Drying is a traditional method of
preserving fruit, certain vegetables and
herbs.
It is important that fruit and vegetables
are ripe and not bruised before they are
dried.
^
To prepare food for drying:
–
Peel and core apples, and cut into
slices 0.5 cm thick.
–
Core plumbs if necessary.
–
Peel, core and cut pears into
wedges.
– Peel and slice bananas.
– Clean mushrooms, then either halve
or slice them.
– Remove parsley and dill from the
stem.
^ Distribute the food evenly over the
universal tray.
^ Select Fan Plus U or Conventional
Heat V.
^
Select a temperature of 80–100 °C.
^
Place the universal tray on shelf level
2.
If you are using Fan Plus U, you can
dry on shelf levels 1+3 at the same
time.
Food Drying time
Fruit 2–8 hours
Vegetables 3–8 hours
Herbs* 50–60 minutes
* Use Conventional Heat V for drying
herbs.
^
Reduce the temperature if
condensation begins to form in the
oven.
,
Danger of burning!
Wear oven gloves when removing
the dried food from the oven.
^ Allow the dried fruit or vegetables to
cool down after drying.
Dried fruit must be completely dry,
but also soft and elastic. No juice
should be left inside fruit.
^ Store in tightly sealed jars or cans.
Drying food
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