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username5 · October 28, 2006

I have used the oven method in the past to dry cherry tomatos and it worked well, BUT the tomatos did not dry as evenly as I had hoped and some of the tomatos ended up burning a bit. Curiously the ones which were a bit burnt tasted really good.

I was using an electric oven.

Currently I have a new electric oven that has a warming drawer and I imagine that would work better as it will maintain a lower temperature.

I also bought a food dehydrator this year for making jerky and I imagine it would do the best job overall since drying is what it is designed for, but haven't used it for tomatos yet. I still have one baggy of oven dried tomatos from 2 years ago (in the freezer) and they are still good, but not as good as they were.

I am thinking I should use them to try and make some kind of sun dried tomato salad dressing. mmmmm.

October 28, 2006	#3
username5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Zone 5 Wisconsin Posts: 117	I have used the oven method in the past to dry cherry tomatos and it worked well, BUT the tomatos did not dry as evenly as I had hoped and some of the tomatos ended up burning a bit. Curiously the ones which were a bit burnt tasted really good. I was using an electric oven. Currently I have a new electric oven that has a warming drawer and I imagine that would work better as it will maintain a lower temperature. I also bought a food dehydrator this year for making jerky and I imagine it would do the best job overall since drying is what it is designed for, but haven't used it for tomatos yet. I still have one baggy of oven dried tomatos from 2 years ago (in the freezer) and they are still good, but not as good as they were. I am thinking I should use them to try and make some kind of sun dried tomato salad dressing. mmmmm. __________________ We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.