Instant Pot Duo Crisp Vs Dehydrator | Vegetable Bouillon Powder Challenge

Instant Pot Duo Crisp VS Dehydrator - which will make the best vegetable bouillon? You might be surprised! I was.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:08 Equipment and Accessories Used
1:17 Bouillon Ingredients
2:58 Vegetable Prep for Dehydrating
3:31 Dehydrating in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp
4:08 Dehydrating in the Standard Dehydrator
4:43 Checking the Veg to see if done when dehydrating
6:05 Which one is the best for Bouillon?
6:22 Finished Dehydrated Vegetables and Final Prep to make Bouillon Powder
7:45 Bouillon Storage Tip
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[@isabellakledal8071]

Just found your channel and have binge watched your videos 😍 I'm a big fan of your content!

[@CookingandCalm]

Oh thank you so much Isabella. I'm a bit behind this week but working on a new one 😊

[@j.e.7028]

Me too!!

[@maryamjuberaperrins]

Great video! Very direct and filled with the information people are looking for!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you so much Maryam - that's very kind of you 👍

[@anonnnnnsh]

Brilliant demo, thank you so much, I will be using the instant pot to do any vegetables that are going to wilt and add them to any bullion I have done previously. Now I don't have to throw them away. Bless you.

[@CookingandCalm]

Oh that's a really great tip - what an excellent use of the 'small batch' dehydrating in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp. Thank you so much, I hadn't thought of that 👏

[@millieh.-nyc6537]

Thanks for this video. You explained so clearly. I look forward to creating my own onion & garlic powder as well as a blend like you just did. Be well.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you Millie - that's a great idea. I've noticed how easily garlic and onion powders 'clump' when shop bought so I'd think it's extra important to make sure they are VERY dry before storing. Good luck with it - love to hear how it goes 😊

[@kevinpence5602]

Oh hell yes. I loved this. thank you.

[@CookingandCalm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@karasummers7286]

Brilliant!

[@tomproctor8406]

Lovely vid, wasn't sure how to use the dehydration on my instant pot and now I know!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks Tom. When we get to summer, try strawberries. We're enjoying last years right now in our porridge !

[@CookingandCalm]

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[@D3vyn5]

This was so great! Thanks for sharing!

[@CookingandCalm]

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[@CookingandCalm]

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[@terrykunst3883]

This was super. Thank you.

[@CookingandCalm]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to comment - hope you are well and safe wherever you are.

[@lorrainemanning3809]

Fabulous!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you! It’s fun experimenting. I recommend dehydrating strawberries when they’re back in season - so beautiful!

[@queenanne94101]

Wonderful video...thank you so much for the tutorial. 🥔🌽🥕🧄🍅🥬🥦😁

[@CookingandCalm]

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[@grivera527]

I will certainly try this!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks Griselle . Have fun with it 👍

[@NunhosKitchen]

Very interesting,thNks for sharing.❤

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you so much Nunho

[@RoadtoFIRE]

Oh wow! This is definitely something I could do.

[@CookingandCalm]

Excellent - I don't know why I like making bouillon so much, but I really do! Hope you give it a go :)

[@christine_kslfitness195]

I have never made bouillon - what a great idea. I shall try it.😃

[@CookingandCalm]

Hope you enjoy it. I love being able to adapt it to what I have in the fridge.

[@keangfamily]

Thank you for the video

[@CookingandCalm]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching

[@ScrapbookingBug]

I have never done this. Will try!

[@CookingandCalm]

oh yes, it's great fun!

[@ManxieG11]

Thank you! This is a better than the paste type stock that are promoted on some thermocooker channels/groups. I tried making chicken stock paste in my Cook Expert but you need so much salt to give the paste a shelf life, so I experimented with my Magimix Cook Expert & made the paste with 1/4 the salt, and then dehydrated it in my £30 Aldi dehydrator. This bouillon will compliment the chicken stock powder well!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks Marcus- that's a really creative idea. I've never done that but it makes sense to me as those high salt rates are all about inhibiting bacterial growth, and removing the water is another way of doing that. Love to know how it all goes 👍👍👍

[@yuririaharris1578]

Thank you very much.

[@CookingandCalm]

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[@hartsm76]

Thank you!!!

[@CookingandCalm]

You're welcome 😊

[@Jewels5241]

Thank you for this. I have the Duo Crisp but I tried to make apple chips and they flopped and I never tried it again. I will give it another go! Have a nice day!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you. It makes a grand job of strawberries - my fave 🍓 😊👍

[@judychancey5781]

Thanks, I made some powder! I will post on Instagram. Awesome! I have a Mealthy air fry topper that sounds similar to the crisp for instant pot. I'm going to try it soon! The Mealthy one has been out quite a while. It fits on any 6 or 8 quart pressure cooker. Thank you again!

[@CookingandCalm]

Fantastic ! Tag me when you post 😊

[@cathymhill]

Love your channel ❤️, makes a change to see an English UK speaking person 🥰!, Makes recipes etc better to follow as all your ingredients are from here 🇬🇧, I've literally binged all your videos regarding the pro+crisp airfryer 🥰, thanks to you I've actually had the conference to use mine & have cooked a whole chicken🍗,with veg, boiled eggs 🥚& am going to try to dehydrate some veg today following your video step by step ❤️❤️❤️.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks so much Cathy and that's so good to hear that your confidence is growing - such a fun device!

[@almarc3747]

Music is AWESOME!!!

[@CookingandCalm]

thank you !

[@skedaddletohealth86]

Love your channel! Such great tips and so inspiring. So, I’ve been using food scraps (boiled in water) to make liquid broth/bouillon. Any suggestions on making powder from food scraps?

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you so much. That's really kind of you. I've made the bouillon from clean root veg peelings and stalks from kale etc & that works fine (though go easy on strong veg like kale as it can overwhelm the stock)

[@isabelrankin6721]

The first time I viewed your channel you had made a jar of powdered tomatoes. I followed your instructions and I now have dried tomato powder. I will definitely try this recipe as I have a lot of veg in the garden waiting to be used. Your channel is much appreciated.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you Isabel , that’s lovely to hear. Bouillon powder is a great way to use up some of those veggies - as you can see with my overgrown turnips :) Hope you enjoy it!

[@kokkiem]

Thank you! So useful! Will start trying to dehydrate sage of my garden in my Instant Pot Duo Crisp (and maybe in my low-end Aldi Air Fryer as well)! Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see you drying your ingredients, I guess you did? Keep on informing us with you useful vids!

[@CookingandCalm]

You are really welcome - I sometimes dry but sometimes not - sage would be fine with quick shake after washing then into dehydrator . (If you press hard on herbs they release their volatile oils so we're trying not to bash too much before drying. Sage works beautifully !

[@kokkiem]

@@CookingandCalm You seem to answer all questions! Compliments! Thanks! I'll keep on following you for sure

[@CookingandCalm]

I am lucky to have the nicest people visit so always try and answer if I can . Thank you and good luck with that sage

[@kokkiem]

@@CookingandCalm Being a COPD, sage is supposed to help me a little. Fresh leaves in thee or dehydrated. Cross fingers! Thank you for guiding me into the right direction!

[@annelyle5474]

I bought a lower-end dehydrator recently (a Stockli Dorrex) and will definitely be trying this - I'm on a low-salt diet and salt-free bouillon is expensive!

[@CookingandCalm]

It is - there’s so much salt in the ordinary ones that they have to put more ‘actual ingredients’ in the low salt I suspect, and that would cost more! Home made is better :)

[@ScrapbookingBug]

Hooked on your channel !

[@CookingandCalm]

That’s such a lovely thing to say! Thank you and welcome!

[@lynneceegee8726]

Rill isn’t post, thanks so much for taking the time to do the research for us! Having recently acquired both a dehydrator and Instant Pot, I shall be trying this out. I’ve dehydrated mixed veg and it took an age ( not in the IP). A couple of years ago I dehydrated a load of veg in the oven ..took even longer but finally got there. I added to the final stock powder some garlic powder, some onion powder and some nutritional yeast, and it’s actually still going strong! I love doing this kind of thing. If I had the stacking system for the IP I’d be doing tomato powder for sure, and more apples..I understand the volume limitations of the IP but to be honest, two goes would equal up the numbers and still be less than the total time taken by the dehydrator. Oh! PS, do you think the space taken up by the potatoes was justified by the flavour they add to the bouillon?

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks Lynne - great to hear about your adventures dehydrating too! The potatoes- zero flavour I'd say but I put a couple in there if I have them as the starchiness just helps as a bit of thickener for the bouillon. Totally optional :)

[@joytoyouandme4593]

Never imagines I could make my own vegetable powder. I really need to look for a good quality dehydrator, as my garden is full of herbs in the summertime. Just wish IP would have come out with their air fryer lid before I purchased my small IP, would have gone larger.

[@CookingandCalm]

Oh yes, it's so good to dehydrate your herbs. I've not looked up the research, but I've a strong suspicion that dehydrating herbs is likely to retain more of their flavour and other properties as it would be a more stable drying environment than hanging them up and air drying. I know what you mean about the IP too - I can make a case for every one of them and always get regretful when a new ones come out! I need a bigger kitchen ! Thank you for stopping by and good luck with your herbs.

[@Krillewiras]

Awesome video! I curious about where you found the trays for the Instant Pot? :)

[@CookingandCalm]

thank you so much. I've put a link in the description for the dehydrator stand I use from amazon - there are loads of different ones so just make sure you get the one which fits your version of the IP. Happy dehydrating!

[@Krillewiras]

@@CookingandCalm Thank you! 😇

[@fauxtaux]

Back when kids were little, my yard filled with fruit trees and I was healthy, I made a lot of fruit leathers in a standard oven on a baking tray. I have to wonder if you could do something similar with your IP. Of course that was an instance of vast quantities of fruit that needed to be processed rather quickly.

[@CookingandCalm]

Definitely and that’s a great idea for something ‘small batch’ for the IP. I often have soft fruit and there’s only so much freezing I can do. I need to either find or adapt some tray liners for the IP crisp then I’ll definitely have a go at that .Thank you so much 😊

[@buckrogers7498]

I love the advice and it will be great for getting things ready for backpacking. The pop up bubbles and sounds are really distracting in my opinion.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you Buck and for the feedback - happy backpacking

[@juliegibbons4989]

Hi Sue, great video as usual. I was so impressed with the IP crisp dehydrator i went out and bought a stand alone one. Now it is not as quick you are right, however, after 8 hours my veg is pliable not crisp in the stand alone one, would this blend down? Or should I do them more? I like the idea of a bigger one and am not too bothered about the time it takes, it is just not crisp...

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks Julie! Yes dehydrators really vary and different veg have different water content so it's a bit of a learning curve.What you do when dehydrating is to remove the ones that are 'done' and let the others stay longer if you think they need it. With the big dehydrators, you get used to grouping similar foods together on the trays so you can remove them when done. It's hard to tell sometimes until they're cold too. Some foods like tomatoes never go completely crips (more leathery) and still blend. Others should go very crispy (like kale). I've a really good PDF from American uni with lots of info and a sense of what the texture you are expecting from each veg as they do far more preserving there but I can't find the link. If you want me to send you a copy just email me via the website contact form. Hope tat helps and happy dehydrating!

[@juliegibbons4989]

@@CookingandCalm Thank you for all the information and yes i would be interested so will head on to the website. I like the learning curve of being self sufficient at the things i can be. All the very best to you for the New Year.

[@juliegibbons4989]

Hi Sue, great channel as I love preserving. I notice you put potato slices in, on another channel someone from USA had potatoes go black and says you have to pre cook them? What are your thoughts? Defo going to try your dehydration methods as I have an IP Duo Air Fryer, there is only me so it's size is perfect.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you Julie! Yes I've seen that about potatoes too. I just threw these in and although they went a teeny bit grey , it's nothing like I've seen on youtube where they turn black. I think it might be something to do with how starchy the potatoes are. These were organic and quite waxy but to be honest I'm not sure. If you experiment and find anything useful, please let me know! Happy dehydrating. so much fun!

[@juliegibbons4989]

@@CookingandCalm Thank you for your reply Sue. Yes I am experimenting tonight with a bit of chard, carrot, courgette and broccoli stems, with the intention of adding a few more veg when i get my shopping to make the bouillon powder. Will certainly let you know.

[@CookingandCalm]

Fab! Broccoli stems are a great idea too

[@cathymhill]

I have the UK version instantpot Pro crisp & airfryer, capacity 7.6litres 😳❤️🥰.

[@CookingandCalm]

Fab - I'm still on the original version. That pro looks really good !

[@lhing9]

I am อินเดียไทม์ India A times I live in The north of Thailand I would like to have some of your food and try to cooking for my mom

[@CookingandCalm]

Hi there from the UK. That sounds like a lovely thing to do. Thank you for connecting and hope you are well today.

[@athenaenergyshine7616]

I bought the product so this is helpful

[@CookingandCalm]

Great to hear! Thank you

[@athenaenergyshine7616]

@@CookingandCalm i did sweet potatoes at 55 degrees Celsius for 2 hours. It does not taste cook and it’s chewy too. Should I go the whole 4 hours

[@CookingandCalm]

At least - sweet potatoes can take anywhere up to 12 hours . You are looking for them to be Hardish and dry but still a bit bendy - take one out and let it cool to rest texture. Once in a jar , keep eye on it and if there's any sign of condensation they're not done so put back in for a few hours longer. Dehydrating is slow

[@CookingandCalm]

'Test texture' (not rest)

[@CookingandCalm]

You cut them thin - 1/4 inch ish

[@kokkiem]

Susan, can I dehydrate my frozen chili peppers? Is it possible to dehydrate left-overs I have in my freezer (mushrooms, peppers, courgettes)? Or will those too liquid?

[@CookingandCalm]

Yes - go take a look at 'the purposeful pantry' channel - will give you brilliant ideas on dehydrating 😊

[@kokkiem]

@@CookingandCalm Thank you! Will dive into it!

[@JIMKOR]

Have you used the rack with air fryer lid. Can you share some Recepies

[@CookingandCalm]

I have - did you see my ribs in soy recipe yet? Also the courgette fries . What sort of things are you hoping to cook on there and I'll see if I can help ?

[@JIMKOR]

Growing Frugal oh I did see your recepies. I was wondering if you have used the rack (dehydrator rack) you used here with the air fryer lid. Before I invest I want to make sure it’s worth it. And if there will be an issue if we have more than 2 layers while using air fryer

[@CookingandCalm]

Oh I see, sorry. I've not used it at high temp - best thing would be to check with the seller maybe before buying . Hope that helps

[@sheezy2526]

That is weird, I used the instapot dehydrate mode and mine took about 21 hours to reach that level !! But I used the basket that came with it which doesn't have that level of air circulation which could be the reason.

[@CookingandCalm]

Hi there, I think you're absolutely right- the inner basket is likely to be aiming to hold in heat for air-frying, whereas for dehydrating , you need that air in constant circulation as much as possible. The trays are pretty low cost so hopefully you can get hold of some or borrow some to see if we're right. Love to know how you get on.

[@zelahfines6535]

How long does the powder last stored in the pantry?

[@CookingandCalm]

Hi Zelah, If you've got it in a sealed (ideally dark) jar , it will easily last 6 months plus. As it gets exposed to air you'll see the colour fading and it's still perfectly fine to use but the veg are oxidising and less nutrient value. Mine never lasts that long to be honest! If I was making a huge vat of it, I'd vacuum seal it for longer storage. Hope that helps

[@SSchithFoo]

Can you dehydrate a sticky liquid like molasses?

[@CookingandCalm]

Hi there, yes you can . Head over to the channel @ThePurposefulPantry for how to do this and lots more amazing dehydrating videos.

[@Sirillius]

Since the time is being cut in half, would you be able to get the same amount of bouillon if you did 2 batches in the Instant pot? Being 10 hours total, Does it work out to be the same over all?

[@CookingandCalm]

Hi there 👋. Hmmmmm ...The dehydrator probably holds more like 8 times as much at a guess - once you grind to the powder, it all comes out to very small portions. I haven't tried it though so worth a go as I'm only guessing. Happy experimenting

[@Sirillius]

@@CookingandCalm oh my, 8 times ish is quite the difference. Thank you for the reply, will keep watching. Enjoy life and I wish you well.

[@CookingandCalm]

It's a guess but dehydrators are pretty high capacity 😊Thank you

[@ralicanikolova6745]

And the amount from instant pot is less than in the dehydrator , so you have to dehydrate second time in instant pot to reach the amount in dehydrator. 3,5 hours + 3,5 hours again for instant pot = 10 hours in dehydrator . To put the vegetables in the dehydrator is easiest than in instant pot. Also quick dehydration in instant pot means more energy consumed compared to dehydrator. Also dehydrator cost is less than instant pot duo crisp.

[@CookingandCalm]

Agree and honestly I think I would need to use the IP 4-5 times to get the same amount. But for small batch of strawberries etc, I'm in! I'm lucky to have both.