Ronco Food Dehydrator 5-Tray User Manual page 15

Fruit Preparation
Mushrooms S elect mushrooms with cap
curling under-these are young
and tender. Wipe off with damp
paper towels or brush gently to
remove dirt.
Nectarines N o need to peel. Halve and
remove pit. Cut in 1/4˝ slices and
arrange on tray.
Onions and Peels and cut into 1/2˝ slices or
Leeks nuggets, or chop. Stir several
times during drying.
Okra U se young pods. Trim and cut into
1/4˝ circles.
Orange Rind P eel in long strips and dry. Do not
grate until ready to use.
Parsley T ear into small pieces, dry, then
chop if desired.
Parsnips Same as carrots.
Peaches R emove peel during dehydration
if desired. Pit when 50%
dehydrated. Halve or quarter, with
cup side up
Pears P eel, remove core and woody
tissue. Cut into slices or rings,
halves, quarters or eighths.
Peas U se only tender sweet varieties.
Shell and blanch 3-5 minutes.
Peppers Halve, remove seeds. Cut into 1/4˝
(Green and strips or rings. May also be
Pimentos) chopped. Powdered dried pimen-
tos is Paprika.
Hot peppers A lways wear rubber gloves to
protect your hands when handling
hot peppers. Wash and dry whole
peppers and arrange on tray to
dry.
Persimmons U se only ripe fruit. After washing,
remove cap and cut in 3/8˝ slices.
Pineapple Remove core, cut in slices or
(fresh) wedges or chunks.
(canned) Drain and pat dry. Place on trays.
Potatoes P eeling optional. Slice 3/16˝ to
1/4˝, or dice, grate, cut French Fry
style. Steam as for beets.
Dryness Test 3-5 Tray
Leathery to brittle 24-36 hours
depending on size.
Brittle 36-60 hours
(3 tray max)
Leathery 24-36 hours
Leathery 24-48 hours
Brittle 24-36 hours
Brittle 12-24 hours
Leathery 24-36 hours
Pliable & 36-60 hours
Leathery (3 tray max)
Pliable & 36-60 hours
Leathery (3 tray max)
Brittle 24-36 hours
Brittle 24-36 hours
Leathery 24-36 hours
Pliable 24-36 hours
Pliable 24-36 hours
Leathery 24-36 hours
Brittle 36 hours
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