She also advised doing two shorter sessions versus one long drying session. “Try it for 3 to 4 hours, then turn off the oven until the bananas are at room temperature — or overnight.

The drying jalapeños made our eyes water. My greatest disappointment was trying to dry bananas. I followed the directions but those things never did dry completely.

With a food dehydrator, fresh catnip, chives, sage, lavender, thyme and oregano complement dehydrated rhubarb, nectarines, strawberries, eggplant, tomatoes and onions.