I got a vegan book which included some raw recipes that I want to try. Some of them call for a "dehyrdrator"... what is this? Is there anything that can be used in place of one? Where can I buy one?|||It dries food by blowing air on it, it's like cooking but at a very low temperature (the air doesn't feel warm although the food does warm slightly if left in a long time) so it takes a very long time - 12 - 24 hours is average. It means enzymes are not destroyed, so dehydrated food can sometimes seem cooked but have the enzymes of raw food. You can make absolutely delicious food with one, that is similar to cooked food. Google for shops that sell them. If you want to dry vegetables or herbs you can sometimes use the old fashioned method of hanging from the ceiling but for proper gourmet dishes there really isn't anything else you can use in my experience. I've never managed to get an over to do it properly - it either cooks the food or does nothing.|||a dehyrator dries out things like meat or fruits. You can use your oven instead...set it at a low temp and put whatever you are making on racks and let it dry for hours. I've made jerky and fruit like that...it took 10 hours to dry.|||It's a machine that takes the moisture out. Walmart has them. Sometimes you can run a really low oven for a long time and achieve the same effect. Kinda depends on the item you need dehydrated.|||It's a machine used to dehydrate things like fruits and veggies. You can do the same thing in an oven on a low heat setting, but your power company will love you. Most shops that have a good selection of kitchen supplies will have them.|||A dehydrator uses low heat levels to remove the moisture from foods. You can use your oven on it's lowest temp. for the same effect. EDIT: I forgot to mention that I use the oven to dehydrate the peppers that I grow, after I smoke them over mesquite wood. The oven works better than a dehydrator but because fuel prices are more expensive. If you choose to use the oven, do a LOT at a time.|||A dehydrator is a device that uses very low heat and air circulation to dry out foods (rather than cook them). I use mine primarily for dried fruits, dried tomatoes and peppers and making jerkey A very low oven can be used. But you need to watch the heat. Sometimes you even need to leave the oven ajar. If you have a convection oven, use it here. The fan of a convection helps with the drying.|||You could use a vibrator. It will create and remove moisture.

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