Ninja Foodi Dehydrator Review
I picked the last of the herbs from our garden and I wanted to preserve them. I usually dehydrate them in my large Excalibur Dehydrator. I have already dehydrated one huge batch in it and have enough to last until next year. I couldn’t waste the remaining herbs so I thought I would dehydrate them in my Ninja Foodi to see how they would turn out. It is a whole lot smaller than the Excalibur Dehydrator but I figured I could use the double shelf rack that came with it for more room. I put the herbs in pretty thick even overlapping them.
I followed the directions in the manual and found the temperature they suggested to be way too high for dehydrating herbs. The Ninja started to burn the herbs instead of dehydrate them at the suggested temperature so I turned it down. I feel the parsley turned out great and it seemed to dry the parsley a lot faster than the huge Excalibur.
Next I dehydrated the last of my homegrown rosemary. This dried even faster and I even overlapped it.
I was very happy with how it dehydrated. I guess you can’t have too much freshly dehydrated herbs, especially when you grow them yourself!
Pros: I think the Ninja Foodi does a fantastic job at dehydrating just not as high a temperature that the manual stated if you are dehydrating herbs. It was easy and the herbs dried well even though I overlapped them.
Cons: You can only dehydrate small batches at a time. If you only have a small amount to dehydrate this is perfect, however, I grow a lot of herbs and it is easier to dry them all at one time in my larger dehydrator.
I was not compensated in any way for my review.
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Categories: Dehydrated, Fresh Herbs, My Garden, Ninja Foodi, Reviews
This is a great idea for a Christmas gift for my son-in-law that grows herbs and is a great cook! Thanks Diane! C
You can do so much with it, he will love it!
Thanks for sharing this review and your experience. This would have been great for my end of season fresh herbs (which I hung about my kitchen to dry out). Maybe I will splurge on this someday plus I could make dried apples – yum!
I love the dried apples. I did a bunch of them a few years back and still munch on them….so good!
Your mom gave you such a special present – I am sure she enjoys seeing all the reviews and enjoyment you are getting from your Ninja Foodi.
I hope so but now if we could just see each other. We haven’t been able to do anything together since they moved back.
I just asked you about them in another comment – here they thought they’d be seeing your family … if we had not had the second outbreak, they would have. Sigh.
They did get to see everyone when the numbers were low. But now they don’t even want to come for Christmas which I understand.
Yes, I understand their worry too.
What an awesome thing to be able to grow, dry and use your own homegrown herbs. The Rosemary looks especially awesome! Perfect timing for winter.
Every year I have added more herbs to my garden. My perennial herbs have multiplied so much that my raised bed is out of room…lol You can’t get them that fresh in the grocery store. Thanks!
Wonderful to know about this ! A great way to get dried herbs for winter.
It is so rewarding using the herbs we grew and that I dehydrated. I always dehydrate way too much but better that then running out of them! Lol
I can’t wait to make homemade herbs and sprinkle them on Winter’s dishes! Thanks a lot for your interesting article!
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You’re welcome! It is so rewarding to use herbs so freshly dehydrated that I grew myself, unlike the stores.
Wow this sounds great
It sounds perfect for someone who does not have a lot of herbs to process. I always enjoy your reviews of your cooking tools and gadgets. You can tell what is important to me, though. I couldn’t help but notice the cup of Witch’s Brew M&M’s.😆
Hahahaha I was a little late posting this one as you noticed. Thank you and have a great weekend!
You should contact the Ninja people and see if they’ll sponsor your blog. You’re doing a great job of reviewing it! 🙂
You are the second person to tell me that. I also have the Ninja 3 in 1 cooker that I use a lot. I may have to see if I can figure out how to do that. Thank you!
Don’t have a dehydrated, but am experimenting with my foodi. Any deas you might have would be great.
I am still experimenting too Mary. If you type Ninja Foodi in my search box I have the way I have cooked with it so far. Any questions, please ask!
So kind xx
The foodi book recommended 135 F. Your suggestion was lower. Exactly how much lower? Save me from having to experiment and run the risk of wasting herbs…
Thanks,
I dehydrated mine at 105º as that is the same temperature I use with my large Excalibur Dehydrator. I hope this helps.