I mentioned a couple of days ago that some of our apple harvest will be dried to produce fruity snacks or for something to add to the breakfast porridge. I suppose drying can be achieved on a very low oven but we have a dehydrator designed to do the job. This simply blows warm air through whatever you choose to utilise it for. It is easy, effective and very low energy.
Lots of things can be dehydrated this way as a means of food preserving. We have only used it for various fruit. It works particularly well in our experience with plums (alas, virtually no harvest this year along with other stone fruit and nuts).
Apart from a means of storing a harvest for some considerable time, dehydration has the effect of producing a more concentrated flavour. Here is our first batch of apple slices, made with a dusting of cinnamon. The next batch is underway.
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