- Drying for free - this is how it works in the air
- Drying lemon thyme in the oven - how to do it right
- Drying the comfortable way - That's how it works in the dehydrator
When it's stormy and snowing outside, the crop yield of the conditionally hardy lemon thyme is limited. How good if the kitchen can fall back on a supply of dried herbs. Read here how you can easily dry lemon thyme.
Like most herbs, lemon thyme is easy to air dry by hanging upside down
Drying for free - this is how it works in the air
If you have a wealth of valuable herb branches in your hands after pruning, this is an excellent opportunity to stock them up. How to use the air as a free conservator:
- Do not wash the clippings, just clean them of withered leaves
- Tie the thyme sprigs together at the bottom to form small bouquets
- Hang upside down on a beam in a dry, airy place
For the next 14 days, periodically pull the binding material as the stems shrink due to the loss of moisture. When the herb sprigs rustle when touched, the process is complete. Ideally, do not detach the leaves from the stem yet. The aroma is retained better if this is done just before use.
Drying lemon thyme in the oven - how to do it right
Within a few hours you can preserve your best lemon thyme in the oven. To do this, place the cut shoots on a baking sheet without stacking them. Spread a piece of baking paper over it and put it in the oven. At 35 to 50 degrees circulating air, the branches dry within 4 to 6 hours. The oven door remains slightly open during the process. It is advisable to turn the shoots every 1 to 2 hours.
Drying the comfortable way - That's how it works in the dehydrator
In order to preserve large quantities of fruit, vegetables and herbs every year, it is worth investing in a dehydrator. The device is equipped with several sieve floors and a circulating air heater. Please arrange the lemon thyme sprigs so that they do not touch. Set the thermometer to 35 to 50 degrees Celsius to gently dry the herbs.
tips
Thyme keeps many a pest away from your ornamental and kitchen garden. If you plant the herbal treasure in the middle of flowers or vegetables, the infestation with aphids, carrot flies, ants or snails is significantly reduced. Settled on tree discs of young trees, the intense scent of lemon thyme protects the trunk from deer browsing.
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