The Ezidri Dehydrating Hub
Recipes, guides and drying times for British kitchens, allotments and adventures.
Whether you've just unboxed your Ezidri or you're drying your tenth allotment glut, this is the place to start. Everything is written for UK produce, UK seasons and metric measures.
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Start here
New to dehydrating? These four guides cover everything you need for your first batches.
Getting started with your Ezidri →
Set-up, controls, temperatures, tray loading and your first batch.
How to store and rehydrate dried food →
Conditioning, jars, shelf life and rehydrating ratios.
Recipes
Browse all our dehydrator recipes, or jump into a seasonal favourite.
Christmas from your dehydrator
British favourites
Guides
Step-by-step how-tos on prep, pre-treating, storage and food safety. See all guides.
What will you dry?
Ideas and recipes for the way you live.
Single-ingredient treats with nothing hidden.
Light, homemade meals for the trail.
Turn gluts into a winter store cupboard.
Fruit crisps and leathers for lunchboxes.
Dry it instead of binning it.
Drying times chart
The settings we use most on the Ultra FD1000:
| Food | Temperature | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| Herbs | 35°C | 3–8 hours |
| Vegetables | 50–55°C | 4–12 hours |
| Fruit and leathers | 55°C | 6–16 hours |
| Jerky (heated to 71°C first) | 70°C | 4–6 hours |
See the full A–Z chart: more than 40 foods with prep, temperature, time and UK season →
Recommended books
Our pick of the best dehydrating, preserving and foraging books for UK kitchens. See the reading list →
Downloads
Printable A4 PDFs of our recipes, guides and drying chart, ready to print and keep in the kitchen.
Free for everyone
- Is Homemade Jerky Safe? Food Safety for Dehydrated Meat (UK) (PDF)
- Edible Christmas Gifts from Your Dehydrator: 10 Ideas (UK) (PDF)
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20 British recipes for your dehydrator, from Christmas oranges and Scotch broth to plum "prunes" and hedgerow leathers. Includes a one-page drying chart and a storage cheat sheet. Enter your email and we'll send it to you.
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Until 1 November 2026: £70 off the Ultra FD1000 with code EZIDRI70.
Made with the Ezidri Ultra FD1000 Digital
Digital temperature control (30–70°C) and a 1–48 hour timer, five trays as standard and expandable to 30. £299 with free UK mainland delivery and a 1-year warranty.
Some food images are illustrative.