Give your strawberries a good rinse. I place them in a large bowl with fresh water and a dash of vinegar. The vinegar cleans them better.
1 Pound Strawberries
Pat dry your strawberries between two towels. Pick out and remove the green top (called hull or calyx).
Decide if you want to half, quarter or slice your strawberries. Slices dry through faster. Don't cut the slices too thin because they can stick on the dehydrator tray.
Thereafter, simply spread the apricots out on your dehydrator trays, making sure to leave some space between them.
Stack the trays on top of each other and set the temperature between 135 Fahrenheit (or 57 Celsius).
Dry your strawberries between 4 and 6 hours in your dehydrator over the same even heat setting. The time to dry depends on the size of your strawberries. *see Notes
When your strawberries are dried to the desired consistency, take them out of the dehydrator and store them in airtight containers or vacuum bags, or enjoy them straight away.
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Notes
Larger strawberry pieces will take longer to dry. If you want to dry whole medium-sized strawberries, it can take more than 12 hours to dry them. Strawberry halves can take about 8 hours, strawberry quarters about 6 hours and strawberry slices are done drying after 4 hours.
I don't recommend cutting the strawberries too small or else they will stick to the dehydrator tray and getting off is a pain in the a**.
If you decide to cut your strawberries into slices, I recommend turning the strawberries every hour to that they don't stick to the tray.
Dried strawberries are good for a couple of weeks. The best before date depends on how well you have dried them and how and where you store them. Airtight containers are your best option.