Mary Bell's Complete Dehydrator Cookbook (Hardcover)

~ Mary Bell (Author)

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Product Description

A guide to food dehydrating shows readers how to make preservative-free dried apple rings, candied apricots, beef and fish jerkies, sun-dried tomatoes, corn chips, herb seasonings, dried fruit sugars, and more. 100,000 first printing. Tour.

About the Author

Mary Bell has spent more than twenty years traveling around the country demonstrating food dehydrators and food drying techniques. When not on the road, she divides her time between Madison, Wisconsin, and Lanesboro, Minnesota, where she and her husband work at the Forest Resource Center, an environmental education facility. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and holds a master's degree from Saint Mary's College.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow and Co., Inc.; 1st edition (May 23, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688130240
• ISBN-13: 978-0688130244
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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100 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd pay three times this amount for this book, September 29, 1999

By A Customer

I've had my dehydrator for 5 years and thought I'd dried everything in every conceivable way but Mary Bell has some fantastic ideas. Easy read and easier recipes. Especially liked the section on backpacker food. My dehydrator has been running 24hrs/day since I got this book. Thank you, Mary Bell, for this great book.

86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "bible" for dehydrating foods., September 24, 2002

By	Wendy A. B. Whipple (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have a food dehydrator collecting dust somewhere, get this book and haul it out!

This is the best basic book I've seen for preserving foods through dehydration. Not only does she tell you what you need to do *before* you dry it, but she tells you what you can do with the stuff after it's dried. Recipes that are useable, recipes for camping, and some that will surprise you - this is a very comprehensive book.

This is a must-have for backpackers who want every ounce to count, since dried foods weigh so little. A must for parents who read the "Fruit Roll-ups" label in horror: make your own fruit leathers! She'll tell you how to make fantastic beef jerky, too.

If you dry foods, you need this book.

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly recommended for those considering a dehydrator, September 8, 2002

By	V. Goenka (Foster City, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this after I bought my dehydrator, although I would have bought a better dehydrator if I had read this before. This book gives several great reasons why you should consider a dehydrator, and how to make the most of it. I could have never imagined making a tofu cracker, for instance!!

After I read it almost entirely in one night, I find it a great reference to go back to, whenever I'm considering dehydrating something new. I couldn't compare this with other titles on dehydrating food since I haven't read them, but I'm quite satisfied with this one. Addition of dehydrated pictures would be a great addition however.