Vegetable Drying Guide - Presto Dehydro 0630302 Instructions Manual

for dryness by breaking the pieces in half. Most vegetables will be crisp when
appropriately dried and will break easily. If vegetables do not break easily, additional
drying time is needed. If vegetables seem to have a lot of moisture remaining,
recheck every 1 to 2 hours. If vegetables appear to be almost done, check again in 30
minutes. Always check vegetables from each tray.
Follow "Packaging and Storage" information on pages 6 and 7.
Drying times are highly variable depending on the type and amount of food, thickness,
evenness of food pieces, humidity, air temperature, personal preference, and even the age
of the plant at the time of harvesting.
Vegetable
Asparagus
Beans,
green/wax
Beets
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Corn, cut
Mushrooms
Onions
Peas
Peppers and
pimientos
Potatoes
Summer
squash and
zucchini
Tomatoes
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VEGETABLE DRYING GUIDE

Dry vegetables at 125°F or 52°C.
Preparation
Cut into 1˝ pieces.
Remove ends and strings. Cut into
1˝ pieces.
Cook until tender. Cool and peel.
Cut into shoestring strips ⅛˝ thick.
Cut into serving pieces.
Peel and cut off ends. Cut into ⅛˝
to ¼˝ slices.
Cut into serving pieces.
Trim ends. Cut into ¼˝ slices.
Husk and remove silk. Blanch and
cut corn from cob.
Wash and slice ⅜˝ thick.
Remove outer skin. Cut off top and
root ends. Cut into ¼˝ slices.
Shell.
Remove stem, core, and inner
partitions. Cut into ¼˝ strips.
Peel and cut into ¼˝ slices.
Trim ends. Cut into ¼˝ slices.
Peel, if desired. Cut into sections
¾˝ wide.
Pretreatment
water blanching or
steam blanching
water 3½–4½ minutes
steam 4–5 minutes
water 2 minutes
steam 2–2½ minutes
None—Already cooked
water 2 minutes
steam 3–3½ minutes
water 3 minutes
steam 3–3½ minutes
water 3–4 minutes
steam 4–5 minutes
water 2 minutes
steam 2 minutes
water 1½ minutes
steam 2–2½ minutes
None
None
water 2 minutes
steam 3 minutes
None
water 5–6 minutes
steam 6–8 minutes
water 1½ minutes
steam 2½–3 minutes
None
Average Drying
Time
6–8 hours
6–11 hours
4–7 hours
4–7 hours
4–10 hours
5–8 hours
2–4 hours
6–10 hours
2–6 hours
3–7 hours
5–9 hours
5–10 hours
4–8 hours
4–6 hours
6–11 hours