Drying Chart For Fruit - Sunbeam Food Lab MASTER Series User Manual

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.
Food type
Apples, core, peel,
cut into 5mm slices
Apricot halves,
de-stoned
Banana halves
Baby figs, halved
Grapes, Muscatel
On vine
Grapes, Muscatel
Off vine, deseeded,
flattened slightly
Kiwifruit, peeled,
5mm slices
Lemon, skin on, 5mm
slices
18
Pre treatment Setting
None 60ºC
None 60ºC
Soak in
60ºC
lemon juice
Blanch 60ºC
Blanch 60ºC
Blanch 60ºC
None 60ºC
Scrub whole
fruit under 55ºC
warm water
For drying fruit, set to 60˚C. For drying citrus
peel, set to 55˚C.
NOTE: Times stated are based on drying using
six shelves.
Drying time
8-10 hours
12-14 hours
12 hours
6-8 hours
16-18 hours
14-16 hours
6 hours
8 hours
Suggested Use
Eat as is or add to cakes
and slices
Add to slices, biscuits
and muesli
Eat as is, add to cakes,
puddings and slices
Add to fruit cake and
bread mixtures, slices
and muesli
Eat as part of a cheese
platter
Add to biscuit doughs,
fruit cake mixtures and
muesli
Eat as is or add to
muesli
Add to pasta sauces,
chicken dishes, cakes
and puddings