# newest submissions : dehydrating Welcome to r/dehydrating! A community for anyone interested in food dehydration — from beginners to seasoned preservers. Share tips, tools, recipes, photos, and questions about dehydrating fruits, vegetables, meats, herbs, and more. Whether you’re prepping, snacking, or preserving the harvest, you’re in the right place! Please note, this community is NOT about being dehydrated due to lack of water intake. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trip](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1w09q4f/trip/) _2026-08-27 · /u/Mimii45_ Hi everyone!! I have celiac disease and I have a trip coming up in a few weeks. Since I won’t be able to eat anything at the airport or on the plane, I need to bring all of my meals with me. I just bought the Weston 6-tray dehydrator from Costco , and I’ve never used it before. 😅 Do you have any ideas for simple, complete vegetarian meals that I can prepare and dehydrate ahead of time, pack in my… ## [Bartlett pears and Cosmic crisp apples](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1w08cd0/bartlett_pears_and_cosmic_crisp_apples/) _2026-08-27 · /u/DiabeticCarin_ Sliced with a 4mm blade. 8 hrs and 5 hours at 135° submitted by /u/DiabeticCarin \[link\] \[comments\] ## [I Built a Solar Dehydrator From a Filing Cabinet](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vyywa7/i_built_a_solar_dehydrator_from_a_filing_cabinet/) _2026-08-26 · /u/wineberryhillfarm_ submitted by /u/wineberryhillfarm \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Should I get a Excalibur or a Cosori?](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vyr87g/should_i_get_a_excalibur_or_a_cosori/) _2026-08-26 · /u/ShadByte_ The Excalibur 4 trays costs 293$ and the cosori 5 trays costs 250$ after it gets shipped, it is priced at 107$ on amazon but due to shipping it will.be 250$ Buying from China in my country is much cheaper but I couldn't find a way to buy the cosori from there even though it's a Chinese product. submitted by /u/ShadByte \[link\] \[comments\] ## [13 bananas into 6 bags of 60 pieces](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vypn98/13_bananas_into_6_bags_of_60_pieces/) _2026-08-26 · /u/DiabeticCarin_ Trying to pace myself and not eat them all in 3 days😂 submitted by /u/DiabeticCarin \[link\] \[comments\] ## [How can I safely dehydrate cream cheese?](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vxzf1w/how_can_i_safely_dehydrate_cream_cheese/) _2026-08-25 · /u/dxsetor331_ I have a red velvet chocolate chip cookie recipe that I'm really proud of, but my main issue with it is that due to the abundance of liquid compared to my other chocolate chip cookie recipes, the dough is always wetter and the red velvet cookies spread more than the other cookies. I've come to conclusions on how to reduce liquid within other ingredients, but cream cheese in particular has me… ## [Watermelon (mini)](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vxqjye/watermelon_mini/) _2026-08-25 · /u/DiabeticCarin_ First time trying watermelon. It was lucky a small/mini one with no seeds. I also got a mandolin so all the pieces would be the same, 2 mm (maybe a little too thin) https://a.co/d/00MM27fQ . 8hrs later and it is like fruit roll up. I ended up running out of trays so half of the melon got cut up. submitted by /u/DiabeticCarin \[link\] \[comments\] ## [how to dry and toast chiles de arbol](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vxjzx9/how_to_dry_and_toast_chiles_de_arbol/) _2026-08-25 · /u/not-too-tall-tho_ submitted by /u/not-too-tall-tho \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Was dehydrating butter chickpea a bad idea?](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vx95d3/was_dehydrating_butter_chickpea_a_bad_idea/) _2026-08-24 · /u/12sunnydayze_ I travel a lot for work and want to bring meals I already know & love on the road with me. I planned to eat all of this food within the coming week. I made a butter chickpea curry (like butter chicken) and set it to dehydrate for 18hrs at 140°. However, today as I gave the mix a stir to evenly dry, I thought I caught wisps of a sour smell. I thought if I planned on eating it quickly, the oil/fat… ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q0WRHrzRhLTg) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [County Fair Dried Goods](https://www.reddit.com/r/dehydrating/comments/1vwt8pj/county_fair_dried_goods/) _2026-08-24 · /u/the\_spotted\_frog_ How many of y'all are finalizing submissions for your local fairs? What size jar are you presenting your entries in? My fair doesn't specify a size for dried foods. I think I'll display something like a soup mix in a quart jar, but dried onions or corn in a pint jar. "Canned products must be shown in either standard (made for homing canning) pint or quart jars with new two-piece lids. (Exceptions:…