Can green beans be dehydrated in full WITHOUT being cut to 1"
pieces and WITHOUT their ends removed ? Will there be any loss of
quality, texture or will drying time increase when this is done ?

Thanks.

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> Can green beans be dehydrated in full WITHOUT being cut to 1"
> pieces and WITHOUT their ends removed ? Will there be any loss of
> quality, texture or will drying time increase when this is done ?
>
> Thanks.

Personally I would trim, cut, blanch then dehydrate but that's the way I
do it. IMO dehydration is not the best method of preserving green beans
and I've preserved a lot this summer since my garden overproduced!