Efficient drying – removing moisture before food begins to decompose – requires a temperature of at least 86 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity below 60 percent. Though heat is critical, it’s best to ...

I borrowed a friend’s food dehydrator earlier this summer and spent a week drying all kinds of fruit. I dried peaches, mangoes, figs, apples, bananas, apricots and nectarines. I even made my own ...

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Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. While our ancestors relied on the sun to dry food, today we have commercial equipment and home appliances that can remove bacteria-forming ...