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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: upthetump on November 27, 2007, 16:37

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: upthetump on November 27, 2007, 16:37

had a few packs on yellow ticket from asda. all help appreciated.

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: WG. on November 27, 2007, 16:41

Slowly, with a weight on to stop them curling.  Perhaps in a wicker basket on top of a radiator?

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: mushroom on November 27, 2007, 16:45

Quote from: "WG."

Slowly, with a weight on to stop them curling.  Perhaps in a wicker basket on top of a radiator?

Why stop them curling? (serious question, is it just aesthetic reasons?)

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: gobs on November 27, 2007, 16:49

My way will sound a bit of heresy, but works, only discovered by accident.

Open kitchen shelf, piping running in the back of it, on there in a plastic basket, which is full of holes, lined with paper towel. Herbs dry very nicely there.

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: WG. on November 27, 2007, 16:49

Quote from: "mushroom"

Quote from: "WG."

Slowly, with a weight on to stop them curling.  Perhaps in a wicker basket on top of a radiator?

Why stop them curling? (serious question, is it just aesthetic reasons?)

Helps to get more than 2 in a jar without breaking them

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: splodger on November 30, 2007, 13:43

i just hang mine up on the stems and pick as and when

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: muntjac on November 30, 2007, 13:52

pop em in the airing cupboard n thenjar em up after they turn crisp :wink:

Title: how do i dry bay leaves?
Post by: DellDGM on December 03, 2007, 11:15

with the oven on its lowest setting on and oven tray with a oven rack on the top to stop the curling - this is really good if your in a rush to get them dried or don't have the space for long term drying.  I use this for all my drying as I have no space  to lay out things for drying and as its quick It keeps lots of flavour at that perfect time to pick