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One s ide o f m y d rying t rays s eems t o b e d ried b efore t he o ther. W hat s hould I d o? B ecause y our d ehydrator m ay d ry o ne
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side f aster t han t he o ther, h alfway t hrough t he d rying c ycle y ou m ay w ant t o t urn t he t rays 1 80º. T his m ay s peed u p t he
dehydration p rocess a nd w ill r educe e nergy c onsumption.
My a pples a nd p ears h ave d arkened t o a r usty-­‐brown c olor w hile d rying. A re t hey s afe t o e at? Y es. F ruits t hat h ave t urned
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brownish c olor a re s afe t o e at. M any f ruits w ill o xidize d uring t he d rying p rocess. O xidation h appens w hen t he f lesh o f t he
fruit i s e xposed t o a ir. B y p re-­‐treating f ruits o xidation i s r educed.
Why s hould t he e dges o f m y f ruit l eather b e t hicker t han t he c enter? W ith f ruit l eathers, t he e dges o f t he m ixture t end t o
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dry f irst. I f t he e dges a re t he s ame t hickness a s t he c enter, t hey w ill d ry t oo q uickly a nd b ecome b rittle.
My f ruit l eathers a re v ery t hin a nd b rittle. I 'd l ike t o m ake t hem l ike t he o nes s old c ommercially. H ow c an I d o t hat? J uicy
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fresh f ruits, s uch a s s trawberries, c an b e t oo r unny t o c reate a t hick, c hewy l eather l ike t he c ommercial t ypes. B y s imply
adding a b anana w hen p ureeing, t he m ixture w ill b ecome t hick a nd t he f ruit l eather w ill a s w ell. B e s ure t o p our 3 /4 t o 1 c up
of p uree o n e ach t ray a nd a llow i t t o s pread o ut. R emember, t he p oured p uree s hould b e 1 /4" t hick a t t he e dges.
If I p owdered m y d ried v egetables, w hat c ould I u se t hem f or? P owdered o nion a nd g arlic, o f c ourse, a re f avorite s easonings
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for m eats a nd s auces. P owdered t omatoes c an b e r econstituted i nto t omato s auce, p aste, c atsup, j uice o r s oup. P owders a re
easy t o m ake. A b lender o r f ood p rocessor w ill g ive y ou t he f inest t exture. S imply p lace p ieces o f d ried v egetables i nto a
blender a nd p rocess. S tore i n a ir-­‐tight b ottles o r j ars.
As i tems d ry, s hould t hey b e r emoved t o a llow b etter c irculation f or s till m oist f oods a nd a void o ver d rying? Y es. A s f oods
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dry, r emove t hem f rom t he t rays a nd p ackage. T he o ther s till m oist p ieces s hould r emain i n t he d ehydrator u ntil t hey a re
completely d ry. H owever, i f y ou h ave s liced y our f ood i nto u niform p ieces a nd h ave t urned y our t rays 1 80º h alfway t hrough
the c ycle, y our l oad s hould b e f inished a t t he s ame t ime.
Check o ut o ur d ehydrator b ook, P reserve I t, N
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diagrams! T he b ook c ompletely d etails e very a spect o f d rying f rom m int l eaves t o p istachio n uts. I t h as d etailed d irections
for c raft i deas, i nstructions f or y ogurt a nd c heese m aking, d ehydrating g rains a nd e ven m aking b aby f ood! T here a re 2 75
recipes u sing h ome d ried f ruits, v egetables, m eats a nd g rains f or y ou t o t ry, e xperiment w ith o r u se a s a g uideline w hile
concocting y our o wn!
CLEANING a nd M AINTENANCE
After e ach u se, w e s uggest c leaning t rays a nd m esh s heets w ith m ild d ishwashing d etergent u nder w arm w ater.
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Thoroughly d ry t he t rays a nd m esh s heets b efore p lacing b ack i n t he d ehydrator.
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To c lean t he d ehydrator c abinet:
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1. Unplug t he d ehydrator
2. With a w et t owel, w ipe t he i nside o f t he d ehydrator.
3. NEVER r inse t he d ehydrator c abinet w ith w ater o r s ubmerge t he d ehydrator c abinet i n w ater.
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