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CONTENTS
Introduction inside front cover
Safeguards & Operating Instructions 2-3
Time & Temperature Guide 4
Timing 4
Cleaning 4
Preparation 5
Pretreatment 5
Dipping 5
Blanching 5
Storage & Reconstitution 6-10
Food Drying Guide – Fruits 7
Food Drying Guide – Vegetables 8-9
Leathers and Fruit Rolls 10
Fruit 10
Yogurt 10
Vegetables 10
Jerky 11
The Process 11
Dehydrating 11
Storage 11
Raw & Living Foods 12
What Are Living Foods 12
Why Excalibur
®
is Superior for Living Foods 12
Food Temperature vs. Air Temperature 12
How to use your dehydrator for Living Foods 12
Other Dehydrator Uses 13-14
Herbs and Spices 13
Nuts 13
Raising Bread 13
Pasta 13
Yogurt 13
Recrisping 13
Cheese 14
Drying Photographs 14
Whole Meal Preparation 14
Recipes 15-16
Questions and Answers 17
Trouble Shooting Guide 18
Excalibur’s® Convenient Lift-off Door 19
Notes 20