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Drying with Hot Air
Use shelves lined with greaseproof paper or baking paper.
You will achieve a better result if you switch the oven off half way through
the drying time.
Open and leave to cool, preferably overnight. Then finish drying the dried
food.
Temperature in °C
Time in hours
(approximate guide)
Vegetables
Beans
60-
70
6-8
Peppers (strips)
60-
70
5-6
Vegetables for making
soup
60-
70
5-6
Mushrooms
50-
60
6-8
Herbs
40-50
2-3
Fruit
Plums
60-
70
8-10
Apricots
60-
70
8-10
Sliced apple
60-
70
6-8
Pears
60-
70
6-9