Never Use an Oven or Dehydrator to Dry Herbs Again With This Century Old Method
Never Use an Oven or Dehydrator to Dry Herbs Again With This Century Old Method
For centuries people have been hang drying herbs like rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, and mint as well as many other herbs. It preserves the freshness, quality, and shelf life while only taking seconds to prepare. We will show you how to hang dry herbs today and you won’t ever use an oven or dehydrator again.
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I don’t have thyme for this… I’m not a dad.
Won’t they get dusty while drying?
Someone might have said/asked this, but does this work for catnip? I know you said some herbs are better for this method and some aren’t. (I don’t know anything and have been thinking about making my own catnip toys with catnip I grow myself.) Just curious!
Good stuff, Luke; thanks! I always harvest the rosemary off the plant for the fresh, piney flavor, but I want to dry my winter savory, and this will be perfect! I’ll tie it up and put it out in the (windowless) garage.
How about weed
I’m not even a gardener I’m a green witch meaning I work with herbs and plants like *alot* and I happen to have this video pop up as soon as I had gotten home from my daily walk with all my plants aka look at what plants my neighbours have that I know won’t get cranky at me if I just take a few flowers or stems
1:04 If I already have all my herbs, why do I also need Thyme?
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catnip! Nasil got in with my zinnas! Dont Remer planting basil seeds there. So trying to figure that one out.unless I did and dont Remember
I dry most herbs this way except for basil. That goes in the oven at 170 for 60-90 minutes.
I’ve been drying my herbs, flowers, etc…, for decades like this, and after they’re dry, before they get any dust, its time to put them in Mason jars, or food saver bags.
I have dried basil, Thai basil, cilantro, parsley, like this, no problem, always retains its flavor, and potency.
Plus it adds a little bit of natural decor, while its drying.😉
How long does it typically take to dry bunches of chives and are they suppose to turn brown as they dry
sunny! I like basil fresh also
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What about in Florida lol
this is a dirty hygeine method of doing it hha
Can you use this method to dry catnip for cats?
Do you wash your herbs first?
Glad I watched. I was about to use my dehydrator
I hang my bundles on a wooden pants hanger. I can string up at least 5 different herbs bundles. I hang the pants hanger up on a nail in a rafter in a dark dry place in my basement. Because they are not taped to a wall or door I think I get better air circulation.
whats Urbs?
It is very educational. Thank you sir.
Hit and humid here. No central air. I think I would but in brown paper bags and put in warmest area of house to dry if trying that. I will continue using my dehydrator for now on very lowest temp for minimum time. When completely dry I will vacuum seal in small jars to preserve freshness. My dehydrator uses very minimal electricity. I never notice a spike in usage on my bill from this. Definitely do with oven though.
great
People use dehydrators and ovens because they don’t want to wait 2 weeks for the herbs to dry naturally. These same people likely rather use fresh, which is richer in flavor. Not sure why you’re hating on how ppl dry their herbs. I wonder if there’s someone who hates on those who dry naturally. “I don’t know why someone would dry naturally when oven-drying or drying with a dehydrator is sooooo much easier…”. Why can’t everyone just appreciate differences? Why be people be hate’n all the time?? :’(
they are not erbs ….they are herbs! Good video mate…thanks:-)
I know this is an "old" video but this was just what I needed! Another "hit" from MI Gardner! 🙂
Thanks 🙏🏻
Mini clear command hooks work wonders for hanging in the wall. Also allows for repeated hanging/removal.
😂 tape! Too cute! 😂. Your video has made me go, “Duh!” Why haven’t I been hanging the herbs? Your videos are like having a good neighbor. Thanks, Luke.
This is the way my family has been drying herbs for centuries as well. I hang mine in my large pantry & onto the wire racks. Love your herb wall!!
My dehydrator goes down to 85°, which keeps them technically raw. I won’t bring in bundles of herbs to dry because of bugs… and dust. What do you do to prevent hitch hikers from coming inside? I was watching another channel for processing sunflowers and she dunks everything in a 50/50 mix of peroxide/water to kill any bugs or mold. (Every single sunflower I cut had ear wigs hiding. Yuck!) I may try this method with some herbs, too, at the end of the season to compare methods.
I have been very into to gardening especially because of tbe era we are in. I have been moved to used solar and air, the dehydrator seems to fast and air is [blown] throughout the space, solar I will use for other preservation. But gardening brings on intuitiveness. Thanks for showing us other than how to kill the constituents of herb.
Tarragon dries well this way.
I did this one time on catnip
Made tea out of it.my cat won’t go near catmip!
And over a paper or plastic bag to harvest the dried herbs.
how do you store them after they dry? keep them on the wall or glass containers?
Old world methods – so much to learn from.
I’m glad I watched this video! Thx!
Thanks for awesome tips 😀🙌
I’m new to this. I just looked up how to do flowers like marigold. Some people said fresh is fine, other said to dry them do that they don’t dump bacteria into you oils. Any idea what I’m supposed to do?
This is my second year gardening. Ive recently wondered about preserving herbs and making tea. Thank you for all the content you’ve provided via YouTube.
Does that work in humid climates as well? I live in SEA
What doesn’t work is basil…basil…basil…basil…basil…basil…
Alright we get the point basil doesn’t work got any other insight other than just basil?
I just seen the picture and thought it looked easier than and cheaper
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I just use pipe cleaners and hang them on the window panes (you know the wood crosses you put on the window) hanging over my floor vent to reduce mold lol. Pipe cleaners are easier for me lol.
Luke, don’t you wash them first brfore drying? My herbs grow outside… flies, beatles, roaches, grasshoppers, etc walk all over them. I always wash them when I cut a fresh bunch for cooking.
I would worry about lead/dust from the wall/paint getting on the herbs.
I prefer a curing closet, that is, an enclosed space with a low heat dehumidifier (cheap on Amazon). You will still have volatile oil loss, but not nearly as much as other methods including this one, & the risk of molding & oxidation is also cut with the time reduction. Store the end product vacuum sealed or with an oxygen absorber & it’ll last vibrantly almost forever