Vegetable Dehydration - Klarstein SHAFTESBURY Manual De Instrucciones

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Filling the Drying Trays
When loading the food into the trays you can use all of the tray's surface, but
some air flow must be maintained. Try to place the food in a single layer whenever
possible. This is particularly important with foods like banana slices and pineapple
rings and not quite as important with beans. If some of the pieces come out with
too much moisture when you are finished, it could be because they have been
covered by other pieces of food.
Dehydration removes the moisture and will cause the food to shrink as it dries.
This allows you to store the same amount of food in a smaller space. Chopped
food should not be spread thicker than 1.2 cm.
lt may be necessary to stir the finely chopped food once or twice during
dehydration to ensure even drying of all the pieces. To do so, turn the machine
off, unplug it, remove the trays, stir, then reassemble and restart the machine
according to the instructions.
Preventing Dripping
Some foods such as very ripe tomatoes and citrus or sugary fruits may drip.
Dripping from a tray above can change the flavour of different foods on the lower
trays. To help lessen dripping after placing food on drying trays and before placing
them on the dehydrator base, tap the tray firmly downward on a towel laid on the
counter top a few times to remove excess moisture.

VEGETABLE DEHYDRATION

Dried vegetables are every bit as flavourful and versatile as dried fruits. With dried
vegetables you can make delicious soups, stews, casseroles and more. Basically,
anytime you would use fresh vegetables you can use dehydrated vegetables.
Before preparing and dehydrating your chosen vegetables, always wash them in
cold water. A certain amount of coring, slicing, peeling or shredding is required.
A food processor can be a handy tool when processing vegetables as it takes
seconds to slice up a large batch to be ready for the dehydrator.
Be creative when drying vegetables. Placing vegetables in diluted lemon juice or
similar flavourings for approximately 2 minutes will add a hint of flavour to such
vegetables as green beans and asparagus.
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