BEST Food Dehydrator | How to Use A Dehydrator for Royal Icing Cookies
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- This video will cover how to pick the right dehydrator for your cookie needs. We will also cover the best ways to set up and use your dehydrator so you can set your royal icing faster and make more cookies in a shorter amount of time.
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A dehydrator is commonly known as a kitchen appliance used to remove moisture from food placed inside of it. Most people use dehydrators to make jerky or dehydrated fruit/herbs. I’ve known many people to dehydrate their own dog treats! Think fish, chicken feet, etc.
When using a dehydrator in your royal icing cookie decorating process…
- Royal Icing dries faster and shinier if there is airflow - a fan would do something similar, though would not be as effective in drawing out moisture from the icing as a dehydrator
- IF you use a thick flood icing and get it in the dehydrator ASAP, that puff tends to stay much… puffier.
- The added element of heat from a dehydrator helps your icing set faster- this means you can work on the next layer sooner, saving time.
- Airflow and having your icing dry faster means reducing potential color bleed while also reducing craters in small areas of your icing.
The bottom line is that you want to use a dehydrator to set the surface of the icing, but not leave it in so long that it adversely affects the moisture in your cookie.
Is a dehydrator absolutely necessary for cookie decorating? No. But it can significantly impact your cookie production time and cookie aesthetics.
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Thank you Lisa, as a new coookier and happen to live in 90% humidity, this information is invaluable! Great presentation and you answered all my questions.
I'm also a canner and dehydrator so I have an Excalibur I use for many things, I just didn't know how important it was when working with cookies but it definitely makes sense!
Hi Lisa, thank you so muh for sharing your wonderful advice! It is greatly appreciated. Happy baking!
Thanks Lisa!!! You are always so helpful with all your cookie knowledge!
Thank you so much!!! Great detailed info, I’m so happy I ran into this site
Thank you! This information is so helpful. I love the way you decorate your cookies!
Thank you so much! I just got a gift card to a cookie appliance store and always wanted. Dehydrator. Thank you for the video!
As a florida resident, yes the humidity does affect how the icing dries. I have to let kine dry overnight
Thank you! This will move me to the next step with my cookies!
Thanks for the video! Super helpful topic and so well presented.
Thank you so much! This video is awesome and packed with so much information .. thank you for sharing and covering so much fine points ❤
Thank you so much for this video! I live in Indonesia, a very hot & humid country. It usually takes 8 - 10 hours for my cookies to dry. I just bought a dehydrator today, and I'm glad I have chosen the right one based on this video. Though I feel like I should have bought the one with the cover that slide up, because I'm left handed. I bought the one that opens like your cosori, realizing to late that I cannot use my left hand freely. But that's okay, I just need to be more careful. Thank you :)
Thank you so much for this video! I've been wanting to get one but I didn't want to get one until I knew how to use it!
Thank you for watching !!
Wish I had found this video sooner, thanks for your recommendations 💗
Amazing and thorough explanation! Thank you!
Thank you! Your information is great to know. I am a new cookier and I live in Arizona. No problems with drying here. Lol! I would however enjoy the shine effect provided by a dehydrator. Now, I just need to find room in my kitchen!
Thank you Lisa!! This was super helpful! 💕
so glad it was helpful!!!
Thanks Lisa- this was super helpful!
This has helped tremendously! Thank you so so much!!!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💜
Found a Gourmia 9 tray via marketplace on FB for $90! Used only three times so practically new! I am super stoked!!!!
This video is super informative and helped a lot! Thank you!!!❤
This is great video! So informative! Thank you!!!!
Thank a lot for your information. So helpful for me. God bless you 🙏
Thank you for the information!!
Thank you I'm a beginner and this helped so much 😂
Glad to be of assistance 🫶
Thank you.Really helpful video😊
Excellent video.
This was excellent
Thank you! I learned a lot from this video!!
Hello Lisa Dearest thank you so very much for your teachings ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I did not considered the door 😳
Thank you so much!
very helpful
Wow so much good info. Thank you, really appreciated, I learned a lot. I do have a couple questions, if you could answer for me or guide me to your blog for answers, that would be great. I live in Hawaii, its always hot and humid so a dehydrator is on my list, but I thought butter melts at 92-95 degrees so that is a concern for me. Also I noticed how thick your cookies are, what is the measurement please and why did you choose that thickness? Total beginner here and so thankful for your expertise. Aloha
Thank you very much for the video. Would you recommend a food dehydrator also for drying macaron shells?
Thank you for this video! Can I use a Teflon mat instead of silicone?
This is soooo helpful! Do you find it affects the taste of your cookies at all? Are they drier?
Not if you don't leave it in there for hours at a time-- haven't experienced the drying out yet. But this is cookie dough recipe dependent.
Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful and I purchased a Cosori dehydrator for my cookie decorating. My only OCD comment is that it’s pronounced Koh-sor-ee.😝 haha. Your cookies are AMAZING! I love the artwork and detail. 😍
Thank you for this very informative video! With the Cosori, couldn’t you just flip the trays upside down so that you would have a ridge to prevent the cookies from sliding off?
Sure can- didn’t realize that when I filmed this :)
Thank you so much for this! It's very informative. Can one leave cookies inside the dehydrator when it's off and use it to store cookies for a while? Thanks!
Sure can!
Hi. I live in Hawaii and for years I’ve been baking little gingerbread houses for my little nieces and nephews to decorate. Some winters our air is very humid, especially during El Niño years and my gingerbread gets crumbly so what I have been doing is baking the gingerbread per the instructions and then let it bake in the oven at the lowest setting. I bake it until the gingerbread is crisp and all the moisture is out. My question is, would I be able to do this in a dehydrator so that I don’t have my oven on for such a long period of time?
Great info. How thick are your cookies
Super awesome video! I wanted to know if I would be able to let the cookies dry in the dehydrator with it off (after the initial drying process) ? Instead of taking them out and drying on my countertop.
Hi there-- yes you can! Just make sure to keep the lid off for it to dry all the way if you want to keep it shiny-- the airflow is critical for that and if you turn it off too soon or leave it covered, the surface will dull :)
Borderlands Bakery Thank you so much 🙏🏻❤️
hello! I want to ask you if I can dry also fondant with the dehydrator. thank you!
How long should I let my cookie dry or leave I dehydrator if I’m going to use a stencil (scrape)
How do you know if a silicone mat is safe to cut? I feel like the products on Amazon doesn't mention the materials in their entirety!
Hello can you please tell me where you purchased stand that your dehydrator is setting on? Thank you!
Loved this informative video so much! Thank you! I do have a question...I don't need a dehydrator to quicken my process, currently a fan does the trick. However, I do need to get the humidity out of the air and while running the ac is great for the summer, there will be a point when it won't turn on. At that point, is a dehydrator the only way to get the humidity out of the air? I live 8 miles from the ocean in Oceanside, Ca. (Just north of San Diego.)
Hi Brenda, get a dehumidifier for your home if you don't want to get a dehydrator :) but otherwise, I'm not sure how else we can get the moisture out of the air :)
@@BorderlandsBakery Ohhhhh, I totally forgot about those! 🤣 Thank you so much for replying!
so the tray issue with the metal tray not having a lip maybe get on to the manufacturer and explain how you use it and that a lip on the outside would actually make it much better for cookie decorators. Great information thanks
yeah-- one of those little things. I imagine it can be difficult for other foods that slide around too!
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I’m considering a dehydrator and I’m curious about the dual purpose of storage. Do you use it in the off mode to just store your cookies in a covered place? It seems like a great contraption Playa Del Rey storage too.
I do use it occasionally to let cookies dry fully after dehydration. I keep the door open to allow for airflow which is needed to dry icing through and to help it maintain its shine.
I have that dehydrator. I love it However I would like it to have its own stand like yours. May I ask where/which one u picked. I love the drawers under it
I have it set on a rolling cart - amzn.to/35DnVwM
Thank you!!! I am always trying to find ways to get mobile since I have to use the kitchen. Haha
How long do you recommend leaving the cookies in the dehydrator at 95F if I live in a humid environment (Houston)? These are sugar cookies with royal icing.
I'd leave each layer in there at least 15 minutes and go from there :)
Por gentileza,onde posso comprar o desidratador?
Thank you for this ! Quick question, do we have to use sheets ? Or can cookies be placed just on the trays ?
I have the same question
@@teoakielowery402 quick little update, I used mine without the sheets and nothing happened to my cookies (:
Hi Lisa, Do you think that what I need is a dehydrator so that my cookie does not discolor when drying?
There are a lot of different ways a cookie can "discolor"-- I would need a photo, more details, before determining what the issue is. My guess is that you're referring to butter bleed-- in which an analysis of your recipe and methods might be more appropriate :)
Hi there, can you dehydrate your cookies after you have airbrushed parts of them?
Sure can!
I have a question! Not for icing but for making dog biscuits. How long would I need use the dehydrator for to cook them evenly through and what temperature? Apparently it stops a soggy middle in the biscuit!
Depends on your recipe, climate and how thick biscuits are- only want to find out is to test ;)
I live in Southern Arizona, how long do you think it would take in the deser area?
TIA ~♡~
How long what part will take?
what about perforated silicon mats?
Actually just found these-- and they're amazing - amzn.to/3j5v0xE
Hi, you said that your cookies need at least 8 hours to dry. Do you just leave the cookies out, uncovered? Doesn't that dry your cookies out?
Uncovered and no, my recipe does not dry out that quickly :)
Hi! I hope you are doing well, i have a question, I bought a dehydrator like yours. I used it yesterday for the first time, when i slowly took my cookies out i saw that some were smooth,but others were cracked and not dry.
Am I supposed to put them in dehydrator as soon as they are flooded?
Or do i wait for icing to set and settle first,then put in dehydrator?
I am not sure why they cracked while in the dehydrator ☹️.
The cracking is usually from the cookies being moved prematurely or cookies sometimes settle after baking, causing the icing that hasn't fully dried yet to crack as it dries. Move them as little as possible. If the heat is too high, it can cause ripples in your icing (imagine drying it but also blowing air on it at the same time.)
@@BorderlandsBakery Thank you so much, i will keep practicing with my dehydrator until i get the hang of it. 🙏🏻Thanks!
I have a dehydrator and I live in Illinois, so it's pretty dry already, but I got it to dry faster and with less cratering. The problem I run into every time is that the edges of my icing turns darker. Last time I made cookies I only put them in for 15 minutes at 95 degrees. I assume the discoloration is from them overdrying but do you have any suggestions for this? Less time? Should I leave the door open?
Never heard of this before so its interesting… what’re the ingredients in your dough?
A lot of bakers suggest removing the door on the dehydrator when using. Thoughts?
What's their rational?
Setting it at 95 is still too warm for the cookies and will dry them out. I get its all personal preference but I was curious what your thoughts were. Will definitely be using your tips moving forward ☺️
@@sarahdoerge1727 I believe setting it at 95 will NOT dry your cookies out DEPENDENT on how much moisture is in your cookie base and what you bake it at. It all makes a difference :)
Does a dehydrator make the shelf life of the cookie longer? Seen as it gets rid of all the moisture?
No. This helps to dry the icing faster, not extend the shelf life of your cookies.
If you want a soft cookie, prolonged use will dry it out, we don't want that.
Can I use a round dehydrator?
You can- but read the blog post for things to look out for: m.ruclips.net/video/C34YRScnGco/видео.html
My dehydrator’s lowest temp is 135. Would that be too high to dry the icing?
Hi Jan, you can try. If it has rippling, it’s probably too hot.
Ok thank you!
I have read of some ppl leaving the door open while dehydrating their cookies, is that necessary?
Not necessary because it provides airflow internally- but i like to keep it open once the fan is turned off
Do you respond to questions posed on this tutorial? 11 months ago I asked a question and have yet to receive a response
I do, but I get a lot of questions and emails all over my social channels and sometimes I miss stuff… just me handling it all. Please ask it again :)
Good cookies I also bake but I need help in parkit
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We got rid of music in recent videos. This is a few years old.
Great information but that background music is so annoying. Your info is so valuable, why dilute it with the annoying background noise. I hope your other videos don’t have it.