What are you dehydrating?

[Brambles]

I dehydrated the last of the Leeks and a couple of pounds of grated Carrot just before Christmas.

Have to wholeheartedly agree, Deeps. I really coudn't be without the dehydrator it was a bargain at £25 and has paid for itself over and over again.

[Deeps]

I dehydrated the last of the Leeks and a couple of pounds of grated Carrot just before Christmas.

Have to wholeheartedly agree, Deeps. I really coudn't be without the dehydrator it was a bargain at £25 and has paid for itself over and over again.

I've not thought about grating carrots, I tend to chop them up reasonably small, blanch them them for 3 minutes then dehydrate them, I learned early on to peel them, they went black.

I've got ready use Kilner jars of peppers, leeks, onions, chillies, garlic and carrots as well as pineapple, apple and home made jerky. There's other bits and bobs too, if its starting to get old it gets dehydrated. It can all be added to packets/cans of stuff or rice/pasta etc and its healthy. Dehydrators might not be as cool as Xbows and Rambo knives but I'm with you, I wouldn't be without mine its potentially kept us in food for weeks. I always have a wee nose around the going out of date veg when we're at the supermarket to see what I can get for the dehydrator. I can't recommend them highly enough and mine is a cheapy one, nothing fancy.

[Brambles]

I dehydrate most root veg in the grated form, it saves a lot of time both in preparation and obviously they dry quicker. Oh and winter mash dehydrates a treat.

[Deeps]

I dehydrate most root veg in the grated form, it saves a lot of time both in preparation and obviously they dry quicker. Oh and winter mash dehydrates a treat.

That's a good idea grating the root veg, I've not tried tatties yet although I've had a wee nose on youtube. I've got some parsnips that I doubt will get eaten so I'll give them a go too.

I'm not sure what happened to the cool young hipster Deeps, somehow he turned into a middle aged man who gets excited by dried vegetables.

[webmail4tom]

Hi all !

My first post and of course it´s a question!

Since we live in Austria many of the mentioned tools are not or only pretty expensive to buy due tax regulations and shipping costs.

I´ve read many times about the Kilner jars, which seem to be similar to Ball Manson etc. from the USA.

I am looking for those kinds of jars since our comparable "Weck" jars use a rubber ring and brackets.

So where do you guys buy those Kilner´s or similar jars for a decent price online ?

Thanks in advance!
Tom

[Deeps]

Hi all !

My first post and of course it´s a question!

Since we live in Austria many of the mentioned tools are not or only pretty expensive to buy due tax regulations and shipping costs.

I´ve read many times about the Kilner jars, which seem to be similar to Ball Manson etc. from the USA.

I am looking for those kinds of jars since our comparable "Weck" jars use a rubber ring and brackets.

So where do you guys buy those Kilner´s or similar jars for a decent price online ?

Thanks in advance!
Tom

Hi mate, welcome to the forum,

The kilner jars are available in decent 'home' shops as well as online. From your description of the 'Weck' jars they sound pretty similar, here's a picture



They come in all shapes and sizes and you can get replacement seals etc pretty easy. Ikea do a cheaper version that seem fine for keeping dried stuff in although I don't think they're as robust as the 'proper' Kilners.

[webmail4tom]

Hi mate, welcome to the forum,

The kilner jars are available in decent 'home' shops as well as online. From your description of the 'Weck' jars they sound pretty similar, here's a picture

They come in all shapes and sizes and you can get replacement seals etc pretty easy. Ikea do a cheaper version that seem fine for keeping dried stuff in although I don't think they're as robust as the 'proper' Kilners.

Hi Deeps & thanks for the welcome !

The original WECK jars are similar to those KILNER ones and we have lots of them! But the closing mechanismen including the rubber band and metal makes them harder to clean and so we wanted to try out those MANSON/KILNER jars with those 2 part lids. Unfortunately here those are very expensive since all sellers have to add custom tax and unbelieveable shipping costs from the USA and if from UK the shipping costs are high too, but at least without custom tax.

I saw that Lakeland ships to Austria those Kilner but they sell them for 3 or 4 BP per piece? Is that the normal price?

Thanks in advance
Tom

[Brambles]

Tom, try looking for Bormioli, Le Parait or Liefheit jars too. They all have two part lids like Mason or Kilner, but would probably be cheaper for you as they are European.

[Deeps]

I paid 4 quid for a largish (2L I think) one at the weekend in a shop (Wilko) so it doesn't sound to exorbitant. Lakeland is quite a pricey shop generally though but if that's the best deal you're seeing then at least its not stupid money. Unless you break them they last forever apart from the seals which you can buy separately. Maybe a trawl round the internet is required, good luck.

[webmail4tom]

Tom, try looking for Bormioli, Le Parait or Liefheit jars too. They all have two part lids like Mason or Kilner, but would probably be cheaper for you as they are European.

Thanks for the suggestions!

I knew about Bormioli but buyers revies have been mixed regarding being really air tight?! I guess I have to give them a try to find out myself!

Reminding me on the good old Leifheit jars ... as I checked them the last year they were also very expensive ... it seems that there are some new dealers and its getting interesting!

The Le Parfait jars are unfortunately even more expensive compared to Kilner and Ball Manson

As we wanna buy between 50 - 100 jars I better be picky because shipping costs with that quantity will quite add up!

Thanks for the suggestions
Tom