How to dehydrate herbs

Step 1

Rinse your herbs to get rid of impurities.

Step 2

Shake off excess water, pat completely dry, carefully without damaging the fresh herbs, between two clean kitchen towels.

Step 3

Place leaves on a dehydrator rack. Spread them out over the racks. Keep one herb variety per rack because some need longer than others to dry.

Step 4

Stack each rack over each other. Turn on the heat and set to a medium heat setting, 135 – 145 Fahrenheit/ 57- 62 Celsius.

Step 5

Every herb takes its own time to dry completely. See in the notes for the approximate duration.

Step 6

When dehydrated, take from racks and wait 5 minutes to reach room temperature. Crumble herb and store in an airtight container until further use.