08/10/2026
🤌🏼🍅'SUNDRIED’ SECRET🍅🤌🏼
This summer, I wanted to build a sun dried rack, that you can use outside and allow the sun to dry whatever you want to make.
Unfortunately, time and practicality (as well as the threats of possums, rats, mice, cockroaches, birds and all the fauna we get on our property) meant that it made the most sense to use our BenchFoods commercial dehydrator!
What would have taken days, only took hours using their recommended recipe:
Instructions:
🍅Cut tomatoes in half and place on a dehydrator tray with the skin side down
🍅Dehydrate on 55 °C for 12-18+ hours. When dehydrated, they should feel hard and dry but still be somewhat flexible.
🍅Store in an airtight container with an oxygen absorber in a cool dry place.
🍅Before dehydrating your cherry or plum tomatoes, keep in mind that thicker slices may take longer to dry. For best results, thicker slices may need to dehydrate for 18-24+ hours, while thinner slices may only need 12-14 hours or if you are wanting a softer end product you will want to take it out sooner as well. It may take a bit of experimentation to find the perfect drying time for your tomatoes.
🍅Once the tomatoes are completely dry store in an airtight container in a cool dark place and check daily to make sure no moisture has developed for 5-7 days.
🍅After 5-7 days completely cover your tomatoes in good quality olive oil and place in your refrigerator for 2-3 days or until a softer texture has developed.
Use as you would any sun-dried tomato product
