"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On 27/1/2016 05:04 Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On 26/1/2016 22:35 Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On 26/1/2016 21:33 Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>>> I must admit the dehydrator moment comes more often than the ice
>>>>>> cream
>>>>>> machine, but the latter is stashed very nicely and the dehydrator is
>>>>>> instantly available
>>>>>
>>>>> The dehydrator isn't really suited for what I bought it for and I
>>>>> can't
>>>>> really think of any other good uses. Why dehydrate apricots
>>>>> if you can buy them fresh? Who wants to eat a dehydrated slice of
>>>>> pineapple? Maybe I'm missing something. It was an expensive machine.
>>>>> It
>>>>> must have a use
>>>>
>>>> I make Jerky for his nibs, I dry bread for crumbs, home grown fruit
>>>> especially because I usually get far to much to eat and I would rather
>>>> use
>>>> my freezer space for other things, oh and sometimes veg if I have a
>>>> glut.
>>>> He
>>>> likes dried fruits to add to breakfast cereal. Stuff like that.
>>>>
>>>> As I said, I don't use it too often (not as often as I should) but it
>>>> depends on the time of year.
>>>
>>> Yes, it might be handy for gluts. We have kilos of snake beans coming
>>> out of the garden at the moment, but they go into the freezer. Maybe
>>> I'll experiment a bit with fruit that's in season. Or a bag of crumbs
>>> for crumbed fish.
>>
>> Experiment a bit. I did that a lot when I first got it but that was a
>> long
>> time ago. I have dried onions and mushrooms in my store and tried mashed
>> potato once. It wasn't too bad Hmm I might start to experiment
>> again)
>
> Yes, I'll try a few things. I'll start with onions.

I had chopped mine fairly small and they are great for adding flavour to
stews etc.

If you do try it out, do report back? We might be able to share ideas.


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