Dehydrating

This "cookbook" would make a great gift for someone who owns a food dehydrator; or if you decide to give someone a food dehydrator as a gift, this would be a great little "bonus" to give along with it.

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This manual is mainly for those who want to promote the use of solar cookers by teaching and training others in their home countries. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but more as an introduction to the wide variety of different ways in which solar energy may be used for cooking. It introduces a number of solar box cooker models. Some of them are older models, which we have had a lot of experience with. The newer models are interesting, but still have to be developed and tested carefully.

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The solar dryer which will be described in this article is easy to build with locally available tools and materials (for the most part) for about $150 and operates simply by natural convection.

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A DIY solar food dryer is an easy-to-make device that can help dry foods safely and effectively with the intention of storing them for later consumption. This guide will teach you how to make one.

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This is a book about dehydrating food, including recipes and plans for building your own food dehydrator.

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To reduce this contamination and improve product quality, it is essential that the drying matter be enclosed and dehydrated under cover. In addition, sun drying methods cannot often either effectively or evenly reduce moisture contents to the low levels required. This frequently results in a improperly dried material, which cannot be stored for a satisfactory length of time.In order to counteract these difficulties while still using solar energy, this development has been undertaken of a simple solar cabinet dryer.

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This 32 page document is a great guide to everything you could ever want to know about drying fruits and vegetables, with clear instructions and lots of handy illustrations to guide you through. Whatever drying method you choose, the principles in this guide will apply.

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This simple but clear 12 page booklet gives precise explanations on the basics for preserving fruits and vegetables with tables for regeneration as well. This University of Georgia publication covers all aspects of drying and includes clear illustrations for all topics.

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This paper presents the background and possibilities of solar drying, focusing on the technical needs of small farmers in the developing world. It concludes with a classification of drier types, some criteria for selecting a drier, and references to further information.

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Here you will find instructions for building a food dryer. Use your imagination, intuition, and abilities when building your own. Use what you have or what you can obtain easily and cheaply in the way of materials. Make your food dryer to suit your own circumstances. It might be nearly identical to the one described or a vastly improved version.

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