I decide to invest in dehydrator. Why because I love beef jerky. I saw few recipes and if you live in the county where it’s at least 30-35 degree and really hot and sunny you can do it. Unfortunately in UK it’s impossible to have really hot dry summer. All around the world the sun is used to produce the products that will be good during the winter season. Pharma ham, beef jerky, sun dry tomatoes, dry fruits and veggies. All this products have got something in common they are dried on the sun or in really dry places for long time of time. When dried they last during the winter times or longer.
When I visit China I saw plenty of sun dry fish, crabs, shrimps. In many Chinese recipes you will see dry shrimps or other items. With dehydrator you can make your own, whatever in your fridge the food is getting the last days of use you can stuck them in dehydrator and dry them. So it can be fruits, veggies, fish, meat, whatever you wish.
I bought electric dehydrator, I decide to buy the cheapest one. Why ..??I just decide to try its on. What means the cheapest one it will take longer to make it..
So when I saw in the recipe for dry tomatoes to take 6-8 hours. My dehydrator was working up to 12-14 hours. And when the recipe was to put it in 60 degree…. no no no!!! After using for 6 hours in 60 degree I decide to put on maxi. And the maximum is no that crazy more its 70. .Heheh so I do it in maximum degree, because my is not that strong dehydrator.
First I decide to do dry tomatoes. I buy small cheery tomatoes cut them in half and place skin down in dehydrator. It takes 12 hours to do it. Few of the dry tomatoes I place in the storage bag and the ready for storage up to the year, you need check on them they need to be in dry place. If some water will get to them they will be not good.
The half of them I place in the jar with oil, herbs and garlic. And they are ready to use in red pesto recipes or add to pasta.

I cut cherry tomatoes into half and place them in dehydrator. dehydrates them for around 7-9h, the time depends of how big there are.

that how they looks dehydrated,means I have got maybe not sun dried tomatoes but still dried ones. as well as courgette.

I placed them in the jar with garlic and herbs. I have got herb garden outside of the plat,:_))) so I used fresh mint,parsley  place them in the jar with virgin oil and they can stay there for few months in dry place. I used them to make red pesto,mniam /xx