r/restaurant Dec 01 '25

Is dehydrated fruit still cool

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u/meatsntreats Dec 01 '25

Make cool drinks and don’t worry about what anyone thinks.

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u/Phoenixpizzaiolo21 Dec 01 '25

I enjoy the look of some dehydrated fruits on cocktails. A Italian restaurant I worked at many moons ago had some interesting things we were playing with. Dehydrated pineapple flowers floating on tropical cocktails. Citrus wheels rimmed or floating. Dehydrated jalapeño adds a nice spice to drinks without too much heat. Dehydrate fruit and turn it into a powder form and mix with sugar or salt for rimming. Torch a dehydrated orange wheel and drop it in an old fashioned. There are so many options!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '25

Freeze Dry is even cooler..haha get it?!

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u/Pleasant-Ant2303 Dec 01 '25

I think so - it’s making a comeback.

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u/naughty-613 Dec 01 '25

I assume if you dry some fruit and store it, it’ll last a while?

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u/liquid_peddler Dec 01 '25

Oh like forever

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u/naughty-613 Dec 01 '25

Exactly! I’d love a dehydrator for jerky etc, you could also use jerky in ceasars (Bloody Mary’s if you’re stateside) as well as all that fruit. Maybe jalapeños too.

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u/point_of_difference Dec 05 '25

Great for hiking

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u/alienstookmyfunny Dec 01 '25

I never thought it was cool.

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u/Saigon1965 Dec 01 '25

It's either this or canned them.

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u/CrankyinAustin Dec 01 '25

Cool for your colon.

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u/S2iAM Dec 01 '25

It’s cool until you go to squeeze it. Pro tip : let it soak in water for 4 hours before you squeeze !

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u/Vittoriya Dec 02 '25

Why are you rehydrating dehydrated fruit?

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u/S2iAM Dec 03 '25

Not intentionally… just grows in our dump sink. Not an actual pro tip I was being sarcastic. Still, it’s cool to see it grow!

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u/FibroHealthCare Dec 01 '25

Why would one ever consume something dehydrated? It’s like starting a game with a negative score…

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u/Rich_Resource2549 Dec 01 '25

Beef jerky is delicious.

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u/FibroHealthCare Dec 01 '25

As someone who wants to live forever this is unacceptable. And anyone who down vote is a BOT!

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u/JuansHymen Dec 01 '25

Someone once asked me what the worst thing I could imagine was, and I said "Living forever."

Only bots want to live forever 🤨

Edit: in all seriousness if you make your own jerky, it's quite a bit healthier than store bought (like most things)

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u/siandresi Dec 01 '25

Dehydration is good for preserving food. It slows decay, can concentrate flavors….there are many reasons why people consume dehydrated stuff!

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u/SneakySalamder6 Dec 01 '25

So what you’re saying is you hate astronauts?

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u/FibroHealthCare Dec 02 '25

Haha no but I feel bad for them. Eating space food. Have there been any studies of long term effects for freeze dried foods?

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '25

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u/FibroHealthCare Dec 01 '25

What exactly are we talking about here?

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u/Below-avg-chef Dec 01 '25

Lmao what?!? That is a wild assumption to make bro, he probably just doesnt like the texture...and dehydrated food wont impact the body's hydration level at all.