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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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