Dehydrating for CRISPY veggies?

[asiawithat]

I'm new to dehydrating. I tried to dehydrate a number of vegetables, and I cooked them at the recommended temperature and for the recommend duration. They came out sort of soft and rubbery. I was hoping to be able to get veggie crisps. Any ideas as to what I might be doing wrong?

[Veganforlife]

Hi! You are not doing anything wrong. Veggies will not crisp up like the typical ones pre-packaged. These are either fried or baked and probably coated with something to "crisp" them.

The only Raw crispy veggie I have had luck with is kale chips.

When other veggies are dehydrated they become more like leather or jerky-type consistency, which I like. but it's an acquired taste...

hth...?

[spicyfull]

SAD but TRUE.........

[rawrawks]

I am putting a whole bunch of thiese up for winter...I have been blessed with abundant produce from a local farmer so am dehy everythng I can for winter and will reconstitute and use them then.

Yes they are leathery rubbery.....zucchin chips came out nice and crisp right out of dehy....I wished i had seasoned them to eat asap..hahahaha