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thinking of buying a iron ring to hang off the celing to dry my herbs this year.
It saves him indoors moaning about things hanging off every avalible space.
But does anyone think that a dehydrator is better than hang drying?
Dont know whether it would be worth the money or not.
Any views??

I always hang dry herbs ( cos I haven't got a dehydrator -yet)
You just need to do them in batches and spread them around a bit
Mine's like this one.....

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Have you got the right kind of space for hanging up to dry? Out of cooking smells etc? I haven't - and I wanted to dry more than herbs, so I got my lovely dehydrator. Worth it for the fruit leathers alone!!

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Binley knows Best
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I have both and opt for the dehydrator every time.

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I once had the idea of knocking up a few of those and flogging them on ebay where they make stupid money!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Not perfect, but perfectly acceptable(Snadge)

By the time you've got the hoe from the shed at the end of the garden, you could have hand weeded the area! (Geoff Hamiltom-ish)

Here's a couple of other designs I was going to copy!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Not perfect, but perfectly acceptable(Snadge)

By the time you've got the hoe from the shed at the end of the garden, you could have hand weeded the area! (Geoff Hamiltom-ish)

Are you a blacksmith as well, Snadge?

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Binley knows Best
"Fan Of DarkCrow's Manipulation Of Words Society"
Courtier to the Queen of Baking

Sure is! Are you?

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Not perfect, but perfectly acceptable(Snadge)

By the time you've got the hoe from the shed at the end of the garden, you could have hand weeded the area! (Geoff Hamiltom-ish)

Ner, I just watch! I make a mean pot on the potter's wheel though!
I just worked out your question, Snadger - I meant as well as a lottie keeper, chicken keeper and general builder of interesting shaped chicken houses - now a blacksmith too.
I'm just a potty old lady, me.

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Binley knows Best
"Fan Of DarkCrow's Manipulation Of Words Society"
Courtier to the Queen of Baking

I've never made fruit leathers - is it easy?

Easy peasey!
Google will find you loads of recipes.

Anyone know a cheap source for teflon sheets? I could do with some to cut up and put in the trays of my Westfalia dehydrator, but don't fancy cutting up ones that cost £8 a sheet!

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Very - basically you are dehydrating fruit puree. Takes a few hours- but great for using that glut of fruit and lasts for ages (that's a lie- mine last minutes!)

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Binley knows Best
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Courtier to the Queen of Baking

Home and Bargin was selling the sheets at 99p each, but only had a few left.

Last week our local Lidl also had some, 33x40cm for £1.49.