18
Rosemary Leaves
Rinse in cold water, pat dry
20-24 hrs
40
℃
Barbecue sauces, poultry, meats,
egg dishes, lamb, & vegetables
Sage Leaves/stem
Rinse in cold water, pat dry
20-24 hrs
40
℃
Poultry, pork, lamb, veal & fish
dishes
Tarragon Leaves
Rinse in cold water, pat dry
20-24 hrs
40
℃
Sauces, salads, fish & poultry
Thyme Leaves
Rinse in cold water, pat dry
1-3 hrs
40
℃
Meat, fish, poultry dishes green
beans, beets, carrots, & potatoes
Drying Meat
Meat must be always cured or pre-cooked before dehydrating. Dehydrated meat will taste better when
cured first. Meats should be always dried at 70
℃
. Depending on how thick the meat is cut, how heavily the
dryer is loaded, and the humidity, meat strips take from 4 to 15 hours to dry. Always use lean meat when
dehydrating.
Pat meat strips with clean paper towels several times as it dries, to remove the excess oil that accumulates
on the top of the meat strips. When removing meat strips from dehydrator trays, wrap it in paper towels
and let it stand for a couple hours prior to packaging. Excess fat will be absorbed in the paper towels and the
shelf life will be extended.
Storage
Beef meat strips that are stored un-refrigerated will start to go rancid at room temperature after 3 to 4
weeks. Refrigerate or freeze for longer storage or until ready to go on a trip or camping. If any ice crystals
have formed inside bag, re-package in a dry container. If meat strips are dried thoroughly, it will last for
several weeks in the outdoors or while traveling. All types of meat strips must be dried sufficiently to avoid
mould. If mould is found inside a storage bag of meat strips, the whole container must be thrown away.
Drying Cooked Meats
If you are drying meats for other purposes than jerky such as for stew, sandwich spreads or stroganoff, the
meat should be tender and high quality. It must be cooked so it will not be tough and chewy when
reconstituted. Using the remainder of a dinner roast or leftover steak saves the step of precooking the meat.
Dehydrate those leftovers for snacks, backpacking and camping meals.
The shelf life of dried, cooked meats is 2 to 3 weeks at room temperature. Store in refrigerator or freezer to
maintain the best quality until ready for use for backpacking or camping. They will stay fresh and tasty for up
to 6 months in the freezer.