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(22-01-2021, 05:56 PM)Broadway Wrote: Courgettes are in the dehydrator!
Thats something I've not got around to dehydrating yet.
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(22-01-2021, 05:56 PM)Broadway Wrote: Courgettes are in the dehydrator!
Wouldn't this create a lot of moisture in the room, particularly at this time of year? Also, how much electric would it use?
Asking as my wife is fancying one.
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(22-01-2021, 10:02 PM)Mark_Riga Wrote: (22-01-2021, 05:56 PM)Broadway Wrote: Courgettes are in the dehydrator!
Wouldn't this create a lot of moisture in the room, particularly at this time of year? Also, how much electric would it use?
Asking as my wife is fancying one. Hello Mark
We didn't notice an increase in moisture but I'm not sure we would.
As for electric usage I'm not sure however my understanding is they are relatively cheap to run.
Hopefully someone with more experience using them will be along to share their views 
Regards..........Danny
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23-01-2021, 09:50 AM
(This post was last modified: 23-01-2021, 09:51 AM by Small chilli.)
Mark I’ve got an Excalibur 9 tray dehydrator and it’s 600w so based on the average uk electric price it works out at 9.78p per hour.
As for moisture. I get a small puddle of water come out. That’s only when I’m dehydrating my chillies from frozen. That’s just the ice crystals melting as you get with anything you defrost. Never any moisture when dehydrating fresh.
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Well here you go, will try in the lasagne next week.
Do you think I should rehydrate first or let that happen as part of the cooking process?
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23-01-2021, 12:44 PM
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They look good. No idea, I’ll leave that for you to work out .
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Well they came out OK!
Rehydrated them then layered in the lasagne along with a beef mince ragu.
The texture was slightly rubbery but nice
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(27-01-2021, 09:30 PM)Broadway Wrote: Well they came out OK!
Rehydrated them then layered in the lasagne along with a beef mince ragu.
The texture was slightly rubbery but nice Tonight another lasagne, this time we put the courgettes in without rehydrating, again they came out OK.
Our conclusion, instead of freezing courgettes this year we will use the dehydrator
Regards..........Danny
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(03-02-2021, 08:42 PM)Broadway Wrote: Tonight another lasagne, this time we put the courgettes in without rehydrating, again they came out OK.
Our conclusion, instead of freezing courgettes this year we will use the dehydrator
That's good to know! I bought a dehydrator a few months ago - I keep meaning to make kale chips from the curly kale that comes in our organic veg box, but keep forgetting 
Of course dehydrating courgettes rather relies on me having a glut in the first place!
How much veg and wildlife can I pack into a 6m x 8m garden in suburban Cambridge? Let’s find out!
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Thanks for the update Danny its good to know what works out best. Hopefully I'll have another courgette glut this season.
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