2006-11-02 15:30:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It dries out the food at a very low temperature over along period of time and also rotates fresh air in and the moist air out of the machine so that there is no condensation returning the moisture back into the food. You could also dehydrate food in an oven set to a very low temperature.
2006-11-02 15:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by greengirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the dehydrator will come with a couple of trays, I found out that I needed about six. cut whatever you are dehydrating in equal thickness for best results i had.the dehydrator has a small fan in the bottom and you stack trays one on top of the other,a couple of times a day rotate top tray to bottom ,keep doing that till the apples or whatever you are drying are as dehydrated as you like store in zip lock bags with the air squeezed out.this works great for tomatoes ,watermellon,apples, jerky you name it
2006-11-02 15:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by g m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They dry foods by sucking the moisture out. This is usually done by using *low* heat, which makes the fluids go to the surface and evaporate, and a fan that sucks up the moist air and blows it outside the dryer and replaces it wih drier outside air (like your air conditioner sucks hot air outside of the house and replaces it wth cooler air).
2006-11-02 16:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by Some Guy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what you want to dehydrator if it's meat use london broil and we marinade it with soy sauce for 10 minutes then we place it on the racks and sprinkle hot crushed peppers on every rack but if you want fruit just slice and start it is good for all types of stuff we use ours all the time oh and for the London broil we make beef jerky it's awesome
2006-11-02 15:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by lipsmackinghotauntie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you put stuff in it and it sucks all the liquid out of it, so its crispy. makes awesome beef jerky!!!!
2006-11-02 19:30:42 · answer #5 · answered by sweets 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋