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.
To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- a picture of your food on a scale before dehydration (or, obviously far more than two pounds)
- a picture of your food in your solar dehydrator before dehydration (with entire structure of dehydrator)
- a picture of your food in your solar dehydrator after dehydration (with entire structure of dehydrator)
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.
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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.
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)