I am in the process of making my own right now I'm using stainless steel box and I'm using beef jerky trays 12 to 16° trays I made one from Plywood are used it for five years it works really good thank you God bless
I took a sliding screen and took it apart and put cut vegetables on it and overed it with the other screen and set it on top of my jeep's luggage rack. I put it up "high" to keep the endless ants we have here in texas out. It gets so hot here.
I like the multiple shelves dehydrator. I think my husband could build one. the car is as cool idea too. You're never out of ideas, Starry! amazing! I'm so glad I got to meet you at the conference. ... you're such an inspiration! !
In the olden days my grandmother and my mother would make Racks using the black screens that were used in the screen doors of their day. They would put the food on the rack and then lay a screen on top of the food so the flies couldn't get it and Then either put it on top of the house or shed or anywhere that They could get good sunlight using a metal roof to heat it up more. I also remember them hanging bunches of herbs and things together in the kitchen and letting him dry that way too. I think you have very good ideas. I have several dehydrators and like using in them inside. But there are things such as onions and garlic and some other stuff that have to be set outside or it will stink you out of the house. I also take thread and sew my hot peppers on a long string to dry and it works good. I think I will make me a rack like you have outside. I think I'd like to have one with glass facing the sun just like you would use the car glass windows if the tray was up on the dash. Thanks Starry!❤️🙏
My Mother used to make "Fodder" beans! She took thread or twine, with a needle, broke her green beans and laced them on by sticking the needle and thread through them! Tiny bit of space between them, for air circulation. They were hung in our livingroom! Cooked with salt pork, they were delicious! Put TATERS in them too! Some cornbread, you've got a meal! We all miss you so much Starry! Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge
That is a grate Idea I may have to use. I ordered a dehydrator and it’s late somewhere lost in the mail but I do have access to a car. Hopefully it’s sunny tomorrow. Here in Ontario Canada we’re just starting to see some budding on the trees some more than others but the temperature has been raising. What a great idea thank you friend and happy gardening. I’ve got a look into this back to Eden Garden sounds cool well happy gardening season to all.
I just dehydrated kiwi fruit in my ceiling cavity. Just install a small fan to keep the air circulating. Come summer I am going to dehydrate as much as I can
I was just saying how nice it would be to have a solar dehydrator. I'm not sure it would work in our climate though with the humidity in the 70-90% range. Love to see what you are doing though!
OH dear lady. You are so dynamic. I wish you were my next door neighbor. My wife and I would love you from here to the constellation Pleadise and back again.
I did not make them, I purchased it at the homesteading conference and gave it to starry so we would have matching ones lol. Mrs. Paulette Ford makes them I will try to link her face book page. They are soooo cute! facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010465724715 I don't know if you have to be friends to view it or not but if you cant access it let me know and I will contact her with your information if you want. She's great!
Starry, I have an old bar stool that has the back of the seat broken. I am removing the seat and replacing it with a small self-built box dehydrator, and will place it on my blacktop driveway on low humidity days - it gets full sun. My purpose - easy rotation through-out the day if there isn't much of a breeze. lol It may not work, but I have NOTHING to lose since it is all salvage stuff. ;)
Brilliant ideas! Thank you. Now that I just bought a giant food dehydrator, I'm regretting bc here in Las Vegas probably I can easily do without it, lol
I just love your ideas! I think why people are pushing away these old fashion ways is because they are germaphobic. They think about bug flying around on their food in the open like that. I would love for you to talk one day about building our natural immunity and thing can be clean and healthy but not sterilized and expensive. I'm surprised that people can eat at all with the way they feel about every little bug and such. We sterilize ourselves right into getting sick.
All food that we buy in the store is allowed a large percentage of roach, fly, moth, magget larva; and rat hair in it. Just look at tea stored in a jar or herbs and you will see the little buggers hatched and dead inside. If you are concerned about bug larva; just oven can or seal 0 meal you mason jars and they will die and never hatch.
I love this video!!! Thank you for sharing… I live in an apartment… I'm going to get my brother to make me one of these. Love it!!! Have a blessed day love y'all
Yeah not worth being paranoid I mean the biggest thing that has changed my life is Jesus Christ so I know I have full assurance all the way up until the end with or without a homestead I'm in good hands you should try him sometimes it's worth it
Hello! Thank you for this video, I just have one question how do you store your dehydrated food afterwards.. I'm knew to this and I see a lot of people using plastic bags or jars that have the oxygen sucked out of them with some sort of vacuum, what do you recommend? Thank you very much
Hi from Rotorua New Zealand.. A friend here made a great one , but I wanted simplicity and thanks , you gave it... many of my friends here are looking ... if no electricity what do we do for..?? Drying food was top of list, we are moving into more summer.. Also looking at cold storage, like digging a pit somewhere, looking into what.te Ver we can find.. Thanks for this vid, loved the car ides...
great ideas, would work well in my climate, Queensland summers very hot, 36degreesC + although humidity is high, I think it would dry quickly , you could fry eggs on the cement here
I'm kinda new to your channel, but my husband and I love your videos!! We have been trying to watch them all!! Love your happy personality and all your wonderful ideas!! Keep them videos a coming!! Lol :)
We have high humidity it still dries everything It just takes longer that's all!! Same with the electric dehydration it tells you how long according to humidity!! I believe where there's a will there will always With Gods he'll be a WAY!!! Starry thx for sharing this I do have a question I have the Excalibur dehydrator for the house...Sometimes when the humidity is high it doe take twice as long as it normally would to dehydrated things like Basil for instance... Anyway I was informed you Can over dehydrate??? I personally can't see how that's possible?? Starry Can you You tell Me how you feel about this OVER DEHYDRATION??? I mean it's irrational running back and forth and opening and closing that dehydrator for a few crumbs that got dry faster than the rest??? Love it thx for the history lesson... I made the first comment for the ones on here that made the comment... (you can't dehydrate outdoors with humidity) Because As long as you have air and heat you can dehydrate anything anywhere... It amazes Me how many people want you to believe you can't do anything in this world!! They all seem to have their own theory's even though I guarantee you they never tried it Or they heard it from another person, Or they just want to make the person on Utube be wrong so that can get a ton Of Likes!! I'm personally sick of the like button!! Starry did you know you can set the like button to where your the only one that knows how many likes or dislikes you actually get?? I think it's great!!! Several people I follow do it Noreen's Kitchen, Also Linda's Pantry..It keeps the Trolls as You call them at. At because they can't see how many dislikes you got over what they said ROFLMBO🤣🤣 Gobe it a try someday.. Please.Answer my question at your convenience I know it's a busy time for us all..I have to get my delicate hers in the house before I loose them!! Take care God Bless you and Mr. Hilder always 4 EVER!! 💕🤗🙏🏻Shey
How do I do St. John's Wort? I think I have it growing and didn't know I could dehydrate it. Dehydrate leaves or flowers? Then what? Eat it or put in recipes? Now I'm excited about this! Starry, I want to be you 🤗.
I live in Florida and it is very difficult to dry anything especially in the summer without an actual dehydrator. Is there any tips you have for someone who lives in extremely high humidity?
Hey Starry,,,, do you have a page or video detailing your medicinal herbs and what you use them for? I'd LOVE to start my own off grid medicine cabinet
I am so late to the Starry party as I just found you, but so enjoying this channel! I've got a load of old wood from a fence we had to replace, so tomorrow I am going to build a dehydrator! And to think as just looking for one on Ebay...
Thank you stary this is great information i have a dehydrator and solar pannels but dislike the 12 to 48hrs that it needs to run! Im going to try make use of your ideas! 🌟
You can combine the idea of a solar still and dehydration of vegetables and herbs. The liquids that are being dehydrated or 99.9% pure water. Also known as distilled water
Man will not live by bread alone but by every Word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 We must be willing to turn from sin to receive Jesus forgiveness and to know and live out his teachings. He who does the will of God abides for eternity 1 John 2:17 NKJV 🙂
How do you store your dehydrated foods & herbs Starry? Mason jars? I'm still using my dried basil that air dried in the house hung upside down & it still has wonderful aroma and taste after 2 years. But as far as dehydrated food that had a lot of moisture...how long without vaccum sealing it?
Do you dehydrate meat/fish in these outdoor trays like all the other things you dry? I'm in the Sip hot/humid and looking for ways to dehydrate meat/poultry/fish without electricity outdoors. I have 2 dehydrators, but they won't work if the power goes out for any amount of time. Thanks in advance!
You might want to try using your car instead crack the windows and you can put your fish in there I know it sounds weird but the car gets pretty hot. And especially if you're in a human place maybe a better and more appropriate place to do a dehydrating
google it...i kinda just know...it only takes a day for most of my stuff..but even if it gets real dry..dont worry..its a dehydrator thats what its suppose to do..
Hi starry, do you rehydrate your strawberry before consuming ? If so, how or maybe you do some jam or ice cream with !? Thanks for reminding us old school and cheap way to do what people buy usually in grocery .Have a nice day
Found out the car is the best way to dehydrated grapes lol
Michelle Frances Peterson-Arnone lol I know it gets hot in there lol
Michelle Frances Peterson-Arnone lol
Your enthusiasm is contagious. 💚😊Makes me want to do all this and live more frugal.
You are so adorable and have great energy. Thank you
I am in the process of making my own right now I'm using stainless steel box and I'm using beef jerky trays 12 to 16° trays I made one from Plywood are used it for five years it works really good thank you God bless
I took a sliding screen and took it apart and put cut vegetables on it and overed it with the other screen and set it on top of my jeep's luggage rack. I put it up "high" to keep the endless ants we have here in texas out. It gets so hot here.
I like the multiple shelves dehydrator. I think my husband could build one. the car is as cool idea too. You're never out of ideas, Starry! amazing! I'm so glad I got to meet you at the conference. ... you're such an inspiration! !
In the olden days my grandmother and my mother would make Racks using the black screens that were used in the screen doors of their day. They would put the food on the rack and then lay a screen on top of the food so the flies couldn't get it and Then either put it on top of the house or shed or anywhere that They could get good sunlight using a metal roof to heat it up more. I also remember them hanging bunches of herbs and things together in the kitchen and letting him dry that way too. I think you have very good ideas. I have several dehydrators and like using in them inside. But there are things such as onions and garlic and some other stuff that have to be set outside or it will stink you out of the house. I also take thread and sew my hot peppers on a long string to dry and it works good. I think I will make me a rack like you have outside. I think I'd like to have one with glass facing the sun just like you would use the car glass windows if the tray was up on the dash. Thanks Starry!❤️🙏
awesome!!!! I love all these unconventional ways..WHY do we even need electricity!!!!
My Mother used to make "Fodder" beans! She took thread or twine, with a needle, broke her green beans and laced them on by sticking the needle and thread through them! Tiny bit of space between them, for air circulation. They were hung in our livingroom! Cooked with salt pork, they were delicious! Put TATERS in them too! Some cornbread, you've got a meal! We all miss you so much Starry! Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge
Leather britches beans.
Using the car is brilliant! Thank you. Don't have one right now, but when I do I hope to try that. Thank you & God bless
I love the car idea!! I may have to try that one for my urban homestead
Oh my gosh, you're positively wonderful !! Im learning off the grid living and this is perfect !!!
St. John's wort... I'm starting to understand where the eternal Starry happiness comes from.
That is a grate Idea I may have to use. I ordered a dehydrator and it’s late somewhere lost in the mail but I do have access to a car. Hopefully it’s sunny tomorrow. Here in Ontario Canada we’re just starting to see some budding on the trees some more than others but the temperature has been raising. What a great idea thank you friend and happy gardening. I’ve got a look into this back to Eden Garden sounds cool well happy gardening season to all.
I just dehydrated kiwi fruit in my ceiling cavity. Just install a small fan to keep the air circulating. Come summer I am going to dehydrate as much as I can
Always thinking of alternative methods of doing something, Starry. A true homesteader! Love it!
I was just saying how nice it would be to have a solar dehydrator. I'm not sure it would work in our climate though with the humidity in the 70-90% range. Love to see what you are doing though!
My mom always dehydrated using the back windshield of our cars. Had to stay home those days, but worth it.
OH dear lady. You are so dynamic. I wish you were my next door neighbor. My wife and I would love you from here to the constellation Pleadise and back again.
I love you are wearing our twin aprons in the videos....Makes me smile every time!!! Have a blessed day!!! YOU ROCK STARRY!!!!
Maranda Quinn do you sell your aprons
I did not make them, I purchased it at the homesteading conference and gave it to starry so we would have matching ones lol. Mrs. Paulette Ford makes them I will try to link her face book page. They are soooo cute!
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010465724715
I don't know if you have to be friends to view it or not but if you cant access it let me know and I will contact her with your information if you want. She's great!
Thank you Stary, you just saved me $200 today because I was going to buy a dehydrator.
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa
God bless you. Your video encouraged me today, and I love your accent!
I just love your energy. You just lift me up.
I loved being off grid and living the simple life..my passion is to teach and show people they to can do just what Im doing also!!
@@StarryHilder Blessings to you sister 🤗
Starry, I have an old bar stool that has the back of the seat broken. I am removing the seat and replacing it with a small self-built box dehydrator, and will place it on my blacktop driveway on low humidity days - it gets full sun. My purpose - easy rotation through-out the day if there isn't much of a breeze. lol It may not work, but I have NOTHING to lose since it is all salvage stuff. ;)
Keen eye..can you co me over here and work for food??
Sure - as soon as we can make it out that way, we'd love to! ;) lol
Awesome ideas !!!! Thank you :):):) (I'm your new subscriber ! :) )
Ok, that was A W E S O M E ! I was wondering if there was anyone who was dehydrating like our ancestors did it for eons!
Brilliant ideas! Thank you. Now that I just bought a giant food dehydrator, I'm regretting bc here in Las Vegas probably I can easily do without it, lol
I just love your ideas! I think why people are pushing away these old fashion ways is because they are germaphobic. They think about bug flying around on their food in the open like that. I would love for you to talk one day about building our natural immunity and thing can be clean and healthy but not sterilized and expensive. I'm surprised that people can eat at all with the way they feel about every little bug and such. We sterilize ourselves right into getting sick.
All food that we buy in the store is allowed a large percentage of roach, fly, moth, magget larva; and rat hair in it. Just look at tea stored in a jar or herbs and you will see the little buggers hatched and dead inside. If you are concerned about bug larva; just oven can or seal 0 meal you mason jars and they will die and never hatch.
@@rebeccashetter2309 great idea👍
you can maximize the electricity you do use if you cook any in the oven put in for a while it heat up then again after what your cooking is done.
I love this video!!! Thank you for sharing… I live in an apartment… I'm going to get my brother to make me one of these. Love it!!! Have a blessed day love y'all
I love your enthusiastic and optimistic energy 🦋
She is ADORABLE!!! ❤❤❤❤
I like your style. I am a paranoid prepper and it is nice to have some ideas from someone who is not paranoid. Lol thank you.
Yeah not worth being paranoid I mean the biggest thing that has changed my life is Jesus Christ so I know I have full assurance all the way up until the end with or without a homestead I'm in good hands you should try him sometimes it's worth it
should start a Starry newsletter line
Your channel is a wealth of knowledge 💜 God bless you friend
I like how she says dehydrate constantly
The Bible quote is Psalm 90:17. Love you and your channel. God Bless!
This is my first video I found of yours and you are amazing!!
Hello! Thank you for this video, I just have one question how do you store your dehydrated food afterwards.. I'm knew to this and I see a lot of people using plastic bags or jars that have the oxygen sucked out of them with some sort of vacuum, what do you recommend? Thank you very much
Mason jars!
Clicked on this video looking for away to dehydrate food in field at a camp site. Oh well back to the list.
Hi from Rotorua New Zealand.. A friend here made a great one , but I wanted simplicity and thanks , you gave it... many of my friends here are looking ... if no electricity what do we do for..??
Drying food was top of list, we are moving into more summer..
Also looking at cold storage, like digging a pit somewhere, looking into what.te
Ver we can find..
Thanks for this vid, loved the car ides...
great ideas, would work well in my climate, Queensland summers very hot, 36degreesC + although humidity is high, I think it would dry quickly , you could fry eggs on the cement here
I'm kinda new to your channel, but my husband and I love your videos!! We have been trying to watch them all!! Love your happy personality and all your wonderful ideas!! Keep them videos a coming!! Lol :)
Love you ! Getting started this weekend!
I really enjoyed the energy in this video. Great content
Thank you my love. Appreciate it!
We have high humidity it still dries everything It just takes longer that's all!! Same with the electric dehydration it tells you how long according to humidity!!
I believe where there's a will there will always With Gods he'll be a WAY!!!
Starry thx for sharing this I do have a question I have the Excalibur dehydrator for the house...Sometimes when the humidity is high it doe take twice as long as it normally would to dehydrated things like Basil for instance...
Anyway I was informed you Can over dehydrate???
I personally can't see how that's possible??
Starry Can you You tell
Me how you feel about this OVER DEHYDRATION??? I mean it's irrational running back and forth and opening and closing that dehydrator for a few crumbs that got dry faster than the rest??? Love it thx for the history lesson...
I made the first comment for the ones on here that made the comment... (you can't dehydrate outdoors with humidity)
Because As long as you have air and heat you can dehydrate anything anywhere...
It amazes
Me how many people want you to believe you can't do anything in this world!! They all seem to have their own theory's even though I guarantee you they never tried it Or they heard it from another person, Or they just want to make the person on Utube be wrong so that can get a ton Of Likes!!
I'm personally sick of the like button!!
Starry did you know you can set the like button to where your the only one that knows how many likes or dislikes you actually get??
I think it's great!!! Several people I follow do it Noreen's Kitchen,
Also Linda's Pantry..It keeps the
Trolls as
You call them at. At because they can't see how many dislikes you got over what they said ROFLMBO🤣🤣 Gobe it a try someday..
Please.Answer my question at your convenience I know it's a busy time for us all..I have to get my delicate hers in the house before I loose them!! Take care God Bless you and Mr. Hilder always 4 EVER!! 💕🤗🙏🏻Shey
How do I do St. John's Wort? I think I have it growing and didn't know I could dehydrate it. Dehydrate leaves or flowers? Then what? Eat it or put in recipes? Now I'm excited about this! Starry, I want to be you 🤗.
How would one dehydrate liquids
What's that plastic material called?
The car idea blew my mind
Great!
How many RUclips videos are on dehydrating veggies in the sun?
Perhaps they will store longer.
Thank you for sharing great videos!
I live in Florida and it is very difficult to dry anything especially in the summer without an actual dehydrator. Is there any tips you have for someone who lives in extremely high humidity?
DeAnna same
Same problem here in South Texas
South Mississippi yep same here
Same for upstate New York
Same, I'm not American but I live in the deep tropics. Hot and humid. Are the options for us out there? Hmm...
How do you keep ants out of your dehydrator?
I love your videos, God bless you and your husband
Instead of burning electricity, I am going to start drying my herbs outside!!! Anyway I can save on that huge bill :( I will do ! I love that apron.
Love it! Thank you!
Loved the video, and thanks for the tips. God Bless
ahead of time :D LOVE
Odd question but can u dehydrate blue berries at room temperature in the house
Do you think this is something that could work in the early spring possibly fall time too?
How do you prevent flies from laying eggs in the food?
How big is your garden?
How is it like the organic way?
How about an shopping 🛒 will that work
Hey Starry,,,, do you have a page or video detailing your medicinal herbs and what you use them for? I'd LOVE to start my own off grid medicine cabinet
I wil be drying some and hopefully getting a vid soon on what we have here and what use them for!!
You rock girl.. Thank you
How do u avoid bugs and animals?
really empowering :) Thank you!!
Your welcome 💕
ahh! lol I just purchased a dehydrator this month. But I'm definitely going to do one of these diys to use for extra food. Tfs!
I am so late to the Starry party as I just found you, but so enjoying this channel!
I've got a load of old wood from a fence we had to replace, so tomorrow I am going to build a dehydrator! And to think as just looking for one on Ebay...
would love to dry this way but our humidity is to high.
You are awesome!! Just found your channel! God bless you!!
Thank you! You too!
How to you store once everything has finished dehydrating and for how long?
Thank you! 👍😘🇬🇧
What about flies and insects 🐜 🐞 🕷 for the open tray
Starry, you are an inspiration! what do you do for Greens year round i.e.salads?
Thank you stary this is great information i have a dehydrator and solar pannels but dislike the 12 to 48hrs that it needs to run! Im going to try make use of your ideas! 🌟
Hi Starry, what do u do with huckle berries? Eat raw? Make jam? Cook? There were so many wow!
Which part of the world do you live, dear lady?
I have a good mind to visit that garden in person. Both the garden and your methods are superb!
You can combine the idea of a solar still and dehydration of vegetables and herbs. The liquids that are being dehydrated or 99.9% pure water. Also known as distilled water
How can your videos be saved for use when we have no electricity now?
I'm TOTALLY for alternative methods! Thanks again for your videos Starry...great ideas :)
Just in the Nick of Time !! GOOD Ideas !! Starry do you Dehydrate Purslane ?? I Want to Give it a Try !
What jerky? Could we use this method to make jerky?
YAY! Thanks x
whats the best powered ones ? i like electricity btw
I dry my fermented cacao beans in a basket on my dashboard😅
won't work in the tropics...too much humidity ! although maybe the car could work?
You're FUNNY, WITTY, and SMART !!! :-) !
Man will not live by bread alone but by every Word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4
We must be willing to turn from sin to receive Jesus forgiveness and to know and live out his teachings. He who does the will of God abides for eternity 1 John 2:17 NKJV 🙂
How do you store your dehydrated foods & herbs Starry? Mason jars? I'm still using my dried basil that air dried in the house hung upside down & it still has wonderful aroma and taste after 2 years. But as far as dehydrated food that had a lot of moisture...how long without vaccum sealing it?
I do jars..no moisture issues here..i do nt like vacuum sealing but it works
Awesome and super helpful thank you!!
Do you dehydrate meat/fish in these outdoor trays like all the other things you dry? I'm in the Sip hot/humid and looking for ways to dehydrate meat/poultry/fish without electricity outdoors. I have 2 dehydrators, but they won't work if the power goes out for any amount of time. Thanks in advance!
You might want to try using your car instead crack the windows and you can put your fish in there I know it sounds weird but the car gets pretty hot. And especially if you're in a human place maybe a better and more appropriate place to do a dehydrating
That is so cool! Any videos on how to make a tomato cage?
We just use string..we gave up on the cages....we like string..does a good job..easy to pick ..(cages got in the way) and CHEAP@@
Question. I am new to dehydrating. How do I know when it is done? Do I want the zucchini to be crisp like a chip or pliable?
google it...i kinda just know...it only takes a day for most of my stuff..but even if it gets real dry..dont worry..its a dehydrator thats what its suppose to do..
How did zucchini work out? I have a lot too!
Very helpful, thank you so much!!
Excellent 👍
Hi starry, do you rehydrate your strawberry before consuming ? If so, how or maybe you do some jam or ice cream with !? Thanks for reminding us old school and cheap way to do what people buy usually in grocery .Have a nice day
I rehydrate most of my foods i dry..i soak in warm water..within five minutes good to eat
Thanks gal.👍
Great Idea we will try this ! Blessings Paul & Susan North Georgia
You have lovely energy. We would be friends if you were not on the other side of the world ❤ loved this video.
How do you keep earwigs out starry? They love wood!