Dehydrating

Perfectly preserve your favorite foods

Dehydrating is easy and inexpensive, and the results are loaded with flavor and nutrition. If you have a bumper crop of garden vegetables, scored a deal on in-season fruit at the farmer's market, or have a neighbor with more fresh oregano than they know what to do with, there's no better way to preserve your bounty than by dehydrating!

With over 170 recipes for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, jerkies, leathers, trail mix, and even treats for your dog, this definitive guide gives you everything you need to know to make the most of your dehydrator.

In this newly updated edition, you'll discover:

• A guide on the types of dehydrators available
• Pointers on proper food prep and safety storage
• Dozens of recipes on dehydrating all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs
• Rich and flavorful recipes for dehydrated beef, chicken, duck, and other jerkies
• Easy ideas for making chips, granola, croutons, and more with your dehydrator

• Satisfying meringues, cookies, and other desserts to satisfy any sweet tooth

Auteur

Jeanette Hurt is the Delicious Nutrition columnist for SecondAct.com (a division of Entrepreneur magazine) and the cheese correspondent for NPR's "The Lake Effect's" "Good Fermentations" segment. She is the author of five books on food, including co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Wine and Food Pairing and The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Sausage Making. She is a regular contributor to Wine Enthusiast, Relish, AirTran's Go, and United Airlines' Hemispheres. She has also written extensively for other food publications including: Clean Eating, Gourmet, Sauveur, and others. Jeanette won Best Travel Book of 2009 for The Cheeses of California: A Culinary Travel Guide.