Can dairy products be dehydrated successfully? The manual my Nesco SnackMaster came with says I can dehydrate dairy products as long as I blot them periodically to absorb the fat. But all the googling I have done hasn't turned up much about the specifics of dehyrating dairy products. Some websites just briefly stated that you shouldn't do it since you require more complicated equipement. I assume this is due to spoilage concerns.

Specifically, I am wondering if anyone has tried to dehyrade sour cream. I know yogurt can be done successfully so I hope sour cream can be done as well. I currently have some borscht in the dehydrator and I'd like to dehyrate some sour cream to go with. The thing is that if sour cream dehydrates the same way yogurt does, it will be a leather, not a powder and may not reconstitute well. Anyone have experience with this? Or should I soldier on alone and then report back?

powdered milk... cheese powder in kraft dinner...


If you can report back... milk experiments gone bad can be dangerous [xx(]

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I'm well aware that dairy products like milk powder and powdered cheeses can be dehydrated commericially, I'm just wondering if anyone has done it at home using a home dehydrator.

1.5kg bag milk powder is selling $12 @ Canadian Superstore, i think it'cheaper and easier to buy milk powder instead of making dehydrated milk yourself.

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I don't think I've ever seen powdered sour cream, though.

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I seem to recall some form of hamburger helper with a little packet of powdered sour cream. Verrrry interesting...

Tis a hard life to live when you have borsht without sour cream but some have eaten it and survived. Just cook the borsht and add dumplings with a dah of malt vinegar and pretend.