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PREPARATION AND DRYING TIMES
Meat Preparation Table
(Set temperature from 63-68°C)
Meat
Preparation
Dryness
Time
Beef Jerky
Lean flank or round steak slices
about 2.5 to 3.5 cm thick.
Slightly
chewy but
not brittle
6-15 hours
Fruit Preparation Table
(Set temperature: 57°C)
Fruit
Preparation
Dryness
Time
Apples
Pare, core and cut slices or rings.
pliable
5-6 hours
Aprocots
Clean, cut in halves or in slices.
pliable
12-38 hours
Bananas
Peel and cut into 1 cm slices.
crisp
8-38 hours
Berries
Cut strawberries into 1 cm slice.
Other berries whole.
dry
8-26 hours
Cherries
Pitting is optional, or pit when
50% dry.
pliable
8-34 hours
Cranberries
Chop or leave whole.
pliable
6-26 hours
Dates
Pit and slice.
leathery
6-26 hours
Figs
Slice.
leathery
6-26 hours
Grapes
Leave whole.
pliable
8-38 hours
Nectarines
Cut in half, dry with skin side
down. Pit when 50% dry.
pliable
8-26 hours
Orange Rind
Peel in long strips.
brittle
8-16 hours.