Mike writes: > What type of dehydrator do you use? Mike, I use the Nesco American Harvest Snackmaster Express http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1120727 and just love it especially for the temp controls. Comes with 4 trays and expandable to 12 trays I think. I freeze my pods first and then dry them cut side up at low temps. 125°F in the summer and 115° in the less humid winter. Then when dry enough to powder (often takes 3 days) its into my $10 Westbend electric food chopper which works the best of the three cheapo brands that I've tried. Splatter screens (for food frying) make a good shelf accessory for small leafy herbs etc. At 95° it is kinda OK for seed drying, but have found that even cooler & slower drying of seeds gives a better end result. Why that should be I don't know, but read it someplace and am now convinced gives better germination. Splatter screens http://www.fototime.com/9A98CAF6FD6F648/standard.jpg Handle cut off with Dremel tool http://www.fototime.com/F51D33023B006F9/standard.jpg Hole diameter http://www.fototime.com/B91861008391CC5/standard.jpg Seeds drying http://www.fototime.com/2D560DD49093B80/standard.jpg Usual disclaimers jt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Nestrud" <pink@gehennom.net> To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [CH] Meatballs (thanks!) > On Friday, September 16, 2005, at 08:52:58, you wrote: >> talking vinegar/sugar pickled rocotos, adding ground >> smoked powdered >> tamarind, dried pineapple, smoked seasalt etc. Just >> weird stuff. Not all >> that easy to grind sugary stuff... > > That sounds really good... I'd love to get into making > powders. What > type of dehydrator do you use? Is there anything wrong > with the sub-$50 > ones you can find at target, etc.? > > -Mike > > -- > Teaching Assistant | "The solar garlic starts > American Bounty, CIA | to rot." > pink@gehennom.net | >