Wine and cd's excepted, I'm not an acquisitive sort. For the past several years though, I felt a powerful need to own a food dryer. What I had in mind wasn't a modest model with a few trays: I wanted ...

If you frequently purchase dried snacks like banana chips and beef jerky, or need to preserve your garden harvest, a food dehydrator could be a practical and cost-saving investment. Using a fan and ...

A quick and easy way to process ripe figs is to cut them in half and dehydrate them. Dear Helen: I’ve been drying halved figs in my food dehydrator, but because of this year’s large crop numerous figs ...

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What’s better than dried cranberries in a salad or snacking on apple chips? Kate Zaidan, owner of Dean’s Mediterranean Imports at Findlay Market says, it’s making your own, fresh. Using an Excalibur ...