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

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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