[Garden] dehydrator & canner

[mari ortiz]

Hi Candace Wormbecker and others interested in a food dehydrators and pressure cookers.
The dehydrators  that have been mentioned by some of you are made of poly plastic trays, it is better to have a stainless steel food dehydrators since it is healthier than the toxic plastic, synthetic material trays.  I found one that is stainless steel in the Healthy Directions Magazine in the Aug/Sept. 2009. It is found in the Shopping Guide section the address is www.YourTheCure.com, their number is 1 888-887-8822, no PSTax right now.
 It has adjustable thermostat, and various sizes of drying capacity.  It has 5, 10,14 shelf models.  
Also Presto Pressure cooker now makes their pot in aluminum  but they still have a stainless steal pots.  Aluminum pressure cookers are not healthy because of the high aluminum leaching which has been linked to early Alzheimer disease and other toxicity.  
Better to buy the Presto stainless steal pressure cooker, and the a dehydrator made of stainless steal frame and trays.  

--- On Wed, 8/26/09, Candace Wormsbecker <candace at owr.ca> wrote:

From: Candace Wormsbecker <candace at owr.ca>
Subject: Re: [Garden] dehydrator & canner
To: garden at lists.wpirg.org
Received: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 12:44 PM



 
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A pressure canner will allow you to do things in less than 
half the time, it will also enable you to do foods that need higher temperatures 
to be able to can safely (anything that doesn't have a low acidity - most 
vegetables, beans, and meats).
 
 
From: 
garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org [mailto:garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org] On 
Behalf Of Raj Gill
Sent: August-26-09 11:22 AM
To: 
garden at lists.wpirg.org
Subject: Re: [Garden] dehydrator & 
canner



Thanks Candace.  What's the advantage of a pressure canner over a 
regular canning pot?  Also, regarding a dehydrator, this is all I found 
locally:


http://www.kitchenhelp.ca/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=8&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1


I have a Presto pressure canner from Canadian 
  tire that I am very happy with.  I think it was just over $100 (it was a 
  gift so I'm not quite sure).  A large canning pot and utensils can also 
  be purchased at Canadian Tire fairly cheaply (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/8/KitchenBath/KitchenStorage/CanisterSets/PRD~0422501P/7-jar%2BCanner.jsp).

I 
  don't own a dehydrator but I did do some research a while back and I believe 
  the Excalibur dehydrator was rated fairly high and is quite popular - http://www.everythingkitchens.com/article-food-dehydrators.html.  I'm not sure where to buy it though?  Anyone 
  else know?

Candace

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Raj Gill 
  <raj at wpirg.org> wrote:

  Greetings all,

being the foody types that you are, 
    thought you might know a thing or two about dehydrators...any 
    recommendations if I were looking to purchase one?  Actually, WPIRG is 
    considering purchasing a dehydrator as well as a canning pot so that we can 
    all borrow them 
    :)

thanks,
Raj


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