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Table of Contents
Important Safeguards
4
Dehydration - Preserving Food
6
What is Dehydration?
6
Tools You Need To Get Started
7
Basic Food Preparation Tips
7
Filling the Drying Trays
8
Prevent Dripping
8
How Long Does it Take to Dehydrate Food?
9
General Operating Tips
10
Setting Up Your Food Dehydrator
11
Stacking the Trays 11
How To Operate Your Food Dehydrator
12
Dehydrator Troubleshooting Guide
13
Storing Dried Foods
14
Reconstitution
15
Fruit Dehydration Tips
16
Pre-treatment of Fruits
16
Fruit Leather Dehydration Tips
17
Vegetable Dehydration Tips
18
Pretreatment of Vegetables
18
Temperatue Conversion Chart
19
Meats, Fish, and Poultry Dehydration Tips
20
Jerky
21
Drying Other Items
22
If Service is Needed
22
Vegetable Preparation Table
23
Fruit Preparation Table
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