Monday, April 2, 2012

Seemed Too Good To Be True {Dried Strawberries Fiasco}

and it was.


I've withstood the urge to buy a dehydrator over the years because I just couldn't bear to own one more appliance.... and now I may break down.  But before I got to this point, I saw a pin {click "pin" to see it} I thought, AWESOME, dried strawberries WITHOUT a dehydrator, this is TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

Well, it was. And I post this to save you a couple pints of strawberries & a few hours of your time.



Here's the recipe:
strawberries
salt & pepper
Set oven to 100F, halve or quarter the strawberries, depending on their size; place on a baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.  BAM! not.
 Can you say YUCK?

I even left them in longer and longer hoping they would change.... I'd love to hear if anyone sees where I went wrong.... I'd love to NOT buy a dehydrator.
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Posted by Heidi {Young Grasshopper} at 1:22 PM
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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    Mine wound up the same way. They never became dry enough. And they didn't even taste good. I was so disappointed. It truly was a fiasco.

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  2. CCUApril 2, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    I have seen dried strawberries before called strawberry chips - a big tip the writer says was to cut the strawberries very thin
    You are so brave to try this my friend! I would not even attempt ;)

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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    1. Heidi {Young Grasshopper}April 6, 2012 at 11:16 AM

      maybe that would work.... this recipe was not touting "chips" though but I am intrigued and will seek out a "chip" recipe and report back!

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  3. Katherine MartinelliApril 2, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    Oh no! I've never tried to dehydrate anything in my oven, but a dehydrator is one of those things on my maybe some day list :-)

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    1. Heidi {Young Grasshopper}April 6, 2012 at 11:16 AM

      a friend of mine just bought one and said I could borrow for a weekend..... I'm thinking after Easter, and I'll prob post a review :)

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  4. EileenApril 2, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Thanks for the warning. It's so frustrating to try a new idea or recipe and have it fail. It's nice to have a reliable source tell you the truth!

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    1. Heidi {Young Grasshopper}April 6, 2012 at 11:17 AM

      it is true that when something looks to good to be true.... it probably is :)

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  5. Christine's PantryApril 2, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    All recipes should be tested 2 or 3 times before it is publish. Sorry this didn't work out for you.

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  6. Kiri W.April 2, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Yikes, not so awesome. Thanks for the warning!

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    1. Heidi {Young Grasshopper}April 6, 2012 at 11:18 AM

      sure, I know this thing had a zillion pins so if I save just a few folks the hours I wasted.....

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  7. CJ - Food StoriesApril 3, 2012 at 2:50 AM

    Did you contact the original author for clarification? Sometimes people leave steps out without realizing that they forgot to jot something down.

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    1. Heidi {Young Grasshopper}April 6, 2012 at 11:20 AM

      how rational of you to suggest that! But alas, no, I did not, I was too annoyed.... the original "recipe" is so lame in hindsight I am not going to bother at this point but you are right, I'm bitchy and should've given them a chance :)

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  8. AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    The recipe actually calls for 100 degrees celcius. I think it's 220 degrees fahrenheit. May be where you went wrong???

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  9. Heidi {Young Grasshopper}April 17, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    Actually, they've apparently updated it! And so yes, that would be where "I" went wrong LOL but the recipe when I printed it said 100F.... I will have to be fair and retry!

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  10. Jacqueline ParryApril 21, 2012 at 6:42 PM

    I am currently trying it at the correct temperature, and it's not working either. Boo.

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  11. UnknownJune 18, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    Soooo... I started the dehydration process as noted in that exact same pin. Then I came across your post here. Wish I had read it first. I think the oven needs to be at a lower temp. It takes longer than 4 hrs. & maybe use something that allows the juices to drip. The strawberry needs air circulation from all sides. i don't have a metal cooling rack, maybe that would help. And a lot more time & patience. I gave in a barrowed a neighbors dehydrator. Thanks for the forum.

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