Food Preservation Kitchen Appliances

When I was co-running an urban ecological education center, the collective of folks contributed various natural living kitchen appliances so that we were able to maximize the potential of food preparation. Here is our dehydrator and collection of dried fruits and vegetables in jars. Along with our food processor, juicer, and wheat grass juicer.

Over the years I've simplified my juicing life and have let go of the practice of juicing and decided to go with mostly using a blender. After rethinking the high sugar content of a lot of fruit juices, and realizing that I'd prefer to have the other edible materials from the fruits and vegetables, and the beneficial effects of the fibers, blending was my path moving forward. There is still a place for juicing of course, just with a moderation of sugary fruits, and an emphasis on as-needed medicinal drinks rather than daily staple beverages. That's just my personal preference at this point.