I use a stainless steel strainer to wash my strawberries. Then I use a small paring or sharp knife to the hull the strawberries by removing the leaves and stems.

Mark sliced some strawberries with a knife and I used the Strawberry Slicer, that’s how we roll. We sliced these 1/4 inch thick, or as close as we could, to 1/4 inch thick. We wanted each dried strawberry slice to be as uniform as possible.

Place the sliced strawberries evenly on your racks. Now, fill your dehydrator with the racks. Turn the temperature to 135 degrees (Excalibur), please check your book to see the correct temperature for the brand you have. Turn it on to 3 hours and check the strawberries as needed. The cooking time may vary due to the dehydrator used and/or the thickness of the strawberries.

These took about 4 hours to dehydrate. If you are having trouble getting them off the plastic trays, they may not be totally dry, just giving you the heads up here. These “popped” off the plastic sheets for me.

These took 4 hours to dry. Now, remember, the time to dry will always depend on the humidity of the room in which you are drying them. I will let these “condition” before I place them in jars. I want to make sure every nook and cranny is totally dry.

Store in airtight mason jars for a year using a FoodSaver.