Kind of food Form of preparation
Spec.
preparation
Drying test,
surface
Drying time
in hrs.
Plums,
damsons
halves or whole, with or without
the pit
– springy 5–24
Grapes
incise, and if possible, use a kind
without any pits.
– springy, leathery 6–36
Cherries with the pits, uncut – leathery 6–36
Peaches well ripened yes springy, leathery 5–24
Citrus fruit
cut into slices or divide and cut the
peel into strips for aroma
– springy 6–36
Rhubarb
Use only delicate stalks, after
washing cut into 3 cm chunks.
yes non-dewy 4–16
Kind of food Form of preparation
Blanching in
min.
Drying test,
surface
Drying time
in hrs.
Artichokes clean, cut in halves 2–4 crispy 4–12
Asparagus peel, whole or cut in 2 cm chunks 2–3 crispy 8–36
Beans (green) cut o the ends, cut across 3–4 crispy 4–14
Broccoli
divide into pieces, leave ½ hr in
salty water.
3–4 with a
tablespoon of
vinegar
crispy 5–15
Cauliower
divide into pieces, leave ½ hr in
salty water.
3–4 with a
tablespoon of
vinegar
leathery 5–15
Savoy
cabbage,
cabbage
clean and cut into strips 2–3 steaming leathery 4–12
Carrot cut slantwise or across 2–3 leathery 4–12
Celeriac cut into rings 2–3 crispy 4–12
Cucumbers circles 1 cm thick – leathery 4–14
Onion, leeks cut into round slices – leathery 4–10
Herbs remove the stem, do not crush – crispy 2–5
Mushrooms cut into halves or round slices – crispy 4–6
All the times indicated in the table are merely recommendations and may vary according to the properties
of the drying product.
To check the drying process, take out several samples from the dehydrator and let them cool. Vegetables
should be crispy and hard, easily broken. Fruits should be springy, leathery to the touch. During the drying
process, which may take up to 24 hours (whole fruit including the peel – cherries, plums), change the order of
the trays every 3–4 hours to ensure even drying throughout the dehydrator.
Note: Stack the individual chambers on each other so that they t into each other. Shifting the chambers
has a negative impact on the air circulation and thus on the overall functioning of the dehydrator.
HINTS AND TIPS
Fruit may be used dried. It is suitable as an ingredient of many recipes. If you want to use the dried fruit in
the same way as fresh fruit, you have to soften it, that is return the moisture removed by the drying process.
Soak the required amount of dried fruit in about the same amount of water (a cup of dried fruit in a cup of
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