Drying basil in a dehydrator is the perfect way to preserve the fresh basil from your garden. As basil is an annual plant, it will die down over winter. It is important to pick all the leaves before the winter cold and preserve them. This allows you yummy basil...
A question we are commonly asked is how long to dehydrate jerky for the best results? There are not many foods more delicious or healthy than well-made jerky! Making your own jerky is a great way to ensure that you know exactly what is going into it. Not to mention,...
For lovers of healthy food, especially vegetables, dehydrators are a fantastic piece of home preserving equipment to have. If you have an excess of vegetables from your garden, a vegetable dehydrator gives many options to preserve them. Or, you may just want to make...
Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of food preservation in the world, and it is arguably one of the best too. Traditionally air-drying or solar dehydrators were the way food was dried. This was usually done on racks out in the sun. Drying is a means of...
Best Commercial Dehydrators For 2022 The search for commercial dehydrators is on the rise as consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of preserving food dehydrators. Commercial food dehydrators feature unique characteristics including fast &...
In 1997 American Harvest was taken over by The Metal Ware Corporation formerly the National Enamelling and Stamping Company (NESCO). This means that American Harvest dehydrators have been rebranded as NESCO. Mostly they have kept them as a dual-brand –...
A few years ago I started my home preserving journey after my garden started going crazy with more food then we could eat! I discovered my love of cooking and preserving my own food and want to help you find the joy and complete love in preserving your own food! Plus making your own preserves are damn delicious!