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Food dehydration is a very long standing way of preserving food. In modern times, food dehydration machines have been developed, allowing people to dehydrate their food at home.
Dehydrators work by removing the moisture from food thus allowing them to last for much longer.
Because the water is removed at a very low temperature, the nutrients and enzymens of the food are not destroyed and that's why dehydrated food is seen as part of the healthy food movement.
How do you use a food dehydrator?
1. Wash and dry the foods you want to dehydrate
2. Arrange the slices on trays. Try and avoid overlapping.
3. Set the temperature using the guide. Generally the lower the temperature the greater the preservation of vitamins and nutrients.
4. Keep an eye on the trays, turning them in the dehydrator.
5. It can take anything from a couple of hours up to a day to dehydrate food, depending on the moisture levels.
6. When the food is ready store it in airtight plastic bags or containers.
Enjoy experimenting with your food dehydrator. It's fun for kids as well and is a great way of preserving fruit and vegetables when you've overbought or can see food would otherwise go to waste.
There is a water inlet filter at the inlet valve. The dishwasher has what is known as a food disposer waste system. It has stainless steel blades which actually grind the food particles and then drains them with the water.
Most of these stainless dehydrators have a cheap timer which uses plastic gears turned by an electric motor to operate the machine. After being on for a while the whole timer will heat up and the gears unside will begin deflecting and failing. When this happens the only thing to do is wait for it to cool down and see if it works again. Eventually it will fail completely and the machine will jus tstart shutting down halfway through cooking.
It is possible to bypass the timer and use an outlet timer, but each model of machine is wired slightly differently. You would have to consult a knowledgeable electrician.
There are newer models on the market which have digital timers. These work muuuuch better, but the fa
Dish washers are not good at removing food debris. They filter the water somewhat but in the main, they recirculate whatever was on the plates when you put them in plus the detergent. The rinse takes all grease and solubles away. Scrape your dishes of as much as you can before putting them in. Use a good detergent in the amount specified.
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