[AAAMom]

Morning,
I bought a dehydrator this week. I'm trying my hand at making zucchini chips. Anyone else use one? Any tips?

[KitKat169]

I've made an IP friendly beef jerky.
Jerky recipe:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tsp liquid smoke (get one without sugar)
1 1/2 tbsp steak seasoning rub (I use Montreal Steak Spice)

Marinate thinly sliced beef for overnight or 1-2 days. When placing it on the dehydrator, sprinkle with a little more steak seasoning. Dehydrate 8-10 hours depending on your machine.

I've done sliced mushrooms as well. I take the dried mushrooms and grind them up in my magic bullet then add the powder to sauces or soups as a bit of a thickener.

Zucchini, mushrooms, kale, etc. also dry well and then rehydrate into soup. I haven't tried tomatos, celery or leeks yet but that would also make great soup supplies.

Last summer I dried herbs from my garden and some fresh fruits as well in preparation for having them when I soon hit maintenance.

[Lizzy63]

Try jicama sliced very thin. Sprinkle a little Splenda and some cinnamon on top. Tastes like apple pie chips!

PS - best to use a mandoline for slicing so every slice has equal thickness - that way it is all ready at the same time.

[WingnutandMe]

Originally Posted by Lizzy63

Try jicama sliced very thin. Sprinkle a little Splenda and some cinnamon on top. Tastes like apple pie chips!

PS - best to use a mandoline for slicing so every slice has equal thickness - that way it is all ready at the same time.

Thanks Lizzie, remembered a part of a jicama in the frig. It's now in there dehydrating.

I do beef jerky. I like Hi Mountain seasonings (www.himtnjerky.com). They have some 0-0-0 seasonings that are really good.

Just getting back into dehydrating again after 20+ years. Not too many recipes yet.

Molly

[AAAMom]

These sound great thanks! So far I've done zucchini and mushrooms. Ate the zucchini as chips and put the mushrooms in the leek soup for lunch tomorrow.