01/09/2026
We have six, count them, SIX food dehydrators 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯
When you think about dehydrating food, you probably think of the standard things - apples, pears, apricots. Those are all great, but you can dehydrate TONS of things, probably including some you've never thought about.
Including - watermelon! The sugars get concentrated and the texture is kind of like taffy. It's pretty excellent 🍉 And for a REALLY gourmet experience, try adding a little mint before you start the drying process. It's a whole new level of flavourl!
https://communitytoolboxcbr.myturn.com/library/inventory/browse?q=dehydrator
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ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TOOLBOX
Short version: The Community Toolbox is a "library of things." Members can borrow more than 1,200 items that they may not want to buy (and store!) themselves. We're part of SEE Change and run 100% by volunteers 💚
Longer version: A lot of our items available for loan are for DIY and home maintenance (think lawnmowers, saws, pressure washers, etc), but we have a wide range of other items including craft equipment, kitchenware, camping gear, books, and more. We're ideal for things that are expensive, bulky, niche, and/or that you may only need a few times a year, or even less often. Members pay an annual fee - there's a sliding scale so it's affordable for all income levels - and then can access the entire range of items to borrow.
The Toolbox is currently open for borrowing and returning on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings, and we also have a Tool Bus service where pre-reserved items get loaded into our electric van and driven to specific locations for pick-up.
We exist for multiple reasons - the top amongst them being sustainability. If we're able to share items and resources, fewer need to be produced, sold, and stored - and chucked into landfill when they break. That saves us all money, and also contributes to a cleaner and more sustainable world for all of us.
You can read all about the Toolbox here: https://www.communitytoolboxcbr.org/about
