Post by tomatoes on May 8, 2017 14:35:16 GMT 10
Ok, yet another question here. I'm having trouble deciding if the veg are dehydrated enough. I was trying to leave them until they were actually crispy, but I'm not sure if that's too long.
I ended up getting a sunbeam - the rectangle one - so if you have one of those you may be able to comment more specifically on my timing.
When I did small cubes of steamed sweet potato I left them for 14 hours, then when I blitzed them in the blender the powder still seemed a little clumpy, so I've now put that powder in for another hour or two.
Frozen mixed veg - chopped in small cubes - I set for 12 hour and have just added another 2 as they seemed to be not quite crunchy - they were very hard chewy.
I am using baking paper under the food though, so perhaps that would be slowing them down - there's a fan and the food seems to dry evenly, but there must still be less air flow.
So, is it crispy I should be aiming for? And would I expect that to take 12 hours or more even when small chopped?
I'm happy to experiment, but would love to hear from others on this rather than spend months drying food only to find that it all gradually goes mouldy.
I ended up getting a sunbeam - the rectangle one - so if you have one of those you may be able to comment more specifically on my timing.
When I did small cubes of steamed sweet potato I left them for 14 hours, then when I blitzed them in the blender the powder still seemed a little clumpy, so I've now put that powder in for another hour or two.
Frozen mixed veg - chopped in small cubes - I set for 12 hour and have just added another 2 as they seemed to be not quite crunchy - they were very hard chewy.
I am using baking paper under the food though, so perhaps that would be slowing them down - there's a fan and the food seems to dry evenly, but there must still be less air flow.
So, is it crispy I should be aiming for? And would I expect that to take 12 hours or more even when small chopped?
I'm happy to experiment, but would love to hear from others on this rather than spend months drying food only to find that it all gradually goes mouldy.
