drying tomatoes

[Gina's plot]

Got my dehydrator from Lakeland £50.00 not had any complaints with mine


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[JoeDaStudd]

Ok I looks like I'll be purchasing a dehydrator soon. I've been meaning to get one to create my own dried foods and kale crisps, but it dropped to the back of my mind.

[veggiechicken]

I'm thinking about it!! There are 2 Andrew James ones - one round and one rectangular, the latter with an extra tier and a timer for about £10 more. Some criticisms of the plastic trays breaking in reviews. Lakeland is a bit more expensive but I do like their lifetime guarantee.
By the time I've made up my mind, the grapes and figs will have rotted!!

[redser]

Freeze them and dry them later.

[hollychap]

i am going to slice some golden beetroot with a mandolin slicer and give that a go i have had beetroot crisps before which i liked not sure how dried will compare

[Alison]

A couple of years ago (in the middle of a totally excessive courgette glut to end all gluts) I dried a load of courgettes and then ground them in the food processor. Put a spoonful of the dried stuff in all sorts of things, pasta sauces, stews etc and it worked really well. The taste was really intense and now I've remembered it I think I'll do some more as I'd forgotten all about it

Re drying beans, I didn't think it worked well, however I find salting is a good way to store without using electricity. Just make sure you soak / rinse them properly before use and they were fine. The only negative I'd give is that they were a bit greyer then when fresh but they were lovely and crisp when cooked.