 3 years to dehydrate lol..
I might invest in a slicer :D

[Beckla]

Just buy your standard, $3 - 5 buck vegetable peeler and try it out! =)

[beppa66]

Oh, I can't wait for my dehydrator to get here!!!!!!

[spiralgirl]

beppa66,

I hear you, my Excalibur came this morning and I had to run all these errands and I was so bummed because I was dying to make stuff. The minute I got home I whipped up banana's and cherries for fruit leather, I'm slicing potato slices for potato chips and am going to make flax seed crackers with the left over trays.

[CaliRaw]

Did they turn black while dehydrating? Mine are doing that. They're not finished yet though. I read that there is some oxidation involved if they're not treated, but I was wondering if they stay that color when they're finished?

[lavendarJ]

Thanks for posting this thread, I'm supposed to make these tomorrow for my nieces and nephew. Will they stay crunchy if you put them in a ziploc bag or something or do they get soft after a while?

[spiralgirl]

lavenderJ,

I put mine in a plastic ziploc bag and they all got soft. You can put them back in the dehydrator. Honestly I don't like them and last time made them with Yukon Gold. They have a starchy taste to them so I'll stick to zucchini and I'll have to try sweet potato too. You may love them though.

[spiralgirl]

CaliRaw,

Yep they stay kind of that dark grey colour after being done too but it doesn't affect the taste.

[lavendarJ]

Thanks spiralgirl....
that's the other thing I'm supposed to be making...zucchini chips....i think i'll do those first

[CaliRaw]

CaliRaw,

Yep they stay kind of that dark grey colour after being done too but it doesn't affect the taste.


Thank you! This is my first time using the dehydrator and I can't wait until they're ready! I wish I'd gotten the 9-tray now. :(

[spiralgirl]

CaliRaw,

At first I was going to get the 5 tray model but am so glad I go the 9 tray now. Especially when I'm making a lot of something or want to stock up it's really handy. In a week I'm up at camp and am making all my own food so I'm glad I have the 9 tray to experiment.

The thing is once you experiment like crazy and make a few batches of things it will even out I think.