Dried foods make tasty, compact snacks. From jerky to dried fruit, dehydrating at home is easy to do. In this webinar, learn about up-to-date drying methods and equipment, ways to test for sufficient drying, and ways to use dried foods in recipes. This webinar was originally recorded on June 24, 2020.

• 5:13 Food Preservation Methods
• 6:30 Food Safety in the Kitchen
• 7:58 Types of Dehydrated Foods
• 8:51 Using a Tested Recipe
• 10:20 Drying Equipment (Oven, Microwave, Dehydrator)
• 15:34 Indoor Air Drying
• 16:59 Vine Drying
• 17:57 Sun Drying
• 20:20 Preparing Food for Drying
• 21:07 Testing for Doneness
• 22:58 Post-treatment Step for Drying Fruit
• 25:21 Post-treatment Step for Drying Jerky
• 27:42 Storing Dried Foods
• 29:35 Video on How to Dry Fruit
• 31:57 Pre-treatment Step for Drying Fruit
• 34:47 Blanching Vegetables Prior to Drying
• 37:14 Pre-treatment Step for Drying Jerky
• 38:34 Rehydrating Foods
• 41:05 Questions and Answers