Dehydrating - Shamefully Easy

I've decided that dehydrating foods is too easy.  Now I still totally intend on freezing and canning but who knew dehydrating was so simple, clean and rewarding!
As with all my new adventures, there was lots of research involved.  Everything I read said to start with great fresh produce.  So when a patient blessed us with pounds of fresh Shirley strawberries ar the clinic, it was the perfect opportunity to test out the new dehydrator.  I was lucky enough to snatch up 4 lbs of what have to be the best strawberries in the state!

Preparing the fruit was easy... washed it, cut off the tops and cut in halves to fourths depending on the berry size.  My dehydrator does not have a heat setting or timer, so I just loaded up the racks and plugged it in.
Approximately 10 hrs later they were done and my house smelled like a berry patch.  4 lbs = roughly 1.5 to 1.75 pints, I said 2 pints but hubby pointed out my jars weren't filled to the pint mark.  He's handy like that.
More dehydrating to come...