Sunbeam DT5600 manual Drying Chart for Fruit, Food type, Pre treatment, Suggested Use

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Drying Chart for Fruit

Drying Chart for Fruit

Expect a variance in the time needed to dry different foods. Drying times are affected by the size of the load, thickness of slices, humidity and temperature in your home.

NOTE: Times stated are based on drying using five racks. Times will vary depending on number of racks used.

Food type

Pre treatment

Setting/drying time

Suggested Use

Fruit

 

 

 

Apples, core, peel,

None

8-10 hours

Eat as is or add to cakes

cut into .5mm slices

and slices

 

 

Apricot halves,

None

12-14 hours

Add to slices, biscuits

de-stoned

and muesli

 

 

Banana halves

Soak in lemon

12 hours

Eat as is, add to cakes,

juice

puddings and slices

 

 

 

 

 

Add to fruit cake and

Baby figs, halved

Blanch

6-8 hours

bread mixtures, slices and

 

 

 

muesli

Grapes, Muscatel

Blanch

16-18 hours

Eat as part of a cheese

On vine

platter

 

 

Grapes, Muscatel

 

 

Add to biscuit doughs,

Off vine, deseeded,

Blanch

14-16 hours

fruit cake mixtures and

flattened slightly

 

 

muesli

Kiwifruit, peeled,

None

6 hours

Eat as is or add to muesli

5mm slices

 

 

 

Lemon, skin on, 5mm

Scrub whole fruit

 

Add to pasta sauces,

8 hours

chicken dishes, cakes and

slices

under warm water

 

puddings

 

 

 

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Sunbeam DT5600 manual Drying Chart for Fruit, Food type, Pre treatment, Suggested Use