Has anyone used the fruit roll up trays to make chips from pureed potatoes? How did they turn out?
1881698
Potatoes can absolutely be eaten raw. There are no side effects- it's all about personal taste. But for the sake of consistency, yes, parboil them at least. We made our own "Pringles" style chips. MUCH better and MUCH healthier. ;)
1881699
Potatoes need to be cooked. They should not be eaten raw. Even when dehydrated the potatoes are still considered raw. If you cook/ steam the potatoes first and then blend them till smooth with water or vegetable broth or add nuts and blend well (nuts are for added fat and creaminess) or something like that (not milk or anything that would sour/spoil) then that mixture could be spread out for drying. Season with herbs for taste before drying.
1798673
You can put anything in them. I used to put fresh apples, pears, oranges, frozen cubes of pureed foods such as squash and sweet potatoes; we even put ice chips in to help when she was teething. You can put just about any kind of fresh/frozen fruit or vegetable. Keep in mind these bags are very difficult to clean after a few weeks. I soaked them in hot water after every use and ran them through the dishwasher but food builds up in the seam. Even boiling them did not get it out. If you want to replace every couple weeks these are great, otherwise I would spend a little more for a silicone type. You can put anything in them. I used to put fresh apples, pears, oranges, frozen cubes of pureed foods such as squash and sweet potatoes; we even put ice chips in to help when she was teething. You can put just about any kind of fresh/frozen fruit or vegetable. Keep in mind these bags are very difficult to clean after a few weeks. I soaked them in hot water after every use and ran them through the dishwasher but food builds up in the seam. Even boiling them did not get it out. If you want to replace every couple weeks these are great, otherwise I would spend a little more for a silicone type.
2098433
You're getting the plastic tray to make the fruit stuff. It's not really non-stick either. If you over-dry the fruit spread, it will absolutely stick to the tray and then you are basically scraping it off. But it will dissolve if soaked in water (after a while). Be careful not to over-dry. It's very important to get the fruit puree to an even consistency and then spread it evenly so that it drys uniformly.
343891
I used it with potato's too ... And potatoes are usually misshapen anyway. And I was pleased with the results.
1591525
It can be tricky to make chips. The most important point is to slice the potato or other vegetable 1/32" thick. Remove any bEmits he's, especially dark spots as these can result in burning of the vegetable and the tray itself! Place the slices on the tray leaving a bit of space around each slice. You will have to experiment a bit to deter,one the correct time for each vegetable. Start with 2 minutes, then 2 1/2, etc. once finished the chips should be slightly colored. Leave them to cool For a minute, then try them. After experimenting you should find the best time for cooking. Note that one tray does not make many chips!Good Luck It can be tricky to make chips. The most important point is to slice the potato or other vegetable 1/32" thick. Remove any bEmits he's, especially dark spots as these can result in burning of the vegetable and the tray itself! Place the slices on the tray leaving a bit of space around each slice. You will have to experiment a bit to deter,one the correct time for each vegetable. Start with 2 minutes, then 2 1/2, etc. once finished the chips should be slightly colored. Leave them to cool For a minute, then try them. After experimenting you should find the best... » Read More It can be tricky to make chips. The most important point is to slice the potato or other vegetable 1/32" thick. Remove any bEmits he's, especially dark spots as these can result in burning of the vegetable and the tray itself! Place the slices on the tray leaving a bit of space around each slice. You will have to experiment a bit to deter,one the correct time for each vegetable. Start with 2 minutes, then 2 1/2, etc. once finished the chips should be slightly colored. Leave them to cool For a minute, then try them. After experimenting you should find the best time for cooking. Note that one tray does not make many chips!Good Luck « Show Less
1870875
I have dried fruit and jerky with very minimal sticking if any. The non-stick trays, I believe, would be more for drying purees.
568864
The 2mm will slice them twice as thin as the 4mm (the one that comes w/Cuisinart) but I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't quite thin enough and the person was disappointed for making chips. It would definitely work though, just that the potato chips would be a little thicker, depends on your personal preference. The 2mm is wonderful for scalloped potatoes.
168404
I haven't tried that. I suppose you could if the potatoes were extremely done, maybe overcooked.
541370
Ive use it for breaded chicken strips, sweet potato fries and such. They came out great. These were pre-pacjkaged frozen items, though...if you are breading them yourself I have no idea, though a friend of mine uses hers for chicken and fish that has been coated in cracker crumbs.
440461
It says it works for potatoes, we only tried jerky & fruit & those came out perfect. What I like about this machine it dries in 1 day don't have to wait days. Yes I would recommend this product!!
374750
this is a strong good machine and works great. but i don't know how the shape of the potato will look like or is it going to be very small for chips. it will shred the potato no problem bc it does the carrots very well. hope this helps :)
1693133
I did. ...I did cut them up real small though.....1/4-3/8"....the machine turned them into absolute juice...no lumps or pulp
2204736
Only if I've put something in there that's too liquidy but with something nice and thick like yogurt, applesauce or sweet potato pure I've never had a problem. Also don't overfill too much. I would definitely recommend these, they are a good price and they wash easily.
440462
Sure.. it will work fine. Pretend you're making potato chips. Cut them about 1/8" thick and lay them out on the trays. You can do thicker but it takes longer and you risk case hardening. ( Basically the outside dries too fast and traps in the interior moisture. ) Dry them slowly at a low temp first to get most of the moisture out and then a higher temp ( 140 F ) to finish them up.
1787127
I tried sweet potatoes and it won't cut them. They are too hard. Big disappointment since I was really wanting sweet potato fries. Someone suggested I microwave them a bit first before trying to cut them. Haven't tried it. Regular potatoes work ok.
355364
I haven't actually dried any fruit yet with mine, but I did make a decent amount of jerky. I did see that you can add extra trays to this set if you want as we'll as the trays used for making fruit leathers. I'm pretty happy with mine so far
905663
From my experience of puréed fruits, you have to let it sit out on the counter for a few minutes then with either a clean thumb or a handle of a spoon or knife push on one end and the food pops out 9 our of 10 times easily. I've never had anything get that stuck on these trays