When it comes to preserving food, dehydrating is the least-glamorous option, exiled from most cookbooks and conversations while canning and freezing get all the attention. Culturally speaking, that’s ...

Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. While our ancestors relied on the sun to dry food, today we have commercial equipment and home appliances that can remove bacteria-forming ...

Dehydrated foods are gaining in popularity as the costs of home equipment become more affordable, said Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee. “There are many options in tabletop food ...

Years ago, I witnessed an older Greek woman tending raisins drying on her sunny rooftop on the island of Crete. It seemed a timeless moment as I watched her wooden pitchfork gently turn the deep ...

Dehydrating food has been a practical preservation strategy since ancient times. Today, dehydrated foods pop up everywhere from your favorite snack aisle to your local sporting goods store.

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

A surprising variety of foods can be sun-dried especially produce, which should be chosen for top quality, picked over, and washed well. Sun drying works best in areas such as the southwestern states ...

Artisanal and organic are wildly overrated when you have a bag of freeze-dried food to cook up after a bitterly cold backcountry day. So says Steven Rinella, who reveals his love affair with mummified ...

A close up photo of dried fruit, including raisins, coconut, and bananas - Ernesto R. Ageitos/Getty Images Dried fruit is delicious as a snack, especially if you combine it with some nuts or sprinkle ...