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How Stuff Works - An explanation of all the different ways used to preserve food; from freezing to irradiation.

Processing Meat in the Home - Detailed instructions produced by the Minnesota Extension Service.

Drying Food - Covers drying basics, methods and equipment, fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, and storing methods; from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Food Drying - Covers the basics of solar food drying; from Backwoods Home Magazine, by Marcella Shaffer.

Drying Foods - Comprehensive site that covers drying food indoors and outdoors, pre-treating of foods, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, food leathers, jerky, remedies for problems, FAQs; from the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Organicdownunder.com - Plans for making a solar food dryer.

Quality for Keeps -- Drying Foods - Basics of food preservation methods, a little history, how to select a dehydrator, safety advice; from the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Missouri.

Dehydrating Questions - From the Dry Store, a commercial site that sells dehydrator supplies, but which also has a good section on how to dry foods, safety tips, nutritional value.

Preserving Food Safely - Michigan State University's page of links to extension materials about food preservation. Search for information on drying foods under "D".

Drying Vegetables - Facts, information about nutritional value, drying trays, selection and pretreatment, and methods; from Colorado State University.

A Review of Solar Food Drying - Techniques, equipment, problem-solving, bibliography.

The Dry Store - Food dehydrating information, equipment and supplies.

Drying Foods - Ohio State University Extension fact sheet on the benefits of drying foods, preparation, pre-treatment, equipment needed, and a drying table for a variety of fruit and vegetables.

Fruit Leather - Simple instructions on making it at home, using bananas, squash, tomato, or any other fruit or vegetable.

Drying Food with the Sun - From Countryside Magazine.

Drying Fuyu Persimmons - Detailed instructions, including a materials list. From the San Diego Farm Bureau.

Dehydrating Food at Home - Detailed instructions for picking suitable foods and then drying them; from the University of Utah.

Freeze Drying 101 - Technical basics of lyphilization, freeze drying.

EziDri - How-to information for drying foods in dehydrators. Includes guides for bananas, pineapple, and biltong.

Beef Jerky Recipes - Recipes for making and using beef jerky. Includes recipes for turkey and venison jerky.

Susie Q's Jerky Recipes - A nice index of jerky recipes, including oriental and smoke styles.

Jerky Recipes - Jerky recipes message board, with free exotic recipes of crocodile, emu, kangaroo, beef jerky, and other exotic food recipes.

Great Jerky Recipes - A collection of jerky recipes, including pemmican, and Hawaiian jerky.

Pauls Spicy Beef Jerky Recipe - One recipe for spicy beef jerky.

Beef Jerky Recipe - A detailed recipe and instructions for making jerky in the oven.

Jerky Recipes - Several recipes for jerky using oven or dehydrator.

My Recipe For Beef Jerky - One recipe for beef jerky.

Matt's Beef Jerky - A simple recipe featuring red wine.

Anthony's Jerky - One recipes for beef jerky using a dehydrator.

RecipeSource: Jerky Recipes - Close to 100 recipes from various cuisines, including Chinese and Native American, for beef, turkey, tofu, or venison jerky.

RecipeSource: Low Salt Jerky - Relies on low salt soy sauce.

Just Jerky Recipes - Beef, turkey, tofu, venison, plus a variety of marinades.

Making Beef And Turkey Jerky - How to make, season and cook jerky, with recipes.

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