Making your own dehydrated shredded potatoes

The hubby bought me a new fancy for me food dehydrator after telling him you can make your own egg powder and such with them. So of course the first thing I really want to try and do is make dehydrated meals for camping and emergencies. Taking the base instructions from here. I set out the night before to do my potatoes.

Instructions

1. Peel potatoes.  I always peel mine before cooking so I can see where all the bad spots are.

2. Boil your potatoes. Use a large pot and cook them thoroughly. Place your potatoes in the refrigerator for  5 hours to cool and firm them. Mine were left over night.

3.  Spread the potatoes onto your dehydrator tray. Place each potato slice at least 1/4 inch apart. With shreds put on tray in a thin layer. I started out with plastic wrap and switched to parchment paper about a quarter of the way.

4. Now eHow says on thing but I wanted to do it my way so my shreds were dehydrated for about 8 hours at 130 degrees.

5. Use a glass jar or seal able plastic bag and store your potatoes for up to six months. Vacuum pack your dehydrated potatoes to store them for up to three years.I used my vacuum sealer jar attachment and love it!