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Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried beetroot is solid.
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BERRIES
Leave raspberries, bilberries, blackberries
and other berries whole. Prepare berries with
waxy shell (cranberry) using blanching (cooking
technique consisting in immersing the fruit in
hot water (short infusion) and its subsequent
cooling) to shorten the drying time in half.
Drying time: 10-15 hours
Drying temperature: 57 ˚C
Properly dried fruit is solid, cranberries are soft.
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BROCCOLI
Wash the broccoli and cut off the stalk. Cut the
stems into 8 mm pieces, dry whole flowers.
Drying time: 10-14 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried broccoli is fragile.
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CABBAGE
Wash the cabbage and cut the individual leaves
to the size of the chips.
Drying time: 7-11 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried cabbage is fragile.
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CARROT
Cut the tops off and peel carrots.
Cut the 3 mm circles.
Drying time: 6-10 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried carrots are solid.
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CELERY
Rip and rinse the leaves.
Cut the stems into 8 mm strips.
Drying time: 3-10 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried celery is solid.
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CHERRY
Wash the cherries, remove the stems, peel off
and remove stones. Dry with the skin down.
Dried cherries look like raisins. Watch out for
overdrying.
Drying time: 13-21 hours
Drying temperature: 57 ˚C
Properly dried fruits are stiff and sticky.
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CORN
Peel the corn cob, remove the hair fibers and
cook in steam until the milk clabbers. Remove
the grains from the cob and spread them on the
tray. Stir several times during drying.
Drying time: 6-10 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried corn is fragile.
Tip: If you want to prepare the grains for the
subsequent preparation of popcorn, use the
maize meant for this use. Do not peel the grains
until they are well-drenched. Then peel them off
and dry without any cooking for 4-8 hours until
they shrink.
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CUCUMBER
Wash the cucumber and cut it into 3 mm circles.
Drying time: 4-8 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried cucumbers are solid.
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DATES
Wash dates and remove top with a stem.
Cut into 8 mm circles.
Drying time: 11-19 hours
Drying temperature: 57 ˚C
Properly dried fruit is solid.
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EGGPLANT
Peel the eggplant and cut into 8 mm slices.
Drying time: 4-8 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried eggplant is solid.
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FIGS
Wash the figs, remove the defects, cut them, and
spread them on the tray with the peel down.
Drying time: 22-30 hours
Drying temperature: 57 ˚C
Properly dried fruit is soft.
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GREEN BEANS
Wash the beans, cut off the ends and cut into
2.5 centimeter pieces.
Drying time: 8-12 hours
Drying temperature: 52 ˚C
Properly dried beans are fragile.
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GRAPES
Wash grapes and remove stems. You can leave
the fruit whole or cut it in half. Spread the
grapes on the tray with the peel down. If you
blanch the grapes beforehand (a technique that
involves immersing the fruit into hot water (short
infusion) and then cooling it), you will reduce the
drying time to half.
Drying time: 22-30 hours
Drying temperature: 57 ˚C
Properly dried fruits are soft.
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