tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post7489612987388633339..comments2023-09-07T15:35:59.964+01:00Comments on The Compost Bin: Remember those organic bananas...Compostwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-33340524994137677342013-02-18T17:11:59.568+00:002013-02-18T17:11:59.568+00:00Hi Hazel
I rotate the trays one side around every...Hi Hazel<br /><br />I rotate the trays one side around every couple of hours during the drying process.<br /><br /> I leave some to dry until they will "snap" ( to be crushed as banana chips for toppings)<br /><br /> and some come out a bit sooner when still ever so slightly sticky/tacky to touch - but they are still dry ( as that is the preserving mechanism - little moisture for the Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-53954534649476959572013-02-18T16:29:32.704+00:002013-02-18T16:29:32.704+00:00Sarah, Thanks for the posts. I normally freeze ban...Sarah, Thanks for the posts. I normally freeze bananas in halves, to use in smoothies. I'm interested in alternatives, and I have a dehydrator, which I only use occasionally as I'm never sure how dry to dry.<br /><br />how dry do you dry your bananas? Do you get them really dry, like the banana chips one (used to) get from Julian Graves? Or are they still a bit sticky?<br /><br />Did Witch Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606199417540707334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-5889051294810084372013-02-18T02:20:11.573+00:002013-02-18T02:20:11.573+00:00It always amazes me how little one ends up with. 3...It always amazes me how little one ends up with. 370 gms of dried bananas from all those fresh ripe ones.<br /><br />Of course, the banana dryers would buy from producers/suppliers at a discount, just as would the people you bought them from.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806660109196835114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-61572074822622580012013-02-17T16:27:48.885+00:002013-02-17T16:27:48.885+00:00I would say time well spent, just pure unadulterat...I would say time well spent, just pure unadulterated bananas, not additives or extras or excess packaging. <br /><br />If you had been a meanie and bought up all the bananas you would be even more in profit, but sometimes it's good karma to let someone else grab a bargain too :-)<br /><br />Well done.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-29698023560205642972013-02-17T14:49:51.805+00:002013-02-17T14:49:51.805+00:00Oh well, sometimes economies of scale win out. Wor...Oh well, sometimes economies of scale win out. Worth trying, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-73734125868290563002013-02-17T08:54:47.109+00:002013-02-17T08:54:47.109+00:00It was clearly cheaper ( and I would have felt gre...It was clearly cheaper ( and I would have felt greedy taking more too!)but I believe that developing and honing skills that you then pass on to others is so important that you can't put a price on that.<br />Gill Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.com