cookies and crackers

[dread head vegan]

i am getting a dehydrator in a couple of weeks. and was wondering how long cookies and crackers would last once they are dehydrated. i would love to send them to my husband. but don't want them to go bad before they get there. thanks

[spicyfull]

Just make sure they are totally Dry and they will Last.

[Raene]

I've had things go bad even after dehyd...I suggest putting crackers in the freezer if you make a lot. Then they're good forever :)

[carolg]

I agree with having them very dry as shipping can be hot! I sent dehy. fruit leather out and it arrived in good condition. Cookies...where's hubby? Thoughtful gift.

carolg

[eachpeachpearplum]

Congrats of getting a dehydrator; mine is on 24/7!

Thoroughly dried & properly stored crakers & toasts will last months, if not longer! Dehydrating is very dependable on your local climate. A cracker in Sounthern California may only take overnight to fully dry whilst here in Seattle it can often take several days. I have been known to dry a cracker for five days before I store it! So use the drying times as a guide only and don't worry if the suggested time is waaaaay off.

Cookies are different. I do two types; one is fully dehydrated and like my crakers I keep those in the pantry in an airtight glass jar. Those that are "soft", i.e. not fully dehydrated I devide up keeping a useable batch in the fridge and the rest in the freezer rotating them into the fridge when needed.

Cheers,

EPPP

[dread head vegan]

I agree with having them very dry as shipping can be hot! I sent dehy. fruit leather out and it arrived in good condition. Cookies...where's hubby? Thoughtful gift.

carolg

hubby is in Iraq right now. :( thanks everyone for helping me out.