Last summer, we went to Toronto for a long weekend, and did some
shopping. At a well-known outdoor market, whose name completely
escapes me, we bought some strawberries, dehydrated (I think), that
were phenomenal. Deep, complex, rich, intense berry flavor, these
nuggets were red chunks about the consistency of dried pineapple
pieces. I thought they were dehydrated, so I went home, found a good
dehydrator, and over the course of a few months, dried quite a few
strawberries in differeing thicknesses in hope of recreating that
taste.

I got lots of dehydrated strawberries, all good but without that deep,
complex (read above) flavor. What do I need to do to pack strawberry
flavor in there? Is there a difference between dehydrated and dried
fruit? Should I soak the strawberry pieces in sugar water or something
else? Lower temperature? Higher?

Any and all ideas appreciated.

Greg

wrote:
Last summer, we went to Toronto for a long weekend, and did some
shopping. At a well-known outdoor market, whose name completely
escapes me, we bought some strawberries, dehydrated (I think), that
were phenomenal. Deep, complex, rich, intense berry flavor, these
nuggets were red chunks about the consistency of dried pineapple
pieces. I thought they were dehydrated, so I went home, found a good
dehydrator, and over the course of a few months, dried quite a few
strawberries in differeing thicknesses in hope of recreating that
taste.

I got lots of dehydrated strawberries, all good but without that deep,
complex (read above) flavor. What do I need to do to pack strawberry
flavor in there? Is there a difference between dehydrated and dried
fruit? Should I soak the strawberry pieces in sugar water or something
else? Lower temperature? Higher?

Any and all ideas appreciated.

Greg

I have a friend who swear by Freeze Dried Strawberries. I have never
eaten one, so I cannot tell you whether they are really that good, but
I have seen some at Trader Joe's.

On Jul 4, 3:29 pm, wrote:
Last summer, we went to Toronto for a long weekend, and did some
shopping. At a well-known outdoor market, whose name completely
escapes me, we bought some strawberries, dehydrated (I think), that
were phenomenal. Deep, complex, rich, intense berry flavor, these
nuggets were red chunks about the consistency of dried pineapple
pieces. I thought they were dehydrated, so I went home, found a good
dehydrator, and over the course of a few months, dried quite a few
strawberries in differeing thicknesses in hope of recreating that
taste.

I got lots of dehydrated strawberries, all good but without that deep,
complex (read above) flavor. What do I need to do to pack strawberry
flavor in there? Is there a difference between dehydrated and dried
fruit? Should I soak the strawberry pieces in sugar water or something
else? Lower temperature? Higher?

Any and all ideas appreciated.

Greg

You say that you got a good dehydrator, but you didn't say anything
about the strawberries you got. I'll bet that the difference between
the strawberries you dried yourself and the ones you bought in Toronto
stems mainly from the initial difference in the strawberries.
Particularly if you were buying and drying them over "the course of a
few months." In my area, the season for local strawberries isn't a few
months long. Dehydrating supermarket strawberries is like sobering up
a drunken horse thief. If you dehydrate supermarket strawberries, you
get dehydrated supermarket strawberries. Try drying farmers market
strawberries. By the way, the guy at my local farmers market (in
Chicago) has been proclaining for the past three weeks that this is
the last week for strawberries.

-bwg
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
-Leonard Cohen

"margaret suran" wrote in message
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I have a friend who swear by Freeze Dried Strawberries. I have never
eaten one, so I cannot tell you whether they are really that good, but I
have seen some at Trader Joe's.

I've bought the "Just Strawberries" from "Just Tomatoes". I thought they
were dehyrated but I recently found out they are freeze dried. Excellent.
They seem to burst in your mouth and rehydrate into what seems just like a
fresh berry.

Julie Bove wrote:

I've bought the "Just Strawberries" from "Just Tomatoes". I thought they
were dehyrated but I recently found out they are freeze dried. Excellent.
They seem to burst in your mouth and rehydrate into what seems just like a
fresh berry.

Are those the fruit bits you get in some cereals nowadays?

My little boys ate these Gerber freeze dried fruit and veggie snacks
once in a while. I admit to sneaking bites of the banana and
strawberry. They are good!

http://www.gerber.com/toddlersite?tm...l&tms promo=2

I believe you can get freeze dried fruit from hiking and camping
supply stores. I also like the Just Fruit line.

Tara

"Goomba38" wrote in message
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Julie Bove wrote:

I've bought the "Just Strawberries" from "Just Tomatoes". I thought they
were dehyrated but I recently found out they are freeze dried.
Excellent. They seem to burst in your mouth and rehydrate into what seems
just like a fresh berry.

Are those the fruit bits you get in some cereals nowadays?

No.