The Complete Idiot-s Guide To Dehydrating Foods -idiot-s Guides-.pdf -

His first victim was a bunch of bananas turning brown on the counter. Following the idiot-proof steps (Step 1: Slice. Step 2: Put on tray. Step 3: Walk away), he shoved them into their dusty food dehydrator—a wedding gift he’d used as a hat rack.

When Priya finally came home, she found the kitchen spotless. No smoke alarm beeping. No mystery stains. Just Miles, holding a tray of perfect pineapple rings, grinning. His first victim was a bunch of bananas

He shrugged. “The book said I’d always be a recovering idiot. But at least I’m a hydrated one.” Step 3: Walk away), he shoved them into

He started a tiny online shop called “Idiot’s Jerky.” The tagline: So easy, a detergent-turkey guy can do it. No mystery stains

“I read the idiot’s guide,” he said.

But on Day 8, the last of his frozen pizzas ran out. Hungry and desperate, he scrolled to Chapter 1: “Why Dry? You Can’t Ruin This (Probably).”

Miles was a “kitchen idiot.” Not the lovable, bumbling kind who sets toast on fire. He was the kind who once tried to boil water by putting the kettle on a cold burner for twenty minutes. His crowning failure was a Thanksgiving turkey that he “brined” in laundry detergent.