How to Dry Onions

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When your fresh onions start to sprout, it's time to turn them into the dehydrated variety. Dried onions are easy to pack and store when hiking or camping. In recipes, replace fresh onion with half the amount of dried onion.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Onions
Dehydrators
Onions

Dehydrator or Oven

Step 1

Peel onions.
Step 2

Slice into 1/8-inch slices or chop into fine pieces.
Step 3

Spread thinly over trays.
Step 4

Dry at 120 degrees F for 24 to 30 hours or until brittle.
Step 5

Stir onions every 8 hours and rotate trays.

Sun Drying

Step 1

Follow dehydrator steps 1 to 3.
Step 2

Place in well-ventilated area in full sun.
Step 3

Dry until papery and brittle - about 2 to 3 days.
Step 4

Stir onions every 8 hours and take trays in at night.

Tips & Warnings

Do not mix foods in dehydrator, as the flavors will blend.

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jessee1 said

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on 8/5/2008 Once you dry place them in a plastic bag with Silica Gel Packets. This will help finish drying them out and keep any excess Moisture out of the bag. This is great as well if you are taking hiking, camping, etc.

You can find Silica Gel Packets at a bunch of places online, just go to google and search for Silica Gel Packets. I get my from SilicaGelPackets.com as they offer fres shipping but there are a bunch of places that offer them!