Sweet Basil is an herb that adds great flavor to many dishes.....
Over the years, I have tried drying many herbs and this method seems to work well for me.....
Since acquiring the Q-MATZ, from A-MAZE-N Products, life just got a lot easier....
Not only are they for your BBQ stuff, (non stick, easy clean up) they are great for your
dehydrator also... I use parchment on the bottom so stuff that has sugars, like garlic, grapes, cherries
don't stick, and it's cheap......
Well, herbs do well with parchment also, and even better with the Q-MATZ holding the leaves in place so
the forced draft of the dehydrator doesn't re arrange them.... LOL.....
Here are the leaves on parch......
Here they are with the MATZ holding them in place.....
The MATZ allow for great air circulation and speedy drying.....
I set the dryer to 110 deg F.... herbs dry nicely, keep their color,
and retain the essential oils for great flavor.....
24 hours at 110F.... color still there and the taste is almost
like fresh picked......
If you dry anything or make beef jerky in a dehydrator, Q-MATZ
will be a great tool in your home food preservation arsenal....
The leaves lost a bit of color..... Bride had cherries in the dehydrator....
I didn't know it.... So I had to put the basil in the freezer for 2 days until
the cherries were dry..... For some reason, she did not want her cherries
to taste like basil...... Go Figure.......
Dave
Over the years, I have tried drying many herbs and this method seems to work well for me.....
Since acquiring the Q-MATZ, from A-MAZE-N Products, life just got a lot easier....
Not only are they for your BBQ stuff, (non stick, easy clean up) they are great for your
dehydrator also... I use parchment on the bottom so stuff that has sugars, like garlic, grapes, cherries
don't stick, and it's cheap......
Well, herbs do well with parchment also, and even better with the Q-MATZ holding the leaves in place so
the forced draft of the dehydrator doesn't re arrange them.... LOL.....
Here are the leaves on parch......
Here they are with the MATZ holding them in place.....
The MATZ allow for great air circulation and speedy drying.....
I set the dryer to 110 deg F.... herbs dry nicely, keep their color,
and retain the essential oils for great flavor.....
24 hours at 110F.... color still there and the taste is almost
like fresh picked......
If you dry anything or make beef jerky in a dehydrator, Q-MATZ
will be a great tool in your home food preservation arsenal....
The leaves lost a bit of color..... Bride had cherries in the dehydrator....
I didn't know it.... So I had to put the basil in the freezer for 2 days until
the cherries were dry..... For some reason, she did not want her cherries
to taste like basil...... Go Figure.......
Dave
