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1 As with canning and freezing, dehydrated foods are only as good as the fresh fruit or vegetables. 2  When selecting fruits and vegetables for dehydration, choose ones that are ripe, unbruised and at peak-eating quality. 3  Prepare foods to be dehydrated as you want them to be served.
Of course it makes sense to have them in your food storage too. Canning or freezing onions changes the texture and taste, but dehydrating them then re-hydrating them when you're ready to cook is like having fresh onions. I can't tell that they have been dehydrated when I cook with re-hydrated onions.