Preserving Excess Produce: Drying

Part Thirty-six of the Vegetable Patch from Scratch Series

One of the easiest ways to preserve excess produce is through drying, also known as dehydrating. Pathogens such as fungi and bacteria require moisture to thrive. By reducing the moisture content of your produce, you reduce (but don’t eliminate) the likelihood of the microorganisms spoiling it.

Methods of drying produce

There are quite a few electric appli…