The cost of living is getting more daunting with each week that passes, but one savvy bargain hunter has shared her trick for saving on each food purchase, reducing her household electricity use and making ingredients last for several years. Anya Lykova, 40 from Dudley, West Midlands who works as a personal shopper, posted to the Latest Deals, Extreme Couponing & Bargains Group on Facebook: "With the prices of food rising, I have bought a dehydrator. Any vegetables I see reduced, I buy and dehydrate.
"They go in a jar for a week to make sure they have conditioned properly and then I vacuum seal them. [Recently, I] dehydrated a whole bag of carrots - doesn’t look much but once you put a few in your stew/soup/bolognese they rehydrate and it’s perfect.
"You don’t have to worry about having veg in etc. I’ve also made some dried beef and chicken to add to soups. It is also really fun. I hope this helps someone."
