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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 22sd replies, 12 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 7 months ago by mrmac.

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- 09/18/2009 at 3:21 PM
  mrmac
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  I had some banas that hadnt been eaten yet so I decided to make my buns some banana chips! Food dehydrator is a great thing to have! Drying your own fruit is so much cheaper!
- 09/18/2009 at 3:41 PM
  Deleted User
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  That looks great! I want one. Must smell good when it dries.
  Have you tried drying carrot slices? Would that work?
- 09/18/2009 at 3:50 PM
  mrmac
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  This is the first thing I have ever tried. I am going to buy some more fruit and more veggies. I wanted to do some apple slices but my husband got worried cause they werent organic. You could dry anything you wanted probably!
- 09/18/2009 at 3:59 PM
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  I googled it. It says it heats up to 140 F …
  
  you could make hay in it
- 09/18/2009 at 4:07 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  I have done apple, pear, banana, carrot, strawberries, etc for the bunnies. Works great!
- 09/18/2009 at 4:15 PM
  mrmac
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  Hmm hay?! You probably could! I want to try alot of other things too!
- 09/18/2009 at 4:17 PM
  Sarita
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  Yummy! My rabbits won’t eat banana chip – I cannot understand why, how can you not love banana chips! It sounds like a great idea to keep from wasting them too…how long do the home-made dried fruits and veggies keep?
- 09/18/2009 at 4:21 PM
  mrmac
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  They can last for months. You can put them in the fridge too.
- 09/18/2009 at 4:21 PM
  mrmac
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  Even up to a year…
- 09/18/2009 at 5:20 PM
  luvmybunny
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  That is a great idea! I never thought of that…..I will have to put a dehydrator on my Christmas gift-wish list for me! LOL
- 09/18/2009 at 6:09 PM
  mrmac
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  I never used it much until I decided I’d try it! I am going to buy fruit just to do this with!
- 09/18/2009 at 6:20 PM
  amanda-penny & lola
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  i want, i want!!!
  what a neat idea.
- 09/18/2009 at 6:22 PM
  amanda-penny & lola
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  i’m getting one.
- 09/18/2009 at 6:48 PM
  mrmac
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  I found it pretty cheap on ebay. There are so many to choose from.
- 09/18/2009 at 7:22 PM
  Lara
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  Mmm… if you haven’t tried dried kiwifruit yet, you should! I just love it; it’s better than candy!
- 09/18/2009 at 7:28 PM
  mrmac
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  I will put that on my list too!
- 09/18/2009 at 8:11 PM
  SophieBun
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  What a cool idea! I’m putting it on my christmas gift list too! =)
- 09/19/2009 at 7:52 AM
  flippersmom
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  Pineapple and papaya can be done too!!!!
  
  I also use my dehydrator once a week to make croutons!!! I love to buy the different types of breads at the bakery to serve with dinner, but with only 3 in the family, we never eat it all. So each Wed. (shopping day is Thurs.) I cube all the leftovers up with my electric knife (another of my fav kitchen gadgets!!!), toss them with either olive oil or melted butter and some Mrs. Dash, and dehydrate away!!!!
- 09/19/2009 at 8:54 AM
  tabalab
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  I used to do this with my grandparents when i was younger…. dried fruit and gramps also used to make jerky in a diff one
- 09/19/2009 at 9:00 AM
  mrmac
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  I also did an apple late last night once the banana was done. Croutons..thats such a good idea! I never thought of that one!
- 09/19/2009 at 10:37 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Anyone have some good recipes/tips or books of these? My sister and her family have one but they under utilise it. What they do dry turns out super thin and tough. They could use some tips on getting better results. I think she’s paranoid about preserving properly so they dry things for longer than perhaps needed.
- 09/20/2009 at 5:30 AM
  RabbitPam
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  I googled Amazon and there were a couple of recipe books there. Also a few websites with recipes on dehydrated fruit.
  this sounds cool.
  How big is it? how much counter space used?
- 09/20/2009 at 10:35 AM
  mrmac
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  The one I have is about 1ft tall and 1ft wide. It has 5 trays that you can leave in or take out depending on what you’re drying and how much.
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