General Instructions - Champion CHSFT100 User Manual

Drying trays
(5 pcs)
Temperature settings
ON/OFF switch

General instructions

Drying Food
• Drying food is an efficient method of preserving fruit, vegetables, herbs, meat etc. Storing dried
foods is easy and requires little storage space.
• The drying time depends on different factors: such as size, texture of the single pieces, quanti-
ties, heat setting and ambient temperature.
• Before checking whether your food has dried sufficiently, you should store it in a cool place
for a short time. Dried foods should be solid to the touch. Please ensure that there are no soft
areas.
• Note that food which you have produced at home in your food dehydrator may have a different
appearance to convenience food that you buy in the supermarket. The reason for this is that no
artificial coloring or preservatives are used in your food dehydrator.
• You can also (partially) reverse the drying process by simply soaking the dried fruit or vegeta-
bles in cold water or cooking them with other food.
Drying Fruit and Vegetable
1. Wash the fruit or vegetables thoroughly.
2. If necessary, remove any pips, stones and damaged parts.
3. Cut and grate the food which you would like to dry into pieces of the required size.
4. If required, you can pre-blanch the vegetables and sprinkle the fruit with a little lemon, sugar,
cinnamon, honey or grated coconut.
5. Fruit with a naturally wavy skin (grapes, figs etc) and long coocking times should be blanched.
6. Place the fruit on the grids in such a way that the fruits do not touch one another. Each
grid can hold approx. 3 small sliced apples.
Drying Meat
1. Remove any fat and gristle from the meat. Then cut the meat into narrow strips.
2. Marinate the meat for 6 to 8 hours.
3. Place the strips on the grids.
Lid
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