I'm curious... when you dehydrate the onions indoors, is the smell overwhelming?
When I dehydrate onions, peppers and garlic, I will out the dehydrator out in the shed.
I'm curious... when you dehydrate the onions indoors, is the smell overwhelming?
When I dehydrate onions, peppers and garlic, I will out the dehydrator out in the shed.
These are sweet onions, so lower sulfur. I also have the windows open. But it's really not overwhelming. Now if I was doing the Cortlands, THEY'D be outside, with the windows closed!
I've not dehydrated garlic, but I have a nice big crop this year, so will be trying to make powder. So I will find out....
I have dehydrated sweet peppers w/o any trouble. We don't do hot peppers so can't speak to those, but I bet they'd be outside like the Cortland onions... :))
Oh great info!
I'll have to see if I can get some sweeter onions then.
I've been waiting for onions to be a good deal (I'll probably check the local fruit stand up the road from me) cause I want to make my own Mrs. Dash-like flavoring/seasoning mix using onions, garlic, peppers and celery from the garden.
How long did you have to dehydrate the onions?
I usually finish loading both the dehydrators around 3PM. They are probably done around midnight - 3AM, but because of the humidity, I leave them running until I can unload them about 6AM.