Dehydrating Peaches in My Excalibur!

Question: What do you do with almost half a crate of peaches and you're all peached out?

Answer: You pull out your new Excalibur dehydrator!

Yes, I invested in this wonderful dehydrator because I found my old Oster dehydrator didn't have the capacity for my large produce amounts. Besides that, I don't want to run the oven on hot summer days.

Remember when I wrote my post on Drying Kale and Spinach? It was a very humid and hot day and I had to use the oven in order to get the job done. So not only does the Excalibur help me so that I don't have to use the oven, it also cuts my drying time in half as normally I would run the smaller Oster dehydrator for two days versus running my new, larger Excalibur for only one day.

Keisha also found that drying her kale chips in the Excalibur has much better results than using the old Oster dehydrator. My post on Drying Bell Peppers, will be easier using my Excalibur which has more room and better air flow.

Another reason I purchased the Excalibur, is that I am hoping to start making my own crackers. This way I can control what goes in them, eliminating unhealthy preservatives.

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To begin with, my precious peaches looked great on the outside ...

... but once you cut into them, they were half spoiled.

I honestly felt we would finish the two crates of Elberta peaches before they'd spoil; however, even after we consumed almost a dozen peaches a day, there were still nearly half a crate of peaches left.

I even tried a peach crisp, altering the recipe to make it healthier. Basically I cut the sugar in half and only used a portion of butter. The results were unimpressive. Note to self: Using less sugar is fine, but next time don't skimp on the butter.

Rather than making another failed attempt, I went ahead and peeled and sliced what I could salvage and ended up with enough sliced peaches to fill three racks of the Excalibur dehydrator.

I set the temperature to 135 degrees and the timer for 12 hours.

I planned to turn the racks around about halfway through the drying cycle.

The following photo is my peach slices after only 2-1/2 hours of drying time in the Excalibur.

I only wish I had done this a week ago when most of the fruit was still good, but we honestly thought we'd be able to consume them all before it came to that point.

And here are the results:

Honestly, Peter and Keisha didn't eat too many of the peaches. Until they were dehydrated! Now they can't keep their hands off!

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