Emma Stenhouse is a marine scientist, educator, and writer with more than 16 years of experience. She holds an M.S. in Marine Science from the University of Plymouth. Drying food at home is a great ...

A surprising variety of foods can be sun-dried especially produce, which should be chosen for top quality, picked over, and washed well. Sun drying works best in areas such as the southwestern states ...

Freeze-drying, also known as lyophilization, is a form of dehydration. Food is first frozen, then dried under pressure to remove its water content. It is widely believed that freeze-drying is the best ...

People have been drying food for long term storage for centuries. Current day food dehydrators remove much of the guess work from drying, but many South Carolinians still use the tried and true method ...

The following is an excerpt from Cooking for Geeks, by Jeff Potter. You might not think of drying as a separation, but it is: water is separated via evaporation or sublimation when foods are ...