We still have apples in a laundry basket. I decided to try drying as an alternative form of preservation. I don't have a dehydrator, so we used the oven. Oven drying is a very energy inefficient way of drying, but it is cheaper than purchasing a dehydrator that I may not use. I figure that if we use the apples, then maybe a dehydrator will be worth it. But having never had or bought dried apples before, we will see how it goes. 
We sliced up 12 apples, then dipped them into a water-lemon juice solution. They dried in the oven on warm for about 7 hours. I actually wound up turning the oven off, closing it and letting them continue to dry overnight.
A dehydrator is definitely worth it. I made jerky this weekend. Years ago, when I used to do the craft show circuit, I would make dried "apple ribbons". Using the corer/peeler/slicer...just throw the peel onto the dehydrator. Red and green apples, then would add it to the spicy potpourri that I sold. Was a huge huge hit, always ran out early in the shows.
ReplyDeleteI bought my dehydrator years ago, for about $20. I have made countless lbs of beef jerky and dried fruit (for decoration and consumption). Once I let the hunters know I had one, I was then making jerky for them, and keeping some for myself for the time and trouble. Absolutely a great investment.
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