How to Dry Oregano in 1 Hour
(Starting to make custom gifs for each recipe!)
It’s the last full week of August. It doesn’t mean that Summer is over yet, or the gardening season is close to being over (does it really ever end?) but with a few months of growth your herb container might be getting out of hand. Your basil is green and lush, your mint spreads the best smells around the garden and your oregano has a mind of it’s own. Oregano grows.. and grows.. and grows.. and takes over. Nothing can stop our oregano, including a harsh Winter. Somehow it didn’t care about the amount of snow or freezing temperatures we had because once Spring hit it started growing again.
With a pot full of oregano growing wildly, I had to snip it down. In the past I have air dried oregano but honestly I’m a bit impatient. Plus it’s alot of work. You have to separate the oregano, tie it up, check it periodically, take it down. Ok, maybe it’s not that much work but it’s alot more work than this method. Plus this method isn’t going to take up a bunch of space. When we air dry herbs we have to use the area near our front door which is already overrun with storing onions. This isn’t going to take up any room!
Oven drying mint worked so well (enjoying a cup of mint tea right now!) that I went back to this method for the oregano. Not only did it work great but it was even quicker! Drying oregano only takes 1 hour. After it’s dried, crumble it up and put in a jar. Oregano is one of my favorite herbs to use in cooking and I use it from sprinkling on layers of lasagna to seasoning meat to adding to stews. Here are some of my favorite recipes using dried oregano.
(Before and After 1 Hour).
Crumble Dried Oregano From One Stalk.
Enjoy this quick drying oregano method! How do you like to use dried oregano? Let me know in the comments!
How to Dry Oregano in 1 Hour
Ingredients
- Fresh Oregano
Instructions
- Pick oregano. Let oregano sit over night in your kitchen. This is a important step.
- On the following day preheat oven to 170 degrees.
- Put oregano in one layer on cookie sheet.
- Bake oregano for 1 hour.
- Once out of the oven take oregano and crumble leaves into a container.
- Store in jar, preferably in a dry dark cabinet shelf.
Ohh I love those customised gifs, they look so cute! Keep them going please!
And thanks for this brilliant idea! I’d have never said that itwas possible to dry oregano in the oven. Such a helpful tip indeed!
Enjoy the rest of the summer! (And that cup of tea) xxx
If only I could get my herbs to grow that well. Great tip for drying herbs quickly, thanks.
Hi Pam, will try this method, very smart leaving the leaves on the stalk to dry and then removing them after drying, much easier. Great post!
I just made my first gif! So fun 🙂
I just dried some rosemary and thyme yesterday…thanks for sharing this, Pamela. The gif is cute.
What a great tutorial, Pamela! I definitely need to starting drying out my herbs more. Pinning for the future!
Love this post! I have a bazillion herbs I want to dry now!
I literally just put some oregano on the table to sit!
Great tutorial!
Your GIF is super cute! I want to see more!
So simple, going to try this soon!
What a great tutorial! Next year, I am definitely drying my herbs. I didn’t plant a garden this year (boo!), but last year I did, and I had so much thyme and rosemary, etc. Drying it is a great idea!
That was a VERY interesting post. I have a ton of oregano. Thanx
As always, you are most helpful Pamela! 🙂
Fabulous tute! I really should start drying my herbs, as the herbs in my garden seem to be the one thing I always get right.
Hmmm… I use dried oregano is salad dressings, in risotto, pasta … actually, it seems to be an ingredient I use a bit in lots of my cooking.
Great tutorial!
This is a great pictorial, thanks for all the tips 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Your oregano is tough! It lasted through the winter?!?! That’s amazing! Loving how you preserve all your herbs! I’m going to have to try this!
Pamela – I think your oregano’s hardiness is testimony of your plant growing/revitalizing skillz!
Love this one hour drying technique – thanks so much for sharing it!
I love this tutorial! I’ve never tried drying my own herbs before … but I really should give it a go! Oregano seems like a good place to start 🙂
I’ve been drying a lot of my herbs lately and I get a bit impatient with them too! That is a great tip to dry them in the oven! I didn’t grow oregano this year, so maybe I’ll go to the store and buy some fresh stuff just so I can dry my own 🙂
Such great post! Love drying my own herbs! Oregano is definitely my favourite!
This is a great way to utilize those herbs — and what a great gift to give someone! 🙂
I love this tutorial! I usually have a whole bunch of garden herbs that end up going to waste since I can’t use them all in time before the winter – I can’t wait to dry them this year instead 🙂
what a cool post. i didn’t know you could dry herbs in a hour!
Perfect timing for finding this conversation! I have a lot of mint, rosemary, and basil that I know will die once the cold sets in for the fall. I know what I will be doing this weekend. Thanks! Pinning
Oregano is one of my favorite spices to cook with, grow in my yard (so easy) and it is full of health benefits. Studies are indicating the oil of oregano can be a great antibacterial as well! This is a great post on how to dry oregano and I will pin for sure. Thanks!