Re: [CH] Meatballs (thanks!)
JohnT (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:53:18 -0500
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
>
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