10 October 2016 Dehydrating Non stick method. 10 October 2016 Dehydrating Non stick method. Experimenting with dehydrating plant food it was discovered that dried material sticking to the pan was a major issue particularly in making powder from a slurry. There were various methods available from a perusal of the internet and all were wanting. My experimental method is to add some nixtamalized corn to the slurry. On a few tries the corn separated the slurry on the drying pan and sticking was reduced to a workable minimum. Slurred tomatoes are most prone to sticking to the point that the dried product cannot be removed from the pan without soaking thus voiding the drying purpose. There are probably other material that could be used, but I always have some corn available and it appears to work well also adding some extra nutrients to the mixture. The slurry method is very quick as opposed to slicing material into thin pieces and proceeding in that manner. The dried material is placed in vacuum packages and stored at room temperature.
