to dehydrate
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- verb
- /diːhaɪˈdreɪt/
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deshidratar
- We were buying the premade trail mix at WF and decided to buy a dehydrator for $50 and are now dehydrating our own fruits and then just adding bulk raw almonds and sunflower seeds to make our own cheaper version of trail mix.
- dehydrate vegetables
Examples
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If you don't want the sugars crystallized in this way, your best bet is to dehydrate them.
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I remembered my chef uncle telling me that in fancy schmancy restaurants, they dehydrate fish skin and use it as a garnish for soup.
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Then you can freeze, dehydrate whatever you get to last you for several months!
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For example, dehydrate leafy greens and squashes.
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You can also make 'fruit leather' by dehydrating mashed fruit.
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George and her students were designing a simple, easy-to-erect dryer that takes advantage of the sun and the greenhouse effect to dehydrate vegetables.
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When you dehydrate at a temperature of less than 105°F, you retain all of the minerals and vitamins of the food.
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Pumpkin chips: Sprinkle liberally with paprika, sea salt, and chili powder, then dehydrate overnight at 115°F.
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If you want to make the sugar more of a "raw" food, to prevent loss of the nutrients found in dates, you can slowly dehydrate them at a low temperature (100-110 degrees) either in a dehydrator or in the summertime—in a hot car, inside a (turned off) barbecue, or just out in the sun.
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You can dehydrate fruits by removing their water content to make healthy snacks.
Synonyms
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To become free of water or wetness
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To stop food from going bad so it lasts longer
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Preserve food, for example by drying or salting
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To dry something so it does not go bad
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To keep food for a long time by freezing it and then removing its water
To remove water from something by freezing it and lowering pressure so the ice turns to gas
To remove all water from something so it stays dry
Antonyms
How Dry
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dehydrate comes from de- meaning 'remove' and hydrate from a root for 'water'. To dehydrate food is to take the water out, like making raisins from grapes, and that 'removing water' helps the food keep longer.