Why Dehydrate food?
In our health conscious world dried fruit and vegetables are becoming more popular. They are a good snack, and if you are into outside sports such as hiking, having dried provisions in your pack saves you the inconvenience of carrying weighty cans. There is also a growing raw food movement, which relies heavily on dehydrated foods. There is a problem, though, with many commercial dried fruits and vegetables. They often contain preservatives, such as Sulphur Dioxide, which is added to the fruit to help retain its color. To avoid exposure to preservatives there are a couple of alternatives: buy preservative-free from a health store, which can be very expensive, or dry your own from fruits, vegetables and herbs in season. Drying your own fruit and vegetables will give you total control of the process. The best and fastest way is to have a dehydrator. This review will concentrate on three dehydrators with a variety of price-points, so you can pick the one that best fits your needs and budg
