Miele HR 1954-2, Operating Instructions Manual

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Special Modes
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Dehydrate
This program is designed for traditional
drying of food to preserve it.
The temperature can be set between
175-250°F (80-100°C).
It is important that fruit and vegetables
are ripe and not bruised before they are
dehydrated.
 Prepare the food for dehydrating.
– Peel and core apples, and cut into
slices 1/4" (0.5 cm) thick.
– Core plums 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 to be dried evenly
over the glass tray or the rack.
 Select
Special Modes
 .
 Select Dehydrate .

If necessary, adjust the
recommended temperature and set
the duration.

Follow the instructions in the display.
Food  [min]
Fruit 120–480
Vegetables 180–480
Herbs * 50–60
 Dehydrating time
* Because this program uses the fan, you
should use Surround mode
 set to a
temperature of 175-250°F (80-100°C) for
drying herbs.

Reduce the temperature if
condensation begins to form in the
oven.

Danger of burning!
Use pot holders when removing the
food from the oven.

Allow the fruit or vegetables to cool
down after dehydrating.
Dried fruit must be completely dry, but
also soft and elastic. Juice should not
escape when cut.

Store in sealed glass jars or tins.