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Dehydrate Food in a Solar Dehydrator - PEP BB food.sand.dehydrate

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Dried some bananas that were getting overripe.
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Processing
Processing
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Entering dehydrator
Entering dehydrator
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Half way dried
Half way dried
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Finished drying
Finished drying
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Here is my submission for the Food Preparation and Preservation - Sand - Dehydrate Food in a Solar Dehydrator BB.

At the PJT, I dehydrated over 2# bananas during the SkIP Event 2021.

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3.8-lbs Bananas in Peels (only 1.1-lbs peel)
3.8-lbs Bananas in Peels (only 1.1-lbs peel)
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I use the great big solar dehydrator in Arrakis. I picked 3 lbs of saskatoons.
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Going in
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All dry
All dry
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The dried berries with the whole dehydrator.
The dried berries with the whole dehydrator.
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I dehydrated some bananas that were on their way out this summer. Very tasty in oatmeal!
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Bananas prior to being sliced and dried
Bananas prior to being sliced and dried
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Ready to go in the dehydrator
Ready to go in the dehydrator
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In the dehydrator
In the dehydrator
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Wide view - my tray is at the top!
Wide view - my tray is at the top!
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After dehydration - third tray from top now!
After dehydration - third tray from top now!
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Close up

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I dehydrated a couple pounds of peaches.  I used my Sun Oven in dehydrator mode with the lid slightly propped open for ventilation.  
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I dried apples. And I adapted my solar cooker to dehydration by holding the apples on racks above the cast iron surface. There was some trial and error, but I think I have a system worked out now.

(I first tried sun-drying tomatoes on the dash of my car and it went well for three days, but then it turned cloudy for a week and they molded.)

 - Food on a scale before dehydration (or, obviously far more than two pounds)
  - Food in your solar dehydrator before dehydration (with entire structure of dehydrator)
  - Food in your solar dehydrator after dehydration (with entire structure of dehydrator)
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Starting out.
Starting out.
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First batch attracted to yellow jackets, so I started shrouding the apples in cheese cloth.
First batch attracted to yellow jackets, so I started shrouding the apples in cheese cloth.
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The dehydrator is left of my shadow. The melon to the right is wasp-bait to keep them off my apples.
The dehydrator is left of my shadow. The melon to the right is wasp-bait to keep them off my apples.
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Unveiling the second batch, dried down.
Unveiling the second batch, dried down.
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Packaged up.
Packaged up.
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To get certified for this Badge Bit you must provide pics or video (<2 min) of the following:
 - Food on a scale before dehydration (or, obviously far more than two pounds)
 - Food in your solar dehydrator before dehydration (with entire structure of dehydrator)
 - Food in your solar dehydrator after dehydration (with entire structure of dehydrator)

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Car solar dehydrator picture bad but was 93.4 F.
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Car dash as dehydrator
Car dash as dehydrator
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M Broussard wrote:After 1 and 2 days in the dehydrator


Is that dehydrator based on the Walk dehydrator principle with a greater slope for low sun whilst keeping the trays flat?

If you can move it an inch, you can move it a mile. Just expect it to take a little longer.

 
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