How Do You Dehydrate Cheese For Food Storage?
Dehydrated cheese is a nutritious pantry item that stores long-term. As long as the dehydrated cheese is kept dry, it will stay good. Cheese loses very little nutritional value during the low heat dehydration process. The nutritious dehydrated cheese is a healthy addition to dehydrated camp meals. It can also be ground into a fine powder to make your own chemical free cheese seasoning. Cut cheese into small pieces. The exact size of the pieces does not matter. They can be as wide or long as you choose. The smaller the pieces, the faster and evener they will dry. The thickness of the slices are important. The cheese slices should be no more than 1/4 inch thick. Thicker slices take too long to dry. Lay the cheese pieces directly on the rack in the food dehydrator. Leave space around each piece of cheese, so that they are not touching each other. Turn the dehydrator on. If the dehydrator has a temperature setting control, choose the lowest setting. Flip the cheese pieces over every three
