Dehydrate
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Dehydrating is a traditional method of
preserving fruit, certain vegetables and
herbs.
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" (.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 evenly over the
roasting pan.
Select Conv Bake (Convection Bake)
or Surround.
Select a temperature of 175-210°F
(80–100°C).
Place the universal tray on shelf level
3.
When using Conv Bake (Convection
Bake) you can dehydrate on levels
1+3 at the same time.
Food
Dehydrating time
Fruit
2–8 hours
Vegetables
3–8 hours
Herbs*
50–60 minutes
*
Use Surround when dehydrating herbs.
Reduce the temperature if
condensation begins to form in the
oven.
Danger of burns!
Use pot holders when removing the
dehydrated 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.
