"We don't waste food in this house," said every mom in history. Get yourself the best food dehydrator, and you won't be wasting food anymore.
They're familiar for everyone. The items, kept in every house across the country, promised food would stay good and not go to waste. There were the standards, your Glad storage containers, foil, plastic wrap and of course the refrigerator.
But if you're hip to the idea of drying things out, there's another way you can extend the shelf life of food. Food dehydrators will preserve your fruits, meats, veggies, and much more.
The best food dehydrator, according to most on Amazon, is the Magic Mill Commercial Food Dehydrator Machine. The electric food dehydrator has six stackable stainless steel trays. The trays are also dishwasher safe.
I'm guilty of leaving meat in the freezer for... a long time, and by the time I take down meat to thaw I typically have other dinner plans. This is the sort of thing that would help me out.
Magic Mill Commercial Food Dehydrator
This is a great investment if you'd like to stop wasting food. A food dehydrator preserves all kinds of stuff by removing all the moisture from it. The drying process consists of heating elements and vents, causing air circulation to remove moisture from the food. Depending on what you're dehydrating, the drying time could take hours.
We all really hate to waste food. Whether it be meat or fruit, we'd like to find some way to use it. Hell, I've even looked up banana bread recipes just so I didn't waste a bunch of bananas for the hundredth time.
Turns out, the food dehydrator can make a great healthy snack. Fruit roll sheets will be your best friend if you tend to waste a lot of fruit like me.
I find myself wanting to indulge in unhealthy snacks from time to time. Elementary school was a long time ago, and still, fruit roll ups have some appeal. Thankfully, a food dehydrator makes delicious homemade fruit leather.
Plus, how many of you catch yourself eying beef jerky in line at the grocery store? There's even a beef jerky store at the outlets near where I live in San Marcos, Texas that I have to stay away from when I'm hungry.
Jerky is great to make with a food dehydrator, and typically works more precisely than a conventional oven ever can. You can make plenty of bags with the venison that's been sitting in the freezer for a while.
It's been said plenty of times that we waste tons and tons of food each year. Farmers work hard to grow fresh produce for us, and it's a shame we waste so much of it. A Magic Mill Dehydrator is a pretty easy way to help directlly address that.
There is a one-year warranty on it, and for a BPA-free food dehydrator, you can't really do a whole lot better. The dimensions are 17 x 14 x 12 in, so it can easily have a spot on your countertop. It's the shelves that give it the large capacity.
There's an adjustable thermostat for easy temperature control, and a digital adjustable timer that automatically shuts off. No need to keep up with the timer on your phone or stove.
Food dehydration has many benefits other than saving money.
The food dehydrator has 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon. One customer said it made some of the best steak jerky.
Whether you're out on a camping trip, hunting trip, fishing trip or packing lunches for little ones, you'll have a snack that won't perish as quick as a fresh banana or apple. With the electric food dehydrator you just need to slice up your food, put it on dehydrator trays, and let the food dehydrator do all the work.
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