Drying food is something that has been completed, presumably almost as long as man had been throughout. It is probably one of the most timeless ways of preserving meals of all varieties.
Back, before freezers were produced, foods were saved by drying, smoking or salting, and also in more modern times, bottling and pickling. In years passed by, however, there were no electric food dehydrators of course to dehydrate food, so the sun and air were applied.
This relied of course on having an environment that would provide food to be dried happily. Most kinds of foods can be dehydrated, including fresh fruit and veg, herbs, seeds, and even meat and fish.
Since the discovery of the freezer, dried foods do not rely on so complete as they would have been in the yore, although various dried foods are yet usually eaten such as Jerky, multiple kinds of dried fruits and fruit leathers, and herbs.
One of the benefits of course to drying your own meals is that you know there are none of the synthetic additives that are so generally combined to commercially dried foods these days - unusually meat goods such as jerky and in the case of some dried fruits which have sulfur attached to retain color.
Other advantages to dehydrating food yourself are:
Cheaper food expenses - Owning your own food dehydrator means that you are capable of buying foods when they are at their lowest and dry them for use in fate.
Health benefits - Perfectly dried food is raw. That means it yet contains all of its enzymes as well as vitamins and minerals as there has been no harm prepared by cooking.
Convenience - Being capable of drying your own food means that you forever have a supply of food available. This is excellent in case of crises such as floods or other times when food and electricity may not be possible for a duration of time limiting the ability to prepare food and when frozen and fresh foods become unusable or spoiled.
Dried foods are also very helpful for those who go camping or hiking frequently as they are comfortable, light, and simply packed and collected.
If you desire true convenience food, dehydrate your own. It tastes excellent and it's immeasurable for you!
