Fruit Preparation Table (57°C)
Product
Preparation
State after
drying
Time (hours)
Apples
Pare, core and cut slices or rings
pliable.
Pliable
5 - 6
Apricots
Clean, cut in halves or in slices.
Pliable
12 - 38
Bananas
Peel and cut into 1/8 inch slices.
Crisp
8 - 38
Berries
Cut strawberries into 3/8 inch slice
Other berries whole.
No moisture
8 - 26
Cherries
Pitting is optional, or pit when 50% dry. Leathery
8 - 34
Cranberries
Chop or leave whole.
Pliable
6 - 26
Dates
Pit and slice.
Leathery
6 - 26
Figs
Slice.
Leathery
6 - 26
Grapes
Leave whole.
Pliable
8 - 38
Nectarines
Cut in half, dry with skin side down.
Pit when 50% dry.
Pliable
8 - 26
Peaches
Pit when 50% dry. Halve or quarter
with cut side up.
Pliable
10 - 34
Pears
Peel and slice.
Pliable
8 - 30
Orange
Rind Peel in long strips.
Brittle
8 - 16
Meat Preparation Table (63 – 68°C)
Product
Preparation
State after
drying
Time (hours)
Beef Jerky
Lean flank of round steak slices about
1 to 1/2 inches think.
Slighly chewy
but not brittle
6 - 15
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