Is it ok? Sure. It can't hurt and might help, although adequately dried, the apples will store for months as is. I use my little saved packs in with my stored garden seeds.

Dave

Thanks Dave. Adequately dried? They are leathery, but not brittle. If I dry them too hard they don't seem to reconstitute very well later on (although right from the jar is my fave way to enjoy them). :-D

Decided to dry my apples this year. I never seem to have good luck just storing them in the root cellar (dry crawl space).

Kris

The previously used desiccant dryer packets would have absorbed the fumes, vapor, or whatever from whence they came. I don't know about reverse transfer of these odors, but I would not want my apples to taste like vitamins smell when you open a bottle, or from shoes, purses, or electronic parts they were intended to be used for originally and for sure those would not be in food-safe packaging.

IMO, a better solution for keeping dehydrated foods dry is to use homemade packets of powdered instant dry milk. Make them from small pieces of paper towel folded several times and either stapling or using coated paper clips to seal (don't use scotch tape, rubber bands, or glue since they are not food safe and may emit harmful fumes or cause chemical reactions to the food over time). I've used these little milk packets in my sun-dried tomatoes (leathery not brittle) quite successfully for several years. I don't find that they dry the food further but rather they stabilize them from further moisture absorption, and I live in the South where fighting humidity is a year-round activity.

Nancy

nice tip Nancy I will use that sometime

Thanks for the tip, Nancy -- think I'll try that in a couple of the jars....
Kris