What I do is I fill my silicone sheets as normal... Dehydrate it, but leave it on the trays, then put more broth over and dehydrate again...I actually did this three times and the result is a thicker layer to remove from the sheet

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Ooo...good idea!

@huasonshine4120

6 ай бұрын

Thats what i ended up doing as well... it does work a lot better@@RainCountryHomestead

@trishthehomesteader9873

6 ай бұрын

I did the same when I was making tomato flakes. Worked great!👍

@JaniceCrowell

6 ай бұрын

I never thought of that

Love Mary's Nest! Her bestseller on Traditional making/preparing is absolutely phenominal!

Heidi, i believe that you will find a way to dehydrate even water! 😉

Started using stainless steel small size cookie style sheets. No spillage, deeper layer, and easy to remove food, And very Easy cleaning too.

@2americangirl

6 ай бұрын

Interesting...you put small cookie sheets in your dehydrator?

@RedStorm.

6 ай бұрын

@@2americangirl Yes, works really well. I went through every way and finally realized this is the way. I have a dehydrater that hast square shelves.

Good morning Heidi! I am always joyful when I see a video post from you. It is one of the ways I spend time with our Lord. I listen to you, thank our Lord for you, and gladly receive your lessons. God bless you and your family mightily! ~John Singing: "God is good all the time He put a song of praise in this heart of mine God is good all the time Through the darkest night, His light will shine God is good, God is good all the time" 😁

Fab timing, thanks Heidi, just making bone broth with necks from Spring Lambs ( New Zealand Aroha💝) - so much goodness to share around - Bless you! An inspired new year too😇🙏🤞

Good timing, just made bone broth from a freshly harvested deer. I included the trotters, aka hooves, which are full of collagen. The broth is like a nice brown jello!

I love the idea of storing the dehydrated bone stock in the freezer. I'm tempted to not powder it and just chunks of it. Thank you again for all you do. God bless!

Thank you, Heidi, on another great video on dehydrating bone broth. That is a good idea to keep it in the freeze to use again and again.

That makes sense. Out of a dehydrator full, only the last one filled gave me trouble taking off the sheet. It wasn't as full as the others. My last batch, I dehydrated turkey broth and the turkey bits after I cleaned the bones. I ground the broth and turkey together, but I haven't used it yet. I'm thinking turkey noodle soup and see how it works. Many Blessings!

Thank you, I keep on canning broth but dehydrating it may be interesting to do.

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Saves a ton of space! What you would can in 4-5 jars can fit into one once dehydrated and powdered.

What I like best about dehydrating bone broth, besides space savings, is that I can use small amounts and not worry about using the rest before it goes bad. I used it daily on dog food (until our very old dogs died last year) along with adding green powder and pumpkin powder to their food! My elderly mother has slowed down on eating so I send her powdered bone broth and powdered vegetable which she adds to pudding or soup or whatever to make sure she gets nutrition when she’s rather not eat much if anything.

Thank you zheifu. After buying my brother!s half of the house we inherited, I am now sorting , organizing and making the kitchen useful for me, after the kitchen is completed then I will start my dehydration journey. I greatly appreciate all that you and Patrick share with us. Your gentle spirochete is appreciated snd your faith shows through your actions. Thank you from the opposite corner of the nation! ML to all of you!

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

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I tried your method of dehydrating some roast beef that I had cooked. I LOVE IT. The taste is marvelous! The bone broth will be my next venture. Thanks so much for the knowledge!

I noticed that the thinner parts of my pumpkin were harder to get off too. I'm going to try adding more to the thinner spots and re dehydrating it again.

I love cooking with fire roasted canned tomatoes. I have a good supply. Yesterday, I decided to try dehydrating to save and weight. I put one 14.5 oz. can on each silicone tray. Each tray yielded 1/2 cup of dehydrated flakes. 6+ cans will go into a quart jar. I am going to try doubling up and either using 2 small cans or 1 large can now that I know how to measure when cooking with it. Thanks Heidi for all your wonderful tips. God Bless.

I did the spatula trick 2 days ago. I had made vanilla paste and I put milk in the blender to get all of the good bits of vanilla so I wouldn't have waste. Some of the areas on my mats were a bit thin and that is when I grabbed my cookie spatula.

Appropriate timing. I’m dehydrating bone broth in my Cosori right now.

Thank you for more great tips and info Heidi!! Love and Prayers from The Catskill Mountains of NY!! 💖🐓❄️☀️🙏🙌

@kimberlyann5549

6 ай бұрын

@jeannemalaxos. I just moved from Catskill, NY back to Oswego New York. Miss Catskill. Be careful driving this weekend in the snow.

Thanks Heidi. Blessings Gail.🇦🇺

Thank you Heidi! 🙂 Blessings! 💜

I found it sticks much more to parchment paper than it does to silicone. I use silicone pans in the oven for a couple of days at 170 and I fill a couple of inches of broth in each silicone baking pan. Got baking pans pretty cheap at ALDI.

Do you ever do videos of how you store your pantry items and other non food items? Since I’ve started putting up food and buying in bulk I’m finding it hard to manage and know what I have.

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

The first one I can think of (though I know I have more) is the one I did on small space food storage where I give a bunch of ideas of ways to make most of your space: kzread.info/dash/bejne/goWu0paGmLzFftI.html

Thank you for sharing about the bone broth. I will give it a try. Blessings 🙏🙏🙏

👍 Thanks! Shalom!

I just can my bone broth because I have a HUGE pantry in my basement, O do have some dehydrated/powdered stored on shelves though...and yes Mary's Nest is good on doing bone broth, think that was where I first saw it...I too use silicone mats in dehydrator for liquids, but I tend to put a lot of stuff on parchment paper as well...thank you Heidi❤

Good tip! Ty.

Thank you!

I tried it with the parchment paper and it just floated under and was a huge mess. I wondered if filling it fuller might help, as mine was pretty thin and I just gave up. Will try again with it fuller and see if that helps, next time I have broth.💗

I now do this thanks to you. The amount of space I've saved is insane. I can fit 12 32 oz jars in one single 32 oz jar. I do have a few canned, just in case but honestly, I may never go back to doing any other way. The only con is having to powder it. I find that a PIA so now I just don't bother. I'm thinking of doing it for milk but mine's already frozen. Maybe not worth it? 🤔

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

I think it would be worth it if you are needing to make room in your freezer but if you do not and are working through it anyway, I would not bother

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So is this how collegen peptides are made? Like the powder stuff? I am in process of makimb bone broth now.. I drink it everyday and I just got a dehydrator..so I drink bone broth and buy really expensive collegen powder and put in coffee..hmmm things are coming along and making sense now too me at how things work and r made lol..thank you

Question for you, Heidi: are there any herbs that you shouldn't use together, or at the same time?

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

It would depend on the person, the herbs, if you are on any medications, or have any allergies. The blend possibilities are so great that it would be a lot to research though I know it is best to not mix ginkgo and feverfew, if I remember correctly

Every time u put out a video is something similar to what I'm doing or thinking about. 😮. Could be AI or the fact we're in the same wavelength. Kinda creeped out by this. It's kinda cool if it's the latter. We similar. ❤

Can you dehydrate canned broth to extend its life !? Past the expiration date on the can

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Yes you can dehydrate it but the "expiration" dates on shelf stable foods are only a requirement by law but they are meaningless. As long as your cans or jars stay sealed, the shelf life is indefinite

Hello Heidi, thank you for this video. I am going to try to dehydrate my bone broth. I prepare the broth with chicken bones. Are these better concerning the nutritional values? Do you recommend other type of bones? God bless you and have a great weekend. :)

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Beef, elk, venison, chicken, turkey are all great options.

Heidi concerning the silicone sheets. I have two dehydrators one is round and one is rectangle. both with center holes. the round one I have found sheets with the middle out but the rectangle one I can not find a sheet with the middle out. It also has the fan at the bottom. I find my self using it more because I can control the temperature over the round one. Can I use the sheets like you have on this even though it will cover the hole in the center ?

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

The thing with the hole is that is the main way the air is being circulated I would assume that covering it will greatly slow down the dehydrating process. It may still work but hard to say how long it may prolong the drying time

Any thoughts on using dehydrated broths as a bullion cube type beverage? A cup of broth on a cold day especially dealing with an illness sounds good. Just wondering if your broth would be good just as it is or would you tweak it?

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

It should be though if you are used to the saltiness of a bullion cube, you would need to add salt and whatever seasonings you desire

@johnparkhurst825

6 ай бұрын

@@RainCountryHomestead makes sense. Substituting the msg for natural flavorings is the key for me. Thanks so much!

Can you make pork bone broth?? We are always eating pork ribs and I think it would be good.

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Yes, you can

@sheilapriess7703

6 ай бұрын

Thank You@@RainCountryHomestead

I keep saying im going to do this... But keep forgetting 😢.... Can you post the link for the sour cream and cream cheese please ma'am 🙏 Kendra

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

DO you mean videos? If so, I do not have a video out on those quite yet but will eventually. I need to work with it more but keep forgetting

@reibersue4845

6 ай бұрын

Spread it evenly on a tray, silicone is best. Dehydrate. Easy peasy.

Aldo are we pouring the gel onto the silicone or when it's in liquid form?

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

liquid form

@hmartin751

6 ай бұрын

@@RainCountryHomestead thanks 😊

Is there any way to dehydrate it not using silicone. It's plastic and I wouldn't like it use it with my food

@RainCountryHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Silicone, though not perfect, is much safer than plastic especially when applying heat. However, as mentioned in the video, you can try parchment paper

@vickynoname334

6 ай бұрын

@@RainCountryHomestead That's a good idea. Thank you so much for your answer🙏

I made chicken stock and dehydrated the broth on the silicone trays. I bought the silicone sheets when you recommended them. I had no issues with it sticking . Thanks for all the great videos and tips on herbs and ect !❤❤❤