My dehydrator just came!!

[Yana]

Hi everyone!! Home from work and class- and there were a few boxes awaiting my arrival, and one contained, yup, you guessed it!! MY DEHYDRATOR!!

I would like to ask if anyone has a suggestion of what to make first. I have so many ideas, but would like an opinion of what should take my dehydration virginity (hehe.) Terrible joke, I know :D.


Thank you for reading :)

[LauraPaulsen]

I borrowed a dehydrator from a friend of mine, and I made Alissa's , Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms...they were the best i've ever tasted!! MY son (15) ate a ton of them!!

[Yana]

Haha, I probably would too, ut no portabellos :(. Thank you for the suggestion, they are certainly on my list, wayyy up on my list. haha

[Yana]

Moderators- I think this may have belonged in the recipes section, I'm sorry! So excited about the dehydrator, was not thinking! :eek:

[samariah]

how much are dehydrators generally? i think i want one for the colder months coming up.

[ChaiLife]

Oh a big congratulations to you!

some of my favorites from the "cold oven"

raw fajitas (recipe on the board somewhere:rolleyes:

fruit roll ups

kale chips

granola

buckwheat cereal

meatloaf recipe made into burgers

corn chips

crepes

[Yana]

how much are dehydrators generally? i think i want one for the colder months coming up.

They all seemed to be below $200, I opted for a smaller one, four tray, and got the older model (including four liner) for 119, i believe it was. from www.rawguru.com (www.rawguru.com).





raw fajitas (recipe on the board somewhere:rolleyes: ooo i saw that! definitely will do!

fruit roll ups thank you thank you!! probably second haha

kale chips- need more kale!!

granola

buckwheat cereal- i absolutely love it sprouted, one of my favorite thing in the world

meatloaf recipe made into burgers- never liked burgers, haha, but i gotta try it :)

corn chips CHIPS!! yummm

crepes

Thank you, SO much, ChaiLife!! Those are fantastic ideas!!

[samariah]

thats not bad at all. i think im gonna save up for one :)

[StarFire]

Oh how fun!!!! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/thexcited.gif ... what to make ~ what to make!!! :D

flax seed crackers - fun, quick and easy...
but the enchiladas are AMAZING!! soooo yummy!!

let us know what you fix first!! :D

[ross.g]

is ther a better dehidrator on the market or are they all just about the same
how much will i spend on one ?

[luckitri]

If you look to the left you will see Alissa's Store. Under Appliances she sells these items. She also is having her own top of the line dehydrator made but posted a while back that the designers are taking a long time because it is a new improved design. There are also many older threads on here debating the merits of different designs of juicers, dehydrators and food processors.

[ross.g]

thanks you

[ross.g]

wow i never new a juicer could cost so much
i am going to the outlet mall at the end of the month going to check one of those kichent saply stores and see what they have for blender and juicer

[solarliving]

If you are just started out, I would make some staples.

Flax crackers
Tortillas
Energy bars- I use Pumpkin, sunflower, flax seeds, with raisins or goji berries. A dash of cinnamon, salt and agave.

There is a flax sunflower seed bread that is really easy too.

[Yana]

Wow, those are great ideas, Starfire and Solarloving, thank you. Simple and easy will definitely be the key. I have NO idea what I will do, if you read my post in the discussion area, I am just a bit confused by.. rather, with myself. For instance, I just threw some of my super concentrated, super duper green smoothie (mostly green, with a little tomato and frozen watermelon) into some frozen banana, frozen watermelon, and fresh grapes to make icecream, I'm all over the place! :eek:

[spicyfull]

Raw....................... Raw........................... Raw.......................

[mlwaug]

I got a 5 tray at samshealth.com for 140. check out my other threads for the website info.

[Yana]

I got a 5 tray at samshealth.com for 140. check out my other threads for the website info.

WOW! Thats an amazing deal! I even saw that includes shipping. If I had only know last week! haha

So, I decided to make a bread :). I threw together a couple of recipes I saw posted here, added a few things, and made it my own :D. Looking forward to trying it, should be done today when I get home from work.

Thank you everone, for all of your responses and ideas!

Love,

Yana

[Rubyred]

They all seemed to be below $200, I opted for a smaller one, four tray, and got the older model (including four liner) for 119, i believe it was. from www.rawguru.com (www.rawguru.com).

Thank you, SO much, ChaiLife!! Those are fantastic ideas!!

FYI
I have the 4-tray dehydrator too, which uses 11 inch trays.. I believe all the 5 & 9 tray dehydrators use 14 inch sheets. Right now, Excalibur is selling the 11 inch Teflex sheets for $3.95 each on ebay. Teflex sheets (cgi.ebay.com/Excalibur-11-X-11-TEFLEX-Sheets-CLOSEOUT_W0QQitemZ120151650656QQihZ002QQcategoryZ3 2883QQcmdZViewItem) I guess its because the Teflex sheets are being discontinued, and replaced with their newer ParaFlexx sheets. I bought 8 sheets which came out to a reasonable price.