78 year old man, been canning and dehydrating for 50 - 55 years and still love watching you.

I’ve been looking for a “go to” person for dehydrating. I just found you!😀🇨🇦

Thanks Darcy! This is wonderful advice for all of us, not just the newbies. Reminders are always welcome in our house!

Darcy your my go to gal when I have questions about dehydrating. I feel safe in your knowledge.❤️❤️

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Happy to help in any way I can!

Im a newbie in dehydrating. As I write this I am using the dehydrating setting on my oven to dry apple slices. It's my first dehydrate and im a little surprised at how noisy it is. I like the way you presented this in layman's terms without any distracting music. Thank you.

Thanks so much! You are my very trusted go to dehydrating guru! God Bless!

Very informative. I had to learn this. Sometimes things have to dry 15 hours. Like you commented on I bought a 47.00 dehydrator and believe me it has paid for itself over and over. So I might have to let things in longer so what. It doesn't hurt anything. I had alot of peppers last year. I made 5 batches of relish. Made pepper soup, stuffed peppers and fried potatoes with peppers and onions. And anything else to use them. But I wouldn't do it any different now. Love it. No waste of food. Thanks for sharing. With I new this stuff but I learned.

I love north of Houston. It’s so humid here, it takes me almost twice the recommended time to dry. Thought I was doing something wrong. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Blessings!

@redgingerbreadpam

5 ай бұрын

Yes I live in SW Louisiana only about an hour from Texas border. Humidity here is insane. So I totally understand.

@selahrising

4 ай бұрын

I live on a small island and it’s so humid I thought I I had done something wrong or my dehydrator was broken when it took twice as long to

I have just bought a dehydrator and have no idea how to use it but I am going to learn. I live alone and waste so much food because I can’t eat it in time. Eggs are often wasted. Now I will dehydrate and store in my storage foods. I found your channel and am looking forward to learning alongside your teaching. I also started gardening for the first time too. Who says you’re too old to learn ? Good way to use my time in retirement.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 ай бұрын

Start here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nnmJo5StYruqZbA.htmlsi=tMpLmlDztOfmiEb6

You were the first content creator I came across about dehydration. I have come to trust your content and advice more than anyone’s. In regards to your first tip, it has been the most impactful to my success and motivation to dehydrate.

I just found this channel, and I stopped on it because I thought for a second it was my best friend in the whole wide world of 35 years. Not only does Darcy look like her but sounds and acts the same. After watching some of the videos, I see she is just as wise and helpful too. I bought a dehydrator about five years ago. I messed around with it for a couple of weeks and then I bought a house that needed a lot of work so I put it on a shelf in the basement. One of sons was looking for something down there and reminded me I had a dehydrator, and if I wasn't ever going to use it, he would take it. I told him to bring it upstairs for me and I would get the stupid thing figured out. So, here I am trying to get this process figured out before my son kidnaps my dehydrator.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

I hope you find some fun projects that you do love to do!!!

Love that little hand held vacuum sealer!!! Thanks, Darcy!! ❤

Love you Darcy! You are such an inspiration. You give such clear, practical, honest advice! I greatly appreciate that you always answer questions very promptly! I am a newbie, you have given me so much confidence and such fabulous accurate advice. Thanks so much, God bless! Looking forward to the "Food Preservation Chat"! 😁😃😋

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

YAY! I hope everyone can make it - it's going to be great!!

You have inspired me to get going! I have watched your videos then took the plunge and bought a cosori. I haven’t used it yet but am very excited to start. I want to Thank you so very much! I don’t think you realize how many of us you have inspired all over the globe. I am truly grateful for helping a newbie like me. Have a fantastic day and keep up the fantastic work!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

I challenge you to put something in this week!! You can do it!

@trishaporte

5 ай бұрын

I did the same thing over a year ago and procrastinated after getting it. I searched for “times and temperatures” on the internet and all contributors seemed to vary, and I didn’t want to screw up, after all this produce was from my garden!!!! Guess what? If you go by Darcy’s “guidelines”, for times and temperatures they will only vary slightly! If no produce from your garden right now, try dehydrating a bag of frozen veggies!! I look forward to your many successes! (I got a Consori as well!!)

Your are my dehydrating BFF. Love watching your videos.

As someone whose new to dehydrating your tips are invaluable. Thank you so much!

@ThePurposefulPantry

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Love any information from you Darcy. Learned from you for quite a few years now. Frozen mixed vegetables come from the store straight to my dehydrator.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Easiest project ever!

Thank you for these tips and advice. I love to dehydrate foods for my pantry and for the easy way to use them.

Wow Darcy! You are good! You're practical, easy to understand, andshare what we all really need to know! Thank you so much!!!

This is a great video. I remember finding your videos when I first started dehydrating and how I needed all of your tricks and tips.

Thank you so much Darcy, you're so knowledgeable and love the way you explain things

Thank you, Darcy. You are my go-to for dehydrating.

Thanks for sharing all of this wonderful information!

Thank you Darcy for sharing all your knowledge. Definitely my goto BFF for dehydrating.

Thank you, Darcy, for all the work you have done with dehydrating. You inspired me to do more with my preserving and have enjoyed the benefits over the past several years. Thank you!❤

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

Thank you I’m totally new to this. I appreciate you taking the time to explain everything to me. Good job!

Just found you and I’m hooked. Totally bingeing all your videos. Learning to dehydrate for my backpacking trips. Thanks so much!

Thanks for those tips for beginners.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Hey - sometimes us oldies need some refreshing, too!

Wow! Thanks! These tips are awesome for beginners! You blew my mind with the jar vacuum sealer!🤯🤩

Thanks Darcy. I've been watching for awhile. Great reminders.

Just getting started! Great info, thank you

Oh my goodness, your video is so to the point with very simple language with no fancy jargons. Truly appreciate of your simple sharing and advises, I am interested into dehydrating because I want to explore more possibility of my meal option during hiking and camping. Again thank you for your videos.

That timer is the first thing I learned when I started dehydrating a month ago. Some things go quick, others not so much. Thanks for the information.

Excellent tips! I am getting ready to make homemade dog treats and plan to dehydrate them to last longer. Also needed tips that apply to camping trips. I am buying one of those hand held sealers because that will come in handy for resealing foods during camping trips, too. Thank you.

I have been thinking about dehydrating for a couple of months now and I am so glat you are here to guide me through this. I think I am ready to buy my dehydrator! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 ай бұрын

You can do it!

exactly the information I was needing!! Thank you! New sub...

Very informative, thank you!

I absolutely LOVE your videos! I'm new to dehydrating, and your videos are so informative. Thank you!! ❤

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Great video! Thanks Darcy.

WHAT A GREAT VIDEO! Thank you

You're fantastic! So helpful and real. I appreciate it.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great tips and reminders! Appreciate all of your videos! Blessings on your day Kiddo!🌻🐛Carolyn in Ohio 🌿

Thank you, Great advice.

Thanks for the tips! Love them!

@ThePurposefulPantry

19 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

Another fantastic video. Thank you from a newbie dehydrator 🥰

You are so creative and have such good ideas!

Did 10 lbs of blood orange slices this week and they took a full 3 days to fully dry at 110 degree’s . Thank you for sharing your thoughts on O2 absorber’s. I have wasted so many before I fully understood how to keep them air sealed. I only use them in my five gallon buckets of food that I will not be using in the next 3-6 months. Lots of good information in this video!

I really liked your information and knowledge. I appreciate, you and what you offer. I got a dehydrator for Christmas and am new to it. I used to have a round one that I dried some stuff. I am excited to used my new one. I just subscribed and willl be perusing your Chanel!

Good tips, thanks!

Great info! I'm subscribing now : ) Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome

Darcy, your videos have been so inspirational. You gave me confidence to get started. I even purchased a Cosori because it was so enjoyable. I still use my smaller dehydrator, too. You were the only one who spoke about conditioning. I am so very thankful I found your channel.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

And I'm thankful you're here, too!

Excellent information thank you!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you for sharing

I love you so much. Thank you! Just started drying teas and herbs, and I feel very very solid after these tips. I would like this 10,000 times if I could!

@ThePurposefulPantry

16 күн бұрын

You got this!

Great video. Great information.

@ThePurposefulPantry

14 күн бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful!

thank you! shared to my friends!

Good advice, thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I have just started dehydrating and recently found you and find your videos really helpful. Thanks!

@ThePurposefulPantry

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad you have found it helpful! Let me know if you have questions!

@karencrowe9466

4 ай бұрын

Will do!

Thanks to you, I learned tip #1 a while ago. The dehydrator I bought during the pandemic was taking forever to dry things and I didn’t know why until you talked about wattage. Sure enough, my machine was very low wattage. I recently bought the Cosori you recommended and now the biggest problem is figuring out where to put it because it’s bigger. For now, it lives on the floor while I ponder what to do. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Well if you're like me....put it on top of your clothes dryer ;)

I'm new to you Darcy. Caron wms told me about you. I'm wanting to learn to dehydrate. I'm binge watching your videos to learn. Ty.

You’re the best ever thank you.

I appreciate your comments about cooking and seasoning.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Amazing tips ❤

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

TY!

Thank you! 💜

This will help me oven dry my herbs so I can make home grown teas. Adding dried orange slices sounds like a great idea too

Loved the 3 way live today.

Darcy thank you!!!

Great tips! BTW, I just saw that Discount Mylar Bags are carrying slow-acting Oxygen absorbers. So, if using those, you don't have to rush when packing your jars with the dehydrated foods, and it is much less likely that left-over Oxygen absorber will get "Used up" due to exposure to air before you can reseal the package they came in or transfer them to an airtight container.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! I'm still not a fan - they are just fussier than anything I want to use. But those with mylar will have a great new tool!

Thank you Hun 😊...

I bought myself my first dehydrator. It was a round, 5 try Cassouri, which I used for over a year. For Christmas, my gut gave me a large 10 tray, Cassouri. I haven't been able to use it yet because we are getting ready to move out of California to the middle of the USA. My favorite thing to do is buy cheap canned beans, rinse them, and then I have instant beans!! I'm going to tray pasta next, following your video!!! Thank you, Darcy!!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Have fun!

Hi, I just got my first dehydrator, I’m ready to learn how!❤

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 ай бұрын

You've come to the right place!

This is one of your best videos ever.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Newbie in dehydrating foods. Especially now a days food are so expensive. I have a little vegetable garden that I can use for dehydrating. We have a few months of summer here. Thanks Darcy!

@ThePurposefulPantry

16 күн бұрын

You can do it!

Thank you!😊

@ThePurposefulPantry

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Thank you!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

love your channel

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you're finding it helpful!

Excellent tips Darcy! My dehydrator doesn't have a timer on it so I don't understand why people take things out just because the "time"is up. It's dry when it's dry.

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Because that's what the books say...and unfortunately, it rarely works for everyone that way.

Love my vacum seal

Thank you

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome

Thank you for the tips. Your awesome..Sherri-Payette Idaho

"dehydrating BFF" ... thanks, for the info and for being my bff, i could really use one . lol

I have a flat nosed pair of pliers by my dehydrator. To test a piece after it’s cooled I put it between a piece of kitchen paper an squeeze. If nothing shows up on the paper - it’s dry

Dankeschön ❤

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM. when dehydrating eggplant is it better to roughly dice or thinly slice 1/4 inch thick ,

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 ай бұрын

Depends on how you plan on using it after..neither is better than the other - it's how you'll use it.

That's awesome you are always on top of it and I appreciate your knowledge I got you are my go-to nobody else. Question I bought a couple bags of granola mix you know the dried fruits and nuts from Walmart about 3 years ago and put it in a vacuum sealed jar and also some sunflower seeds and regular nuts. Is there anything I should be concerned about because it's been awhile besides going rancid or is there any oil or anything in the type of stuff I vacuum sealed that could bring on bacteria?

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

You'll know if it's gone rancid. Granola generaly shouldn't be stored that long, but rancidity is a smell and a taste.

Thank you for all that you provide here. I truly appreciate your time and knowledge. QUESTION: When I purchase dried mangoes they are still soft so I often dehydrate them further but they never seem to dry to the crack stage. Is there anything I can do to preserve them better?

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

No, because they've had chemicals/sugars added to them to keep them soft. You won't get that hard dry stage for storage -but they are preserved. Would I try to keep them for 3 years? No...but they are shelf stable.

@jojow8416

5 ай бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you so much for your quick response. the ones that I purchase are organic and unsweetened and it is a shame that they do not consider the chemical that keeps them soft as harmful.

👍 Thankyou. May YAH Bless

Thankyou

@ThePurposefulPantry

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Thank you. ❤ how do you keep your oranges and lemons from turning brown when you dehydrate them?

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Lower the temperature.

Just ordered my first dehydrator! Fab video, thank you. Should i sterilise the jars in the oven first like i would for preserves please?

@ThePurposefulPantry

19 сағат бұрын

Nope - just a simple wash in hot soap and water is all you need. Putting jars into the oven actually harms them according to the manufacturers.

Thank you Darcy for the video and great advice. We bought a freeze dryer last year and love it. I am wondering if there is any food that is better dehydrated than freeze dried? I find I have stopped dehydrating things and use the freeze dryer for everything. Am I making a mistake?

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

It has to be what you prefer, in the end. I don't like freeze dried tomato slices or mushrooms. Some fruits do better dried than freeze dried. But in the end, it will be the experience YOU have that helps you determine what you like best.

@buckonono7996

5 ай бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you!

Hi Darcy, Great job on the very helpful KZread channel!! I have a question about storage. First off, my goal here is LONG TERM STORAGE. I have chosen the vacuum sealing route for storage. I have purchased the Bonsen Kitchen VS2100 for this task. The Dehydrator I have purchased is the COSORI 6 shelf and it’s great. I’ve seen you use it and that helped my decision for that purchase! I understand the Mylar bags are great and I have some 5MIL thick bags. The vacuum sealer I have doesn’t seem to really suck out the air at all. I would imagine it’s because of the thickness of the bags. I have also purchased a few 50ft rolls of the very thin vacuum seal bags that work great with the vacuum sealer. What I have been doing is sealing everything in the thin bags with the oxygen absorbers, and then sealing those in the Mylar bags. Is this a waste of time? I feel like putting the food loosely in the Mylar bag which has NOT effectively been vacuum sealed (even with a few oxygen absorbers) will not be the proper way. Do you have any thoughts? Thank you very much for your time Darcy, I appreciate it. Have a great day! -Adam Mattson - Milwaukee, WI

@ThePurposefulPantry

4 ай бұрын

Dehydrated foods have an optimal shelf life of about two years. You may get longer with starchier/heartier vegetables and less time with more delicate or with fruits. So make that your starting point. Know that it can begin to break down in nutrients and flavor even with vacuum storage - so it will be a your mileage may vary and test things out. Mylar bags are not mean to be vacuum sealed with a machine. If you want the 'vacuum effect' you use an O2 absorber, then heat seal the opening which you can do with many vacuum sealers. There are some mylar bags with a ribbed inner that vacuum seal better, or you can look up the hack on youtube to cut a bag to piece together a way to vacuum seal another. You are wasting material to do both plastic and mylar. It IS being vacuum sealed for storage with O2 absorbers because they remove the oxygen (nothing else) which is the thing that is detrimental to your storage. So while you don't have a vacuum seal like a machine, you've still removed the issue. You're good.

Darcy I am old man and bought a dehydrator so look for all beginner tips. After prep has completed can everything be put in vacuum sealed bags. Probably mostly soups with meat and done for meal size for easy meals. Can this then be put on shelf or are there things should put in freezer? Thanks look forward to more beginner videos!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Vacuum seal bags aren't always reliable because dehdyrated foods can have really sharp edges that can cause micropunctures in the plastic. If you don't want to use jars, mylar bags are a better option. The only thing that should go in the freezer are uncured meats or any fatty product you decided to dry like cheese.

Thanks for this, We have a hard time getting things completely dry. At the point now where we realize the reference times are not long enough. Do you have any opinions on temperatures?

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

Just keep drying. Stop paying attention to that time. Dry things until they are dry. Go by the standard temps.

Would you have a video about drying flavoured salts?

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 ай бұрын

I think I remember there is one in the middle of a tutorial video - jalapeno salt, I believe. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWZ5u9ulj92_kbw.htmlsi=Gr6MO4JFLgC-bD0C

@julianfarquhar

2 ай бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry You are awesome thanks so much. I am making smoked salts which entails making a wet sugar like texture with liquid smoke. Then I dry out the smoke flavoured salt till it is completely dry in the Oven. Voila smoked salt. However it can take ages. I was thinking of a dehydrator. But those discs you have appear to have holes in them and the salt would fall through. How would it work if I used non porous paper, or covered the disc with waxed paper in the dehydrator to stop the grains falling through. Would it work? Or would you by chance have another perspective on drying very small granules? Thank you

Darcy, Thank you for your tips they are very beneficial! Is there ever a limit to how many times you can take product off the dehydrator, let it cool and seems to be dry only to discover it is sticky after the cooling process or simply does not snap? What if this happens a few times with the same batch of product. I live in a moist area close to the ocean and seem to have this problem repeatedly and some times end up with gray fuzzy on my product after a few weeks and throw it all out. Could it be that it has gotten dry but moisture has been reintroduced ? thanks in advanced

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

No limit as long as you aren't seeing mold and it isn't old. And yes, that is mold - introduced every time you open a jar to get something out, aren't drying fully, or are letting things all sit out too long to cool before testing. Just take out a few samples to cool for 5 min and test. Use moisture absorbers in your containers to store.

Is there a particular book you would recommend for a new homesteader getting started dehydrating? Thanks so much!

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

www.thepurposefulpantry.com/best-dehydrating-books/

Good day from Australia, i’m one of the newbbies too to use that machine, my question can I use the baking paper for my round dehydrator?

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 күн бұрын

Yes

Thanks for showing and explaining! My only question: Is there such a thing as over dehydration? Thanks in advance!

@ThePurposefulPantry

17 күн бұрын

For most foods, no kzread.info/dash/bejne/n65s0Jp-pdrAlMo.htmlsi=CYJzWmqv-ahHsNut

@user-pk8um1jc6o

16 күн бұрын

@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you very much for responding! Great info, as always! Last question and will leave you alone. This long drying, for hours: Does it affect the power bill much? Again, thank you in advance!

@ThePurposefulPantry

14 күн бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X2aBpM2eksi-p7A.htmlsi=mVrI3X5ftRHG1E58

can u recommend a dehydrator also do you need a pulverizer

@ThePurposefulPantry

5 ай бұрын

www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator/ Do - you don't need one, but it may be helpful to you down the road.