The average citizen is unlikely to make an electric dryer for fruits and vegetables with a list of the most important household appliances. Another thing is the inveterate summer residents, mushroom pickers and suburban residents. They dryer will help save for the winter tens of kilograms of crops without losing useful properties and huge electricity costs. How to choose a dehydrator so that he served for many years, and the preparation of stocks did not take much time and energy?
Infrared or convection?
According to the principle of operation, the dryers are divided into convection and infrared. At the heart of the convection is a heating element with a fan that moves warm air inside the housing. This is the most common option. Most models are equipped with 3-5 baking trays, but there are aggregates with 10-15 and even 30. An essential shortage of the convection device is a high noise level.
At one time in the household model, you can process 3-4 kg of fruit or vegetables, one restriction - they should not be thicker than recommended by the manufacturer of the device. Prunes or mushrooms entirely in this apparatus can not be dried. The most compact version is an infrared mat, on which you can dry the greens or medicinal herbs.
Size, power and shape of
Experienced truck farmers argue that there are not too many dryers. Domestic "Wind" is able to dry several buckets of apples at a time. This is the best, in terms of saving time and electricity, the option, if you have a large garden. However, it is better to install this device on the veranda or in the back room, as it is very humid and takes up a lot of space.
For household use, household models are more suitable. They differ in form and power. The most common are 2 options:
- dryers with round( rarely - oval), sieves, which are installed one above the other above the heating element,
- drying devices in the form of a cabinet in which the baking plates are attached in horizontal skids.
The advantages are in both models. The rounds take up little space, almost like a medium-sized saucepan, but the sieves in the drying process need to be swapped from time to time. Rectangulars do not require presentation, but the baking tray may need to be turned over so that the fruits at the different ends are dried evenly. Such models have large dimensions, but they can be supplemented with additional trays to 5, coming in the kit. All infrared models are made in the form of lockers.
Useful add-ons
In the simplest dryers there is only one switch "Turn on / off".This is not very convenient, because different vegetables and fruits require different temperature regimes( they retain more useful substances and a beautiful appearance).It is better if the dryer has 2-3 temperature options, at least 40 and 70-75 degrees. At a lower temperature, dried greens, tender berries, wilted fruits, at high temperatures - they dry most fruits and vegetables, make a pastille. In more advanced models, heating can be adjusted to within a degree by electronic control.
Another useful feature is automatic shutdown. Frequent drying is stretched for a day or more. After setting the turn-off time, you can go to work or go to bed without fearing that the fruit will dry up and become too stiff.
The ability to turn off convection is useful in the final stages of drying berries when you do not want to dry them. Special trays without holes are an excellent addition, allowing you to make your own pastille or marmalade.
It should be noted that due to the growing popularity, dryers-dehydrators for fruits and vegetables have appeared in most manufacturers of household appliances. However, adherents of a healthy diet and avid gardeners with special love belong to the models of Isidri companies, especially capacious and convenient. The cheapest - domestic "summer residents", and reliable - "Tropics" in a metal case.
Choose a dryer and enjoy delicious and wholesome treats in which there is no guarantee neither dyes nor preservatives.
