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The following charts are guidelines
for the dehydrating of various fruits and vegetables with the Excalibur Dehydrator. PLEASE NOTE: Drying time depends on several factors:
- Thick or Thin Slices - the thiner the slice
of item being dried, the quicker the drying time.
- Temperture - The lower the temperture-
the longer the drying time. When dehydrating fruits, vegetables and nuts, we
reccomend dehydrating at 105-110 degrees to preserve enzymes and nutrients.
- Humidity - the higher the humidity, the
longer the drying time
- Water content - the higher the water (liquid)
content of the item being dehyrated, the longer the drying time.
- Crispyness - some people like their dehyrated
items still a bit soft, while others like it "crunchy or crispy".. If you want
it more crunchy-crispy, it will increase the time it takes to dry all the water out..
- Product - Of course the product being
dehydrated also will dictate how long it takes to dry, as shown by the chart below as a
reference.
FRUITS
Apples |
7-15 hours |
Apricots |
20-28 hours |
Bananas |
6-10 hours |
Berries |
10-15 hours |
Cherries |
13-21 hours |
Cranberries |
10-12 hours |
Figs |
22-30 hours |
Grapes |
22-30 hours |
Kiwi |
7-15 hours |
Nectarines |
8-16 hours |
Peaches |
8-16 hours |
Pears |
8-16 hours |
Persimmons |
11-19 hours |
Pineapple |
10-18 hours |
Prune Plums |
22-30 hours |
Rhubarb |
6-10 hours |
Strawberries |
7-15 hours |
Watermelon |
8-10 hours |
VEGETABLES
Asparagus |
5-6 hours |
Beans, Green or Wax |
8-12 hours |
Beets |
8-12 hours |
Broccoli |
10-14 hours |
Cabbage |
7-11 hours |
Carrots |
6-10 hours |
Celery |
3-10 hours |
Corn |
6-10 hours |
Cucumber |
4-8 hours |
Eggplant |
4-8 hours |
Greens |
3-7 hours |
Mushrooms |
3-7 hours |
Okra |
4-8 hours |
Onions |
4-8 hours |
Parsnips |
7-11 hours |
Peas |
4-8 hours |
Peppers / Hot Peppers |
4-8 hours |
Popcorn |
4-8 hours |
potatoes |
6-14 hours |
pumpkin |
7-11 hours |
Summer Squash |
10-14 hours |
Tomatoes |
5-9 hours |
Turnips |
8-12 hours |
Winter Squash |
7-11 hours |
Yams |
7-11 hours |
Zucchini |
7-11 hours |
OTHER
Leather & Fruit Rolls |
4-6 hours |
Jerky |
4-6 hours |
Fish Jerky |
12-14 hours |
Herbs & Spices |
2-4 hours |
Nuts |
10-14 hours |
Recrisping |
1 hour |
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