Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Interesting thing about the typical dehydrator -- what you end up with isn't really raw food. The typical dehydrator actually uses heat to pull moisture out so it in effect cooks the food during the dehydration process. I'm curious if anyone has a dehydrator that does NOT basically cook the food...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Any good de-hydrator does not cook the food. Excalibur, American Harvest etc. If it has a thermostat setting and you put it on 105 F then the air movement will draw the moisture out. It will only cook if the temperature is set to 212 or something like that (I think metric) 100 Celsius > > " Noctaire " <noctaire > Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:42:41 -0500 > <rawfood > > [Raw Food] Food dehydrator.... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 You're right about that. The composition is altered by drying the food. There is nutrition that is lost with the loss of moisture. It might not " technically " cook the food as it is cooked at boiling, baking, or frying temperatures but it isn't really raw. Better than eating truly cooked, though. It's good for transitioning but not to have every day. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Noctaire " <noctaire wrote: > > Interesting thing about the typical dehydrator -- what you end up with isn't > really raw food. The typical dehydrator actually uses heat to pull > moisture out so it in effect cooks the food during the dehydration process. > > I'm curious if anyone has a dehydrator that does NOT basically cook the > food...? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 This year, I made a deal with myself that I would get back to a raw lifestyle and do what I could to improve my health. Unfortunately, so far I have found it near impossible to actually stick with the idea of raw for more than a day at any given time. Every time I think I can overcome my . . . I dunno, apathy toward it, I guess, I see statements like this one: > It > might not " technically " cook the food as it is cooked at boiling, > baking, or frying temperatures but it isn't really raw. [snip] And let me tell you, this exact phrase - " it isn't really raw " - comes up A LOT in every raw food group I'm on. It's fairly evident to me that the attitude toward raw food is, if you can't do it exactly right 100% then don't bother doing it at all. There's no lee-way in the raw food lifestyle. You're either eating raw 100% or you're not, and if you're not then why bother? I give up. I can't do it, I will never be able to do it, so I might as well die in poor health just like every other American. Still, it was an interesting ride. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Noctaire wrote: > Interesting thing about the typical dehydrator -- what you end up > with isn't really raw food. The typical dehydrator actually uses > heat to pull moisture out so it in effect cooks the food during the > dehydration process. Ann Wigmore felt that the use of low heat to dehydrate vegetables did not damage their nutritional value. Excalibur, admittedly a dehydrator manufacturer, has published quite a bit of research on the subject of dehydrating foods for use in raw food cuisine. Dehydrating at a low heat would not raise the heat of food any higher than drying it in the sun would. > I'm curious if anyone has a dehydrator that does NOT basically cook > the food...? You can find plans on the Internet for building a sun dehydrator for use on sunny days. Fortunately, for many people who live in cities, and do not have space or time to do sun drying, a good dehydrator will do the same job. Margaret Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 On the dehydrator note I made some flax crackers in mine and they were horrid so I threw them out in the flower box on my deck for the birds. Well what the birds didn't eat bloomed and grew the next spring into flax plants! They had the prettiest little blue flowers! So I would say the dehydrator didn't kill them. <G> Mine is temp controlled and I set it at 105. The crackers were very crisp when done. Pam - Margaret Gamez rawfood Friday, March 10, 2006 7:35 PM [Raw Food] Re: Food dehydrator.... Noctaire wrote: > Interesting thing about the typical dehydrator -- what you end up > with isn't really raw food. The typical dehydrator actually uses > heat to pull moisture out so it in effect cooks the food during the > dehydration process. Ann Wigmore felt that the use of low heat to dehydrate vegetables did not damage their nutritional value. Excalibur, admittedly a dehydrator manufacturer, has published quite a bit of research on the subject of dehydrating foods for use in raw food cuisine. Dehydrating at a low heat would not raise the heat of food any higher than drying it in the sun would. > I'm curious if anyone has a dehydrator that does NOT basically cook > the food...? You can find plans on the Internet for building a sun dehydrator for use on sunny days. Fortunately, for many people who live in cities, and do not have space or time to do sun drying, a good dehydrator will do the same job. Margaret Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 ya know...that is an excellent point! As said in Jurasic Park--- Life finds a way!!!! Pam Beall <beallp wrote: On the dehydrator note I made some flax crackers in mine and they were horrid so I threw them out in the flower box on my deck for the birds. Well what the birds didn't eat bloomed and grew the next spring into flax plants! They had the prettiest little blue flowers! So I would say the dehydrator didn't kill them. <G> Mine is temp controlled and I set it at 105. The crackers were very crisp when done. Pam - Margaret Gamez rawfood Friday, March 10, 2006 7:35 PM [Raw Food] Re: Food dehydrator.... Noctaire wrote: > Interesting thing about the typical dehydrator -- what you end up > with isn't really raw food. The typical dehydrator actually uses > heat to pull moisture out so it in effect cooks the food during the > dehydration process. Ann Wigmore felt that the use of low heat to dehydrate vegetables did not damage their nutritional value. Excalibur, admittedly a dehydrator manufacturer, has published quite a bit of research on the subject of dehydrating foods for use in raw food cuisine. Dehydrating at a low heat would not raise the heat of food any higher than drying it in the sun would. > I'm curious if anyone has a dehydrator that does NOT basically cook > the food...? You can find plans on the Internet for building a sun dehydrator for use on sunny days. Fortunately, for many people who live in cities, and do not have space or time to do sun drying, a good dehydrator will do the same job. Margaret Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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