DRYCEMBER LIVE: Learn to Dehydrate, Use Dehydrated Foods, and MORE!

Welcome to Drycember live where we're talking all about dehydrating, learning to use dehydrated foods, and so much more!
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[@whiskeywomanwhisks]

Two of my favorite ladies! I’ve worked all day on my pantry inventory! Freezers sorted and organized!🙌🏻. My arthritis hands are frozen!😩 Pantry-extended and preps/ canned- store bought -dehydrated Now I need to better organize my lists Also Ive had both dehydrators going with spinach and kale! Loved your idea to make greens powder to “sneak” into food for my veggie haters🤪

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

That is awesome!

[@sewgirl1247]

Hello Darcy, I just finished watching the replay and ordered your Dehydrating Basics E-book. Will be taking it to Staples to print out a copy and bind it like you did yours - great idea. I am so sorry I was not available to be part of the live chat. You are so knowledgeable and such a great teacher...thanks for all you share with us. Many of my own thoughts (that I hadn't put into questions) were touched upon - like how long can you keep adding to a jar to fill it up. ...that was a great question and so glad it was asked. Also leave veggies/fruits in whole form til you are needing to use them powdered. Happy New Year Darcy - stay well! Look forward to what you'll be teaching us in 2021! ~ Gail/NH

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks for watching -- and I'm so glad it was helpful! Happy New Year!

[@shirleyhardy5348]

Darcy, had a chance to watch your live chat. You did an awesome job. I do hope that you will do another one soon. I have learned so much in December. Thank you for the tips that I got tonight. I have not turned on my dehydrator for a week or so. Will be filling it on Saturday and getting it started.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Awesome! That's good to hear!

[@caroleckhart5518]

Thank you for a month long full of DRYCEMBER!! I for one LOVED every minute of it!! Happy New Year to you and your family!!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Same to you!

[@rvmush3883]

Such a huge commitment on your part. Thank you so very much. I have truly looked forward to seeing each video every day. I don’t usually do that but your series was enthralling and I’m an experienced dryer👍🏻

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

That means a lot - thank you!

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Seals for plastic mason jar caps..... Save undamaged canning jar lids and reuse them with plastic mason jar caps. Place a lid on the jar, then screw on the plastic cap. (Or, place the lid inside the plastic cap, with top lid touching top of cap, and then screw onto the jar.) Gasket material in the metal canning lid will form a seal for better storage than a plain white plastic cap, like the Mainstay version at Walmart. Using new metal lids may be more economical than buying silicone rings. I haven't checked the unit pricing. BTW, Ball is now selling a black plastic lid leak-proof screw cap for mason jars. They have a built in gasket. Depending on available budget, these may be a good option in certain situations.

[@monaswinney7128]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I learned so much it boggles my mind. I am planning to dehydrate something every week. My grandkids love the dehydrated marshmallows.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You can do it!

[@terryhall2299]

My dehydrating resolution for 2021 is to learn more about powders and ways to use them in my foods and meals.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Great!

[@jamee6]

My favorite thing about this video was learning that vegetables will rehydrate to the same state in which they were in before dehydrating them. So, if they were uncooked before dehydration, they may still be a little hard afterwards. Thank you, darcy, for reminding us that they might still need to be cooked. 👍

[@sewgirl1247]

My favorite item to dehydrate (there's several really) but I'm going to choose shredded potatoes for hash browns. My least favorite has been mushrooms - not that I don't like them, I just don't reach for them too often, they take a long time to rehydrate and I often don't plan enough in advance (another 2021 goal! - LOL) ....I'll stick with fresh on the occasion of cooking with them. My 2021 dehydrating goal is to do larger batches of our favorites to stack the pantry and to make soups in a jar for quick meals.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Gail, I can't rave on mushroom powder enough. It's one of our favorites. Half of the family isn't fond of rehydrated mushrooms, but powder is gold...and is used in most savory dishes that we make.

[@sandeegragert9008]

Thank you for DRYCEMBER for me in February 2021. I have learned a lot & look forward to more dehydrating.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome! I'm really glad to hear it!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Sent over from Leisas channel. I need another dehydrator, so I can run 2+ for daily preservation.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks for joining us!

[@azurecerulean]

Beets are what made the original Red Velvet Cake

[@thomaslcarpenter2105]

This is another one of your educational videos. Keep them coming. Have a happy and prosperous New Year.

[@daniellemarceaux7937]

My new year resolution is to get a lot more food in my pantry and to sock up thanks to you and Lisa and when I get my rubbarb coming up think I am going to try to make some fruit roll ups am going to do a little because i have never done it before but will not losing anything really other than time because it is not like we have anywhere to go any time to soon

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You can do it! And I get that fruit leather will taste fab!

[@rossilandgolden6792]

I can’t thank you enough for the abundance of information you shared on dehydrating. I’m just a beginner and you have eliminate a lot of my concerns. Thanks!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you found the info helpful!

[@audryclark2326]

Thank you

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You're welcome

[@gkcollard2]

Great info. I haven’t dehydrated much in the last couple of years. I started to get a freeze dryer but the cost is so high I am having second thoughts. May break out the dehydrator again! Thanks!

[@clivemilner]

Freeze driers I believe are the best. They are much more expensive to run, being a 3 stage process.

[@franmurphy1876]

Longterm storing soup

[@krafter5850]

Please make your ebook available

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

It is shop.thepurposefulpantry.com The version in this video is no longer available - it is a full book and journal.

[@kimeverhart6253]

My dehydrating resolutions would include growing more food this summer (yea!!) that I can dry AND being able to find a reasonably priced dehydrator to start my dehydrating journey!! I really am so interested in this! Especially the powders that I can add to foods and smoothies to make our foods more nutritious!! So excited!! Thank you for being such a great teacher!! Ps..I bought the Dehydrating Basics book for $3.00. How does it come to me? Thanks. Kim

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

To help you choose - plus tips on getting them more affordably! www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator/

[@viviandibrell849]

Hi requested on your Facebook group I have not received OK yet. Your videos are amazing and full of information and I thank you so much.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks. I have a moderator who handles that - and generally gets to it once per day. As long as you've answered the questions, he should let you in soon.

[@clivemilner]

Please dehydrate foods you like. Veggies in your garden that will go to waste. I love jam tomatoes. I keep some for salads. Juice some, fantastic. Make Bloody Mary's. Love sundried tomatoes with olive oil for salads.

[@amazinggramma5970]

How do I find this series in order please!!?????

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

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[@gracemurray437]

Can you condition powder in a toaster oven?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Sure -same way - warm it to it's lowest temp, turn it off, put the powder in.

[@tracyatchison9067]

Can you share any experience you have with dehydrating tofu?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I've never done it - and won't ask I don't eat soy, but it can be done. Check with Backpacking Chef.

[@ktgreene3998]

No lima beans...you are my kind

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

😆

[@No-Name-f8p]

@@ThePurposefulPantry When I was little, in the 1960’s, I liked lima beans so much... my brother’s girlfriend called me “little lima bean.” 😂

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I've got dozens of glass mayo & want to use them for dehydrated food storage. Any tips, or do they work like canning jars?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

As long as they are airtight, they will be fine for storage. They won't vacuum seal like mason jars, but they are fine on their own if the lid is airtight.

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Yes, they are great for dry food storage! I have a bunch of them, as well. The ones I have will accept canning jar lids and rings, I don't use them for wet canning. Risk of a jar breaking is too high, especially when canning expensive meat. Some meats sell for more per pound than a case of quart and especially pint jars will cost. If yours accept mason jar lids, and you need lids, plastic lids, like the white Mainstays lids from Walmart will work. You can try vacuum sealing if you have a FoodSaver jar sealer. Because the glass in these is usually thinner, you may not get a seal on all of your jars. If one doesn't vac seal, try another one. That's the difference between wet & dry canning. With dry, easy to swap lids and try again. Not easy with wet canning by comparison.

[@patriciabowen964]

Can this book still be bought

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

shop.thepurposefulpantry.com/

[@dianewarrington9807]

Do you have to worry about over dehydrating your fruits and vegetables?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Fruit leathers, yes. Jerky, yes. Most anything else, no. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6ubn2t7qtyNmsk

[@rickandsally]

Jerky Hollis? Is that what you said?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Jerkyholic

[@renalarue6988]

Is there a way to see the chat on the replay?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You have to open it - I'm not sure how to do it in mobile. I've been trying to figure it out for you and can't see how to get to them. If you can watch it on your computer if you have one, you can open the live chat window and see them.

[@oldtimerlee8820]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Watching it on a desktop computer, this message is displayed, where live chat is displayed during / after a session has ended. Quote: Live chat replay is not available for this video.

[@NanaMom104A]

Not about dehydrating but my laptop is going bonkers, I am thinking of a tablet. I like your large one. What kind is it and does it work like a laptop and have good speed and lots of memory?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Nope - it's cheap, doesn't hold much charge, and I use it mostly to read, listen to audio books and watch Netflix on when I'm having sleepless nights. Sorry it wasn't much help.

[@NanaMom104A]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thanks for the info

[@deballen6241]

Onions and I'd do it again. Pineapple I wouldn't do again.

[@muttonchop271]

My kids love the dehydrated pineapple although they prefer the dehydrated canned pineapple over the fresh dehydrated pineapple

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Same in our home.

[@bonnieeberhardt9518]

My watermelon spoiled

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

In storage? Likely it wasn't dry enough :(

[@bonnieeberhardt9518]

On the dyrer