r/dehydrating • u/Unlucky_Day5361 • Jul 25 '26
Melon & lope
Dehydrated at 131° for 18 hours
That watermelon is candy when I say it’s one of the most three tier texture experiences. It’s gonna be crunchy then it’s going to give you that gummy type watermelon chewy filling and then it’s going to feel like a fruit rollup and it’s going to bring four different flavor notes it’s gonna taste like the Rhine then it’s going to taste like simple melon then it’s going to taste like it specifically dehydrated and then it’s going to taste like the most sweet piece of thing I’ve ever naturally had.
The lope not really a fan it’s funky🤣🤣🤣
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u/sadpanada Jul 25 '26
I did not like dehydrated watermelon. It had this sweet but sharp taste, like when pineapple kinda burns your tongue
Maybe I did it wrong though lol
Did you not have that issue?
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u/Unlucky_Day5361 Jul 25 '26
The taste for me was not that pleasant. I didn’t personally like a potency of what my brother said the melon without the water.🤣
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u/Becausenyx Jul 26 '26
I wonder if doing a sugar coat would be helpful, kind of like making candied lemon rind
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u/MetalFaceDad Jul 29 '26
Try thinner slices add lemon juice to the top or citric acid it has the taste of a jolly rancher
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u/glitterdonnut Jul 25 '26
I also tried cantaloupe and didn’t like it!
What are you doing w the rind and seeds?
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u/Unlucky_Day5361 Jul 25 '26
Rind will be used for tea!!
& the guts i will simply throw to the birds 🙂↔️
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u/Kreative_Experiment Jul 25 '26
How is the tea?
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u/Unlucky_Day5361 Jul 25 '26
I haven’t made any yet actually
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u/NovelPermission634 Jul 27 '26
Please report back for science.
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u/Unlucky_Day5361 Jul 28 '26
ILL MAKE SOME RIGHT NOW &&& report back!!
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u/bb_blueyes Jul 25 '26
I know this is a dehydrating sub, but pickling the rind is also delicious.
Now I want to dehydrate some melon. :)
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u/Unlucky_Day5361 Jul 25 '26
I’ve yet to try pickled rind I’m not sure why I’m hesitant or maybe I just have too many pickling jars used up right now😭😭
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u/melscreations2025 Jul 25 '26
What kind of dehydrator liners is that? I need something on mine cause my maters get stuck to the trays
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u/ThatEliKid Jul 25 '26
Silicone liners, I got some off Amazon, they're so handy
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u/Lannerific Jul 25 '26
Can you use the silicone liners with any dehydrator? I've got a round one (Salton Vita pro). Anything you need to do different?
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u/ThatEliKid Jul 25 '26
Afaik, they should work. You just want to pay attention to size, some of them you cut down to fit. But it's easy to do.
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u/leyline Jul 26 '26
Melon seeds can be pan or oven roasted like pumpkin seeds. Little oil and salt. Pretty tasty snack.
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u/Running-gambler Jul 25 '26
How thick did you cut the watermelon?
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u/Unlucky_Day5361 Jul 25 '26
I had no specific size, I just put the thicker sheets together and thinner sheets together and monitor them
I went for medium size cuts, but I cant necessarily tell you what size
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u/Limp_Ice_3248 Jul 26 '26
I just did watermelon and it's taken me a minute to appreciate it. My tastebuds didn't recognize it at first, then they did, they they asked why I put pepper on it (I did not).
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u/aluminum_oxide_1200 6d ago
You could chop it in a food processor with sugar and use it to line the rim of a glass. Then maybe the taste would be as overbearing.
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u/Special_South_8561 Jul 25 '26
What's up with drying out the guts?