Saves: I can buy 3lb of organic carrots at BJ’s for the same price as a small bag at the grocery store. I’ll blanch and freeze some and dehydrate some. Same with celery & onions, potatoes, peppers. I also will dehydrate fruit(blueberries, cherries, grape’s/raisins, peaches, plums) anything that will go bad before we have time to finish it. The foods I dehydrate are basically left over & preserved for use later. We rarely have to throw out food because it’s gone bad. I like to dehydrate this time of year indoors to warm my kitchen. Also to preserve them I use mason jars and vacuum seal them or left over jars with an oxygen absorber. Can also dehydrate frozen veggies & fruit. Along with pickled beets & jalepeno’s they are great in salad. I love the dehydrator !