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Just a note, rodents will eat through Mylar bags. I lost a lot of food due to mice. Mylar bags will work, but put the bags of food in a bucket to keep the little devils out!

@LeelaLu7

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! But I've even had rodents chew holes in plastic buckets. Luckily they were after something I had stored as fertilizer, not food. And it might have been rats, not mice. Just a heads-up. If you know there are rodents you probably need metal or glass containers.

@KowboyUSA

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeelaLu7 Ain't that the truth! Rodents have chewed holes in our plastic water jugs and even our heavier plastic storage tubs. We've found that glass for smaller quantities of foods and steel trash cans with tight fitting lids for larger quantities work well.

@gabbygertie8709

3 жыл бұрын

How about a big cat, or Devon, not both at the same time.

@Livetoeat171

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, if you've got mice, that's your problem, not the mylar bags! Can't imagine excepting the fact that you have vermin in your home To determine how you store your food, but using a clothes bin that you can put under your bed is always helpful.

@Growmap

3 жыл бұрын

@@KowboyUSA Yes, but they get expensive. Mouse traps are good insurance. I bait the snap ones with cheap peanut butter so I don't have them in the house. They can squeeze through the tiniest holes. And protect your seed supply because that is what they'll go after first!

I would really like to see some more videos on cooking with the dehydrated food.

@kelseawinzen5121

3 жыл бұрын

Second this!

@patriciamercer9960

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@lynnamsk98

2 жыл бұрын

Me 3 I'm new !

@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@IMOO1896

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Finally someone put it all together in one place. I really needed this one. Thank you for your expertise.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@designwithstyle7934

4 жыл бұрын

Prepper Potpourri The best vídeo I had watch Thank you !!!!

@JR-zm2yu

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@danielatomescu3487

3 жыл бұрын

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@sheri4673

3 жыл бұрын

@@PrepperPotpourri Great video! But, what was "a little longer" at 15:55 for your potato dices - how much longer did they need? Thank you!

I want to say THANK YOU!!! Not only did you thoroughly show ALL the steps But you actually showed how to reconstitute in order to use them. Excellent and well done video!!!!!

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

"the answer is, no they don't" hahaha you crack me up! thanks

☺To prevent browning, soak a few minutes in water with a little vinegar, or lemon/lime juice squeezed into it. Then proceed to dehydrate. ☺Then you can use that liquid to make bone broth, lots of starch and some minerals will be in that water. The little bit of vinegar helps get calcium from the bones into the broth. I would do it very slowly over hours, in a crockpot. Add water when needed. Vegetables towards the end.

@legobrickabrac

4 жыл бұрын

I just put My own grown or ones I got on sale patatoes in lightly damp compost and they stay fresh from mid summer all through winter until mid spring. Around April they will start to try to grow shoots.

@robertgrey6101

3 жыл бұрын

@@legobrickabrac all " through" not threw. (I threw it in the bin.)

@legobrickabrac

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertgrey6101 Dyslexic

@robertgrey6101

3 жыл бұрын

@@legobrickabrac People with that do have a problem. I have a nephew with that. I haven't seen him in decades but guessing he must be doing O. K.

@Growmap

3 жыл бұрын

I pour the water from boiling potatoes in my compost pile if I'm not making anything else with it. Water from cooking veggies I use to make rice to put the veggies over or into soup, beans, lentils, etc. That way I don't lose the nutrients that cook out in the water.

Great tutorial. Can't wait to try it out!

Thank you for all the VERY useful info on dehydrating. I look forward to the next one.

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for and needed to know.

This is woooonderful! Love this video. You answered my questions as they came up!

As always you created another wonderful, helpful video!!! Thanks!!!

Loads of great information... Thank you for all the help!

I can definitely confirm that as a professional cook you always want to be very careful using the mandolin. Also when blanching your veggies ice water is the best way to go if you can. Love the channel ❤️

@CourtneyBurkheimer

10 ай бұрын

Yup I just sliced my finger tonight on my mandolin slicer 😅 wouldn’t stop bleeding and I had to glue it. It will get you quick!

Awesome thank you for this info. Love watching you.

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Angela

That was a great explanation of dehydrating! Very good info, good pace, great instructions. Thank you. Keep the videos going, please.

Thank you for taking your time to make this video, you are a good teacher and it helped me.

Friend puts his chips in a food processor and powders them, vacuum seals them in bags, stores in freezer then takes them camping. Instant mashed potatoes

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea

@darlarousch6339

4 жыл бұрын

Trouble is by freezing your using up valuable space, when if you dehydrate you can store in jars pull all air out of it with brake bleeder if you don't already have a food saver.

@michelcolet6975

4 жыл бұрын

@@darlarousch6339 The hubs is a car guy so I had to ask him if this was possible & safe. He said yes. So how do you do it? He's not a food guy.

@darlarousch6339

4 жыл бұрын

@@michelcolet6975 Yes, go to Google and put in vacuum sealing food with brake bleeder. I found out about this from Heidi at Rain Country. She explains it step by step and also shows you how it's done. Hope that helps.

@michelcolet6975

4 жыл бұрын

@@darlarousch6339 Thank you, I will definitely look into it.

Great video, answers many questions. Thanks for the share. Got your back, PP.

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gentleman Al

Thank you!! Finally someone who explains it all. Liked and subbed so I can learn more from you.

Thank you for posting! I also love my food saver for using with my canning jar.

Ma'am you need to send that Cutco paring knife off to be sharpened. They'll do it for free. Or either have a local, knife sharpener sharpen all of your knives. Dull knives will hurt you quicker than sharp ones. And thanks for all of your videos! We love them! Thumbs up and subscribe!

I love that you have start to finish instructions! Fantastic information with all my questions answered.

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating :)

Excellent video...you covered absolutely everything we need to know. Thank you!

Clear and concise instructions from beginning to end all in one video!

Thank you so much for taking the time to make such a great video!

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy dehydrating as much as I do

You are a gifted teacher. I am so happy I ran across your channel and I really look forward to watching more of your expertise. Thank you

@PrepperPotpourri

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@lyndasimpson4085

6 ай бұрын

You look beautiful and your a great teacher thank you

What a wonderful video. So informative with your lovely presentation!

One of the best videos I've seen. Very well made. Great information.

The most informative video I've watched. It answered all my questions!

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating :)

Very well done! You've given me the confidence and inspiration to give it a try.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating!

Outstanding dehydrating video!!!! Thank you.

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

You are very cool and a great teacher! Thank you!

Thank you ! You have a wonderful way of walking us through the process. Not staged at all, casual and friendly. Great video. 😃

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. P.S. I love your channel name.

@19bishop56

4 жыл бұрын

I love your name too!

Ty!! Great video! I hope to start canning this year.

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

Will I see some canning videos in your future?

Thank you for your video it answered a lot of questions for me.

You are awesome! Thanks! Will see if you have more dehydration videos.

Thanks for the amazingly detailed tutorial, you're adorable!

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the video informative

Very well done nice video very clear and precisely done😁😁😁

Thank You!! Your a wonderful teacher ❤️

You've answered all my questions. Thanks!

Great instructions, very professional thank you. I’m new to this type of food processing.

Thank you! That was one of the most informative, concise and complete videos I have seen on youtube. Very professional. 🌻

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating!

Thank you for all the useful tips and info! Great job

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Excellent video! Thanks for the information.

Very informative video! Really helps a lot! Getting my first dehydrator from Amazon Friday! I’m so excited! This is something I was really wanting to make so I’m so glad I came across your video! Thanks for sharing!

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating! I'm dehydrating onions right now.

Thank you so much for making this video. I am just learning to use my dehydrator. This is very useful. God Bless You and Your Family.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating!

Best video I've seen yet on this subject. Thank you!

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating!

Loved it! Great information and well presented. Thank you!

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great detail. You answered all my questions in a a well thought out manner.

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It really takes a lot of time to make and edit a video like this. It is nice to hear comments such as yours.

Excellent. I got an Excalibur for Christmas and have been expanding my knowledge and things I know how to dehydrate. Thank a bunch. God bless!!

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating!

Love this video, Sooooooo helpful! Thank You🌸

Great video. It’s real. You show it all very informative. I like that you include all the different methods in 1 video. Great job. I will be using your method

So glad I found you. Best dehydration video I’ve found Great presentation and attention to detail. Thanks 💕

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment

This was a fantastic video thank you so much for doing this! Thank you for showing us how to rehydrate and for all the cooking questions I believe a lot of people would do this more if they knew how to finish the product. God bless you!!

@PrepperPotpourri

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video! Thank you for having it all it one place.

I just found your channel. Love this info.

5:02 We have a salad shooter that my parents bought us many years ago. That will help me a lot because I have health problems.

Thank you for the information.

Just discovered your channel and LOVING it!

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sub. I look forward to your comments and input.

I have one of the Excalibur 9 trays and it's amazing!!! Thank you for this information as we are planting enough for needing ways to preserve!!!!

I had to view this again, being on lockdown during this Covaid, and I must say, this way, it takes up much less room than a huge bag of frozen potatoes in your freezer. I love potatoes and rice in stir fries-my fav/food :) Thanks for sharing & hope everyone is fine

@rainlyte2003

4 жыл бұрын

I live on stir-fry when my husband is on the boat for 21 days. He doesn't do veggies lol Country Blessings!

@Growmap

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, so I'm not the only one? I put potatoes in my stir fry because I only had a few little ones and some other fresh produce at the time. They thought I was weird. But my thought is stir fry is whatever fresh produce I have at the time. And I don't know of any reason it shouldn't include potatoes.

Finally potatoes from scratch. Hash browns from raw spuds. That’s what I needed. I have a big cabela and a very old Excalibur that needs duct tape but works.

@amandap6938

2 жыл бұрын

I have the big cabelas one too. Going to try this this weekend

This is an excellent video. Thank you

Five star video! Thank you for sharing.

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

This so the best how to video I have ever seen. I will be saving this one as a reference. Thank you for all you do. Blessed Be.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

I am glad you found my video informative. Happy dehydrating!

Some people have told me before that some of their potato slices turned black after dehydrating. A way to stop this is to blanch them in a water and lemon juice solution (10% lemon juice) and then cool them in an identical solution (it also helps to place them back in the solution after slicing/cubing them, while you work).

Great video, I learned a lot. you also have an awesome kitchen

Thanks! I will go and look at some of your cooking videos with dehydrated veggies

This was exactly what I was searching for as a fairly new prepper, and you explained everything so well! Am starting to binge watch your videos & hope to also learn about canning, mainly water bath vs pressure cook. The big pressure cookers scare me. Thank you for sharing. New subbie here. 🤗

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing. Welcome to the channel!

Those chopping utensils are the best. I got one and ended up finding two more at a garage sale and Goodwill. Gave those two to my daughters and they rave about them also.🥔

@barbedstar6480

3 жыл бұрын

I have found that my old french fry potato cutter is super for making cut. Run through the cutter and knife cut into any size length you need. Mine has two different sized inserts. I don't make fries with it any more, but being thrifty, held on to it. Finally it dawned on me to use it for dehydrating prep. Works with stubby carrots, root crops and such, too.

Thank you very helpful information and great way to preserve them without taking space in freezers

Awsome video, love dehydrated potatoes, great for long term storage

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

They are so nice to have on hand in case you run out of fresh

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have a batch of potato slices on my dehydrator right now, and they are turning out great! We have a problem finishing a bag of potatoes before they all sprout, and this was really a lot easier than I thought it would be. No more wasted potatoes here, and scalloped potatoes made easy.

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy! I have a video on how I make my cheesey potatoes using dehydrated slices if you are interested: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gn2es7xwmLnTeZM.html

I've just bought my first dehydrator. I'm excited about learning how to do this.😁

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@doriewoodward7608

3 жыл бұрын

I just started oranges and summer squash don’t dehydrate that well potatoes onions strawberries blueberries peppers zucchini work great

Excellent video, thank you!

Thank you for this comprehensive tutorial.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Omgosh! Just the video I needed to see! My freezer is too full of miscellaneous items and not enough room for meat. Thank you so so much! God Bless you and keep you safe!

@barbedstar6480

3 жыл бұрын

You can learn to can meat on youtube. Many videos. Good way to get bits and pieces out of the freezer and the added bonus is that it is ready for dinner fully cooked to make into what you wish.

@Eyes2C.

3 жыл бұрын

BarbedStar Thank you. I do know how to pressure can. I can most of my meat but theres lots of meat, we can’t can like ribs etc. I needed to clean out my mountain of potatoes I had in my freezer when I wrote that comment to add more food till I processed it. Thanks though and blessings to you and yours

@TheChakraGirl

3 жыл бұрын

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I really enjoyed this video. You covered almost all the questions I had about the whole process. I am so glad I found your video. Hugs

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@maemaep9246

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrepperPotpourri I agree this video was so helpful!!!

Great video/content, answered pretty much all my questions, thank you very much M'mam!

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Happy dehydrating!

Thank you for this video, I learned a lot! I am dehydrating tomorrow and now feel super confident!

Awesome video.. Thanks for sharing :")

Yep! At 10:10 she shared one of the most important things about dehydrating potatoes! If you don’t mind eating BLACK or GRAY (ick!!) potatoes, then ignore her wisdom here. If you like your potatoes to be white, or creamy colored...take the few minutes more and parboil them.

@redeemedbygrace9236

3 жыл бұрын

Be sure to rinse them well after boiling them to get every bit of starch off before putting them on the dehydrator. They can still turn black if starch water isn't rinsed off well.

Excellent, thorough presentation. Thank you so much.

Im gonna do this this yr with what I grew. Tyvm love your channel

Great video, well thought out and executed. I love my dehydrator, probably one of my best kitchen appliance investments.

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

It really does come in handy and is a great way to preserve food at home.

@tedsamuels3203

4 жыл бұрын

Im A backpacker , this helped alot .

@trishd5789

4 жыл бұрын

Do we need to bake the jars in the oven before filling with the.potatoes?

@susiet2150

2 жыл бұрын

@@trishd5789 no. You just want to use sanitized jars & lids.

Thank you so very much for your info. I have all but the pressure cap. That will be my next investment. Cleared with my dad since we have it all and very small freezer so canning and drying will be this year's investment in food preservation. I have celiac so prepared scallop or au gratin are.not safe to use. Looking forward to having prepared foods to get thru the next year. Dad's grandma taught him to can and dry in depression era so have him as consult. At 96 he is not able to do it himself, but he can be my reference for questions. Blessed to still have him.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Happy canning!

Thank you for this excellent way to dehydrate potatoes. You are fantastic.

This is the best video on dehydrating potatoes. Thank you.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it informative

I had no idea you needed to boil them for several minutes before dehydrating!

Save the starch & dehydrate on fruit rollup tray for potato starch for baking with.

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

Never thought of that. Thanks for the tip.

@pamwarren24

5 жыл бұрын

How?

@oldtimerlee8820

4 жыл бұрын

@@pamwarren24 Boil to evaporate most of the water in the pot. Like cooking down tomatoes for sauce or paste. When you've evaporated as much as you think you can without burning the starch, transfer thickened liquid to fruit roll up trays. I haven't tried it ---> you may be able to make very shallow pans from aluminum foil to fit your trays, especially if you have square trays. Or use cut down disposable type plastic food storage containers to make dehydrating pans to fit.

@jameswitte5167

4 жыл бұрын

Yup ... Great thickener for stew or gravy ... I'm not really fond of the flavor of flour ...

@darlarousch6339

4 жыл бұрын

Love your advice and wisdom Heidi. I have started trying this, working so far. Thanks so much for sharing!! God bless.

Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge. Many Blessings.

@PrepperPotpourri

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

I really enjoyed your video and it was exactly what I've been looking for the process of dehydrating potatoes thank you so much for all your hard work of the slices dices and shreds great job

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

It is so nice to have them on hand when you realize you used the last potato in your pantry

Im Still Workin is back!!!! This is a great video 😉. Thanks!! I have both styles of dehydrators. I like the Nesco bc I can add more trays. I just let the dehydrator go during the night or put an appliance timer on. I have four dehydrators; Nesco and Excalibur. All excellent and durable. Some I bought thrifted and they work great.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad she is making videos again too

Awesome video! Got a new dehydrator for Christmas and don't really know how to use it so thank you very much for this information !

@ewanmee9877

6 жыл бұрын

Half Acre Dreams have fun!

@PrepperPotpourri

6 жыл бұрын

You might want to start by dehydrating drained canned pineapple rings. My kids used to love them dried.

@Herschel1738

5 жыл бұрын

Dehydrators are great for preserving the small amounts of stuff that aren't worth canning or can't be frozen.. For years I bought celery and cilantro for some dish and ended up throwing the leftovers out after it went bad. Now I dehydrate it - no waste & I don't need to buy more the next time I make the dish. Or if your garden only produces a few tomatoes, peppers, whatever, not enough to can - dehydrate them.

You make everything so clear and fear free. Great job.

@PrepperPotpourri

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

This was really informative and helpful!

Yes I have my own stories - more than one. That’s why I bought some protective gloves. Now I’m happy again.

@PrepperPotpourri

4 жыл бұрын

The gloves are a great idea

I experimented with adding salt to my blanching water and I'm pleased with the results.

@PrepperPotpourri

5 жыл бұрын

Good tip

@cindyrobertson3798

4 жыл бұрын

I use excalibur for a lot of my garden produce I make instant soup mixes for emergency food.

@kathryngagne5813

2 жыл бұрын

non-iodized salt (canning salt) right? How much salt do you add to your pot?

@bluemoon8268

2 жыл бұрын

… you don’t have to limit your blanching water seasoning to just salt !

Prepper Potpoutti, , THANK YOU! best video. Ive learned so much!