I 'm in with the must haves - a good sharp knife for tomatoes, mandoline for everything else -use mine for everything. nothing beats these for concentrated flavors in soups ,casseroles ,sandwiches (of course with rehydrating ) you name it - one of my best investments !

I didn't know you could buy a dehydrator. I never saw one in a store.

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Ana, you haven't lived until you've had my dehydrated garlic! And my smoked paprika?

You make your own smoked paprika?
Is dehydrated garlic as good as fresh?

Still ignoring this thread... Ya'll are killing me!

Winfrey, let's just say my garlic powder and garlic granules are NOTHING like what you get in a store. I grind up the garlic cloves and put in a small food processor with a little dry white wine, preferably a very nice Pinot Grigio. Then I dehydrate it and either grind to a powder or leave as granules to toss into a sauce or to put in a bit of hot water to rehydrate and saute.

That's it Drac, I'm moving in!

lol. was thinking the same thing....

you are so not ignoring this ,ana

It's hard to ignore it when I get the moderator posts.

I wonder if BettyLou ordered one yet?

Yes, where is she whom started all of this?? I was trying to be quiet because I didn't want to torture Ana but now I'm thinking...a major move to Drac's sounds pretty good. I could really use some of that garlic in home made spaghetti sauce...

Don't be quiet, it's great hearing what you all are doing with your dehydrators. I can live vicariously through you all right now.

I have 10 acres if you all want to set up tents! Might not be too pleasant with the 8 inches of snow we're supposed to get tomorrow. But this year's garlic crop is already up about 6 inches and looking good!