Further applications
Drying food
This programme is designed for traditional style drying of food to preserve it.
The temperature can be set between 80 and 100 °C.
It is important that fruit and vegetables are ripe and not bruised before they are dried.
Prepare the food for drying
–Peel and core apples, and cut into slices 0.5 cm thick.
–Stone plums, if necessary.
–Peel, core and cut pears into thick wedges.
–Peel and slice bananas.
–Clean mushrooms and cut them in half or slice them.
–Remove parsley and dill from the stem.
Distribute the food evenly over the universal tray.
You could also use the rack or perforated baking tray, if you have one.
Select .
Select "Drying".
Alter the recommended temperature if necessary and then set the duration.
Follow the instructions in the display.
Food | Drying time |
Fruit | |
Vegetables | |
Herbs* |
*Because this programme uses the fan you should use Conventional heat with a temperature of
Reduce the temperature if condensation begins to form in the oven.
Danger of burning. Wear oven gloves when removing the dried food from the oven.
Allow the dried fruit or vegetables to cool down after drying.
Dried fruit must be completely dry, but also soft and elastic.
Store in sealed glass jars or tins.
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