Great tip about temperature. Thank you :-) If I may add a tiny tip; lettuce spinner is very useful in getting rid of excess water off most herbs. For tiny ones, I line the salad spinner with paper towel.
That is what I was going to say !! I use my salad spinner for everything, even when I’m rinsing I just use the big bowl with the “colander” inside, give it a good wash and lift out, rinse then put back in and spin ......so handy !!!!
Hey there. I am so very happy I came across this YT video! I've been reading information and watching videos to educate myself on how to dry herbs in my new dehydrator. Thank you so much for a sensible video! No fancy, dancy stuff...just good common sense and straight to the point! I have a bunch of herbs from my garden that I need to dehydrate. I also watched your strawberry jam without pectin video and loved it, too. So I'm a new subscriber and am so excited to watch your videos. Love your personality! Again...thanks!
Great video. The only thing I disagree with is crumbling them before storing them. You should keep herbs whole leaf till you actually use them. That way they retain most of their aroma.
Thank you! This video is right on time. I just received one with a thermostat. Yay. I have oregano, sage, thyme (lemon and english), tarragon, chamomile, rosemary, mint parsley curly and flat leaf,and lemon balm. I hope next season to have marjoram and savory added to the list above. Almost all from seeds...except the chamomile, mint and lemon balm.
Mrs. V I came across your channel a few days ago and have been watching them every night! I love all of your ideas, you are so talented and oh my you have some yummy recipes! So glad I found you!
Yeah! I am first, Great video thank you. I have dried some of my Mint and Rosemary in paper bags, in the airing cupboard this year. I don't have a Dehydrator yet.
Thank you for this video. I was drying some bay leaves and started at 70 C which is way to high. Well, I followed what the manual said. I was only maybe an hour into dehydrating so I turned down the dial to 35 C/95F. I hope it was not too late. All the best.
I'm so glad you mentioned the fan! It makes sense fan to dry food you would need to move air! You need a fan to move air.Here is another tip for drying herbs. Sometimes the dried herbs will move around on the screen because of that wonderful blowing air. you can take another mesh screen and set it on top of the herbs it won't seem 2 slow down the dehydration process. forgive the poor punctuation and stuff I'm doing voice to text and it doesn't seem to be doing it right at the moment
Mrs. V., were you peeking through our window yesterday? Cause my friend and I were talking about drying herbs....and here you are! LOL... Hope you will do more on herb drying...we love cooking with them. Thank you. (:
we dried some herbs from the garden this year, the plants were from our local supermarket and the didn't water them very well and I bought them and they live happy on our top step ready for next year. .Kim...
Thank you I do have a dehydrator but no temputure gauge...but so far good..I do watch them ..I'm in hopes by next year I will one with temperature gauge..Thanks for great info...
Finally got my first dehydrator..YAY!! So I'm going back and reviewing all of your dehydrating videos. I've been dehydrating in my oven on the very lowest setting with the door cracked. I'm so excited to start using my dehydrator.
I’m thinking about dehydrating some herbs to take as supplements. I’m not quite convinced yet, but I’m going to watch some of your videos. They help a lot.
Been binge watching Dehydrating videos because tomorrow I will make my first batch. Thank you for the temperature tip. I was wondering how do I know it has a fan and the other element you mentioned but I algo have a Nesco so I feel more confident. Thank you.
50 # OF CABBAGE BOUGHT AND SHREDDING TODAY FOR KRAUT TODAY. I HAD TO BUY MORE I ONLY HAVE 12 QUARTS OF KRAUT ON THE SHELF. COULDN'T PASS IT UP AT .33 A POUND. WISH ME LUCK. GOD BLESS
Great tutorial Bev, I would've kept more of the plant I think, I love parsley and when I make parsley sauce? It ends up properly green.lol. Would go great over your home cured gammon slices.
This is the only way I "dry" mine. Looks and taste fresh every time I use it! I keep a big Quart jar on my counter full of parsley because we love it so much lol
I'm new to preserving herbs. Have my first batch in the dehydrator. I can't believe how beautiful the parsley came out. The color is amazing! Question for you.. are you concerned that using the dehydrator in the pantry will increase the temperature of the room? I have mine in the dining room, and I can't say I've noticed any heat coming off of it.
well my dehydrator does not have a heat control knob . i did all my chives and they still came out great and so did my orange zest . i guess i better get a better one . thanks bev for the great info . have a great rest of the week . hugs from michigan
I have a dehydrator but it is a older one that does have a fan but no thermostat , how can I do rosemary???? Wonderful video thanks for the info :-) Have a great day :-)
Mrs Volfie thank you for this information I finally got a dehydrator and cant wait to get started. Question, did you notice an increase in your electric bill since it is on for 12 hours? If so by how much if you dont mind sharing this information.
Can you please do a demo on goji berries dehydration ? How do you get that dried red goji color as what you normally buy from a packed dried goji berries ? Thanks.
Hey, Bev! Great tutorial, as always! Question: Did you make the dehydrator tray I see in your video? If so, which plastic canvas did you use? Been reading that some plastic sheets aren't food grade. But, at such a low temp as >95°, the plastic shouldn't be harmful, so I'm not worried. Hugs!
Do you know if for chives is it best to get them in the Spring Or to cut them in the Fall? I am talking about the wild chives. Love the tip on 95% Thank you.. I will not forget that part. Loved the color of your parsley. Thank you Big Hugs.. Ang :)
Just watched your video AFTER I watched this vid. Sad bc I just bought my 1st dehydrator today only to discover it has not temp control and the herbs I'm wanting to use are not recommended bc its too hot. I'm not drying the herbs to ingest but rather to oil infuse to make my own salves, etc.
I know this is an old video, but could you do an update on dos and don'ts for dehydrating herbs in general. I would like to dehydrate as many as I can, so a good 101 basics would be great, maybe a herb series.
Thanks for the short, to the point video!! Great info about the tempature! I have one question; how long will it last (to maintain maximum freshness) in a mason jar once dried with this method??
OK soooo what about the other herbs - those also at 95 degrees ? I have several types of basil and I also have fennel, never grew fennel before so not quite sure what to do with it ? Oh yeah I guess I could google that hahaha
I have been dehydrating basil leaves at 95 degrees in the same dehydrator that you have and after 48 hours they are not drisp! What am I doing wrong? They were absolutely dry when I put them in.
@@alanandjanetpohl4043 I was getting ready to dry some of my basil tonight. Saw that video right before I saw your question lol. Hope thats what it is.