Comments on: Chard Flakes

By: Swiss Harvest Dehydrator

Swiss Harvest Dehydrator — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:18:35 +0000

[...] Chard Flakes | Bifurcated Carrots Okay, maybe it doesn't make the most spectacular of pictures, but it's a really good way of preserving Swiss Chard. This is just Swiss Chard that has been dried out in a dehydrator No pre-treatment is necessary, [...]

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:46:34 +0000

Awesome, thanks for the tip! I’ll try it this weekend.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:12:40 +0000

Hi Jess:

I think so. Just use a low temperature and leave the door open a crack.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:54:07 +0000

Can you dry it in the oven if you don’t have a dehydrator?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:33:06 +0000

Hi Joe,

The manufacturer of my dehydrator says it’s temperature is between 93-158F, but there are no markings on the knob, so I don’t know the exact setting. I used a high setting during the day (maybe 125-158F) while I was watching it, and a low one (maybe 100F) at night. How long it takes depends on how much you put in, but it takes roughly 12-18 hours, about half at night setting and half during the day.

Honestly, it’s all not a very critical. It comes out a little fresher tasting if you put less in the dehydrator and dry it quicker, but fully loading the dehydrator works too. You just dry it until it is bone dry and flakey.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:41:27 +0000

I’ve been curious about trying this. What dehydrator temperature did you use and how long did you dry the chard?

By: Blackswamp_girl (Kim)

Blackswamp_girl (Kim) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:37:13 +0000

I never would have thought of this, but am definitely going to try it as I have an overabundance of chard this year. Thank you!