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Dry for approximately 2-6 hours.
NUTS
Shell and rinse with hot water. Spread in trays. Allow nuts to cool
before storing. Nuts contain a lot of oil and the oil could cause the
nuts to become rancid, so you should freeze them to guarantee
freshness. When ready to use the nuts, bring them
to room temperature.
Dry for approximately 18-26 hours.
READINESS OF PRODUCTS
To avoid over drying of products it is recommended to check
it on the final stages of drying. Over dried products loses its taste
and nutritive properties.
For checking take the piece of dried food from the appliance,
let it cool down, break it and squeeze with your fingers. If there
no moist drops appear, the product is well dried and is ready
for storage.
Fruit rolls should be dense, elastic and with no wet places on it
Dried meat should be thick but not crispy.
Dried fish should be thick but not crispy. If the fish is fatty, some
drops of grease may appears while squeezing.
Fruit and vegetables can be soft or crispy.
DRYING TIPS
We bring to your attention a few useful tips, that help you to dry
food in a right way. Also they will increase your cooking skills.
Drying time of fruit and vegetable pretreatment, showed in the
tables, has character of recommendation and will vary according
to the following factors:
1) thickness of pieces or slices.
2) number of trays with food being dried.
3) volume of food being dried.
4) moisture or humidity in your environment.
5) your preferences of drying for each type of dried food.
on them to allow for easier removal of food.
DRIED FOOD REHYDRATING
There are several ways of rehydrating dried food:
- the quantity of liquid is 1 cup for each cup of dehydrated food
(liquids can be filtered water, fruit or vegetable juices or broth).
- fruit and vegetables can be placed in food container with cold
water for 2-6 hours in the refrigerator (room temperature can
create an environment for harmful bacteria to grow).
- fruit and vegetables can be immersed in boiling water for 5-10
minutes.
- food like dried meats can be rehydrated while cooking in soups.
- steaming will prevent the loss of nutrients. Place the dried food
in a food steamer and allow 5-35 minutes depending on the size
of food.
- place dried food in a microwavable food container with liquid
- 200 ml liquid (liquids can be filtered water, fruit or vegetable
juices or broth) must be correspond to 100 g of food. Place food
container in microwave oven. Set timer 2 minutes high tem
perature. Repeat process for 2 minutes each time until desired
consistency is reached.
Note: Do not add seasonings, especially salt or sugar, before
or during this process because they may change the flavor of
the food and slow the process. You may add them afterwards.
FOOD STORAGE
• wait until food is cool before storage.
• food can be kept longer if stored in a cool, dry and dark place.
• remove all the air you possibly can from the storage container
and close it tightly.
• it is better for fruit rolls to be splited from drying section when
being still warm, wrap in food wrap and place in waterproof
container.
• optimal storage temperature is 15°С or lower.
• never store food directly in a metal container.
• avoid transpirable containers or containers with loosen lid.
• check the contents of your dried food for moisture during
the weeks following dehydration. If there is moisture inside, you
should dehydrate the contents for a longer time to avoid spoiling.
• for best quality, dried fruit, vegetables, verdure, herbs, nuts,
bread should not be kept for more than 1 year, if kept in the
refrigerator or freezer.
• dried meats, game, poultry and fish should be stored for no
more than 3 months if kept in the refrigerator, or 1 year if kept
in the freezer.
CLEANING
1) before cleaning, always unplug the appliance from the wall
outlet. Let the appliance to cool down.
2) wash the trays and lid in warm soapy water. Do not use any
