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    Has anyone bought (had experience with) the Stockli from the organic gardening catalogue (or other food dehydrator)? Was wondering what sort of things that you dry and how long it takes to dry, etc...
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  • #2
    I bought a food dehydrator years ago and only used it once. The results were poor. However they are probably made much better nowadays. I nearly forgot - welcome to the grapevine!!
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    • #3
      Hi Multiveg - I bought a dehydrator earlier this year & have had a couple of 'goes' with it & been pleased with the result. I've only tried it on shop bought fruit so far but later in the year I'm hoping to try some of my own produce.

      Things I've tried so far include banana chips, kiwi fruit (yummy!), strawberries, apple - some dipped in cinamon, grapefruit & orange. It does take a long time (most things 5-7 hours for me so far, but my instructions say anything up to 20 hours ). However, the flavour is incredily intense & the end result will keep for up to 6 months in an air-tight jar (and no preservatives ) so I'm told - not had it that long yet.

      I'm also hoping to dry some herbs & veg later in the year if I actually manage to produce anything! I recommended it to my friend who also bought one and is disappointed with the results - horses for courses I suppose. It does take time, patience and you have to be prepared for quite a lot of 'shrinkage' from your original quantity.
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      • #4
        Interesting thread. Didn't know you could get such a thing. Learning every day from you grapes. Don't want to break the thead but does anyone have a breadmaker they would like to recommend.

        From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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        • #5
          I have a Panasonic SD-252 Breadmaker that I use about three times a week. I would be lost with out it. It takes me 3 mins to put a batch of bread on, and four hours to bake. There are multi functions and size settings but I always make the same loaf each time. I have been using it for just over a year now and could never go back to buying bread from the supermarket.

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          • #6
            Thanks for that Jaxom, may give that one a go.

            From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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            • #7
              I'll back Jaxom up on the panasonic. You can buy breadmakers really cheaply but its not worth the saving. I've played with four different makes and models at home and school and the panasonic comes out top. Interestingly I've always got my best results with really cheap plain flour....

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              • #8
                I buy my plain flour from Lidl's and my stoneground flour from Tescos.
                Every loaf uses 200gms of white flour and 300gms of stoneground flour. This gives me the loaf that suits me best. The recipe in the book that comes with it calls for 350ml of water for this size loaf, but I always use 400ml. You have to play with the recipes to get the best out of the bread maker.

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                • #9
                  Has anyone tried using a food dehydrator for storing celeriac?

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