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for dryness by breaking the pieces in half. Most vegetables will be crisp when
appropriately dried and will break easily. If vegetables do not break easily, additional
drying time is needed. If vegetables seem to have a lot of moisture remaining,
recheck every 1 to 2 hours. If vegetables appear to be almost done, check again in 30
minutes. Always check vegetables from each tray.
Follow “Packaging and Storage” information on pages 6 and 7.
VEGETABLE DRYING GUIDE
Dry vegetables at 125°F or 52°C.
Drying times are highly variable depending on the type and amount of food, thickness,
evenness of food pieces, humidity, air temperature, personal preference, and even the age
of the plant at the time of harvesting.
Vegetable Preparation
Pretreatment
water blanching or
steam blanching
Average Drying
Time
Asparagus Cut into 1˝ pieces. water 3½–4½ minutes
steam 4–5 minutes
6–8 hours
Beans,
green/wax
Remove ends and strings. Cut into
1˝ pieces.
water 2 minutes
steam 2–2½ minutes
6–11 hours
Beets Cook until tender. Cool and peel.
Cut into shoestring strips ⅛˝ thick.
None—Already cooked 4–7 hours
Broccoli Cut into serving pieces. water 2 minutes
steam 3–3½ minutes
4–7 hours
Carrots Peel and cut off ends. Cut into ⅛˝
to ¼˝ slices.
water 3 minutes
steam 3–3½ minutes
4–10 hours
Cauliflower Cut into serving pieces. water 3–4 minutes
steam 4–5 minutes
5–8 hours
Celery Trim ends. Cut into ¼˝ slices. water 2 minutes
steam 2 minutes
2–4 hours
Corn, cut Husk and remove silk. Blanch and
cut corn from cob.
water 1½ minutes
steam 2–2½ minutes
6–10 hours
Mushrooms Wash and slice ⅜˝ thick. None 2–6 hours
Onions Remove outer skin. Cut off top and
root ends. Cut into ¼˝ slices.
None 3–7 hours
Peas Shell. water 2 minutes
steam 3 minutes
5–9 hours
Peppers and
pimientos
Remove stem, core, and inner
partitions. Cut into ¼˝ strips.
None 5–10 hours
Potatoes Peel and cut into ¼˝ slices. water 5–6 minutes
steam 6–8 minutes
4–8 hours
Summer
squash and
zucchini
Trim ends. Cut into ¼˝ slices. water 1½ minutes
steam 2½–3 minutes
4–6 hours
Tomatoes Peel, if desired. Cut into sections
¾˝ wide.
None 6–11 hours