
Introduction to Food Dehydration
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How Food Dehydration works
Electric Food Dehydrators eliminate much of the guess work in food drying and gives you
the flexibility to dry food anytime of the day or night and in any weather. Drying food
is the oldest method of preserving food. It is a natural process that creates an environment
in which water is removed from food. Dehydrating food also seals in the flavours and
nutrients of the food, leaving a high nutrient and vitamin content in your dried foods.
Drying fresh, ripe fruit, vegetables, meats and just about any other type of food, allows
you to enjoy these luxuries all year round. Storing of food is easy and takes up little
storage space. Dried food has a long shelf life in air tight storage jars of approximately
4-6 months depending on type of food and climate.
Drying fruit and vegetables with your Luvele Food Dehydrator will produce food that
differs in colour and appearance from produce purchased in Health Food Stores and
Supermarkets. This is because most commercially dried foods have artificial colouring
and preservatives added to them. Whereas your Luvele Food Dehydrator requires
no preservatives or additives.
You can dry herbs, flowers, fruits and vegetables straight from your garden. You can
make delicious beef jerky with your favourite herbs and spices. Natural healthy snacks
can easily be created using your Luvele Food Dehydrator, also a variety of fruit
rolls-ups. It is all about experimenting, the choices are endless.