other dehydrator uses
Cheese
Make un-ripened cheese, such as cottage cheese. You’ll need: 1 gallon of pasteurize milk,
4 tablespoons of unflavored yogurt, ½ cup fresh buttermilk, or ¼ tablet of rennet dissolved
in ½ cup warm water.
Pour the milk into a crock, warm to room temperature about 72˚F/22˚C. Mix in yogurt,
buttermilk or rennet. Cover crock with cheesecloth. Place in dehydrator at 95˚F for 12 to 18
hours until clabbered (when the milk has separated to form thick, solid “curd” and the watery
liquid “whey.”) Next, cut the curd into ½” sections using a long bladed knife. Here’s how:
1. Hold knife vertically. Make straight up and down cuts across the curd.
2. Slant the knife and make diagonal slices down through the cheese following the cuts
from step 1. Make the first cut at 45˚ angle, gradually straightening blade so last cut is
nearly vertical.
3. Repeat step 2, only slant knife in the opposite direction.
4. Turn the crock 180˚ and make a final set of vertical cuts to form a crosshatch pattern
on the surface. This process helps the sour whey drain out.
Place several inches of water in a large place, set the crock in it and heat to 115˚F/46˚C.
Hold the cottage cheese at this temperature for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Line a
colander with cheesecloth and pour in the curds and whey. Allow the whey to drain off. Dip
the colander in cold water and gently stir the curds to wash away the last traces of whey. Let
the curds drain thoroughly. If desired, add 1 teaspoon of salt per pound of cottage cheese
and 4-6 tablespoons of cream. After refrigeration, cottage cheese will be ready to eat.
Semi-soft and hard cheeses can also be made using an Excalibur. Refer to Excalibur’s
Preserve It Naturally book for more “how-to’s.”
Drying Photographs
Treat and prewash as usual. Shake or squeegee off the excess liquid and place photos on
drying tray Dry until no wet spots remain. Only dry photos printed on resign-water stock.
Other type will wrinkle unless pressed flat.
Whole Meal Preparation
Outdoor enthusiasts and survivalists will prepare and dehydrate whole meals only to be
rehydrated. Lightweight and nutritious! Dried meats with powdered tomato and dried
vegetable bits can be mixed with dried pasta, cooked in a kettle over a campfire for a
“gourmet” meal.
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