Dry the dill and preserve it for seasoning

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• Dry the dill and preserve it for seasoning
• The right preparation for harvesting and drying
• Dry the dill in the air
• Dry the dill in the oven or in the dehydrator
  
• Tips & Tricks

Dry the dill and preserve it for seasoning

Freshly harvested dill is an extremely tasty addition to many salad dressings, side dishes, fish and meat recipes during the summer season. Dill can also be dried with a bit of patience and effort for year-round use, and especially during the winter months.

To freeze early dill and preserve the aroma during storage

The right preparation for harvesting and drying

The day before harvest, you should thoroughly water the dill. During the midday heat, pour the water over the filigree parts of the plant to wash away dust and insects. By saving the subsequent washing of the harvested parts of the plants, they preserve more of the actual herbal aroma inside the plants. Herbs harvested during the daytime and after one or two days of sunshine usually taste more intense than spices and medicinal herbs cut at night or on rainy days. If you want to harvest the dill tips and dry them, you should do so before the dill blossom in the summer. The aroma in the leaves is more pronounced in dill as in many other herbs before flowering than afterwards. However, you automatically do without the training of dill seeds, which can also be dried and preserved for use as a spice.

Dry the dill in the air

The best flavor is obtained by slowly drying the dill in the air. To do this, cut off the individual dill shoots with a clean kitchen knife and bundle them into small herb bundles. If you really want to wash them, you can dab the bunches dry with paper towels before drying. Hang herbal bouquets in a well ventilated place with rain cover and wait about two weeks. Then the dill should be dried enough to easily crumble between the fingers.At this point you can shred the dill bouquet and place it in airtight jars for storage.

Dry the dill in the oven or in the dehydrator

You can dry dill faster than in the air if you use a commercially available dehydrator. When drying in the oven, you should note the following:

Tips & Tricks

If you want to be quick, you can also dry dill in the microwave between absorbent paper and low power. However, the dried dill lasts only about 2 weeks, while conventionally dried dill can be used for more than a year if properly stored.

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