Food Preserving Off-Grid Method Although I own different types of electric dehydrators, at the present time I am using a huge 8-tier hanging mesh air dehydrator to dehydrate over 10 heads of cabbage and 8 pounds of jalapeno peppers. Several weeks ago, I started out using my electric dehydrators, but it was taking me forever to dry the cabbage that way. Plus, it was also heating the inside of my house during triple-digit temperatures, and the electric dehydrators were using a ton of excess energy. The mesh dehydrator doesn't heat up my home, nor does it use electricity. In fact, it takes up no indoor space at all. That's because it's hung up outdoors in a shaded location where it receives an ample amount of fresh air, and it's also underneath a roof. So should there be a downpour, the food will still be safe. Considering humidity and the hours of sunlight that your location receives during the day is important when it comes to preserving food using hanging mesh air dehyd...
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