Selection options for vegetable and fruit dryers

March 23, 2021

Sunny summer generously gifts us with ripe berries, delicious vegetables, and fruits. But no matter how hard we try, it's impossible to store them all year round while fully preserving their vitamins.

This is precisely why there is a modern device called a dried fruit machine, which can be used to dry any fruit or vegetable and preserve all the beneficial vitamins.

Unlike previous blogs, in today's blog we would like to review the specific features that you should consider when purchasing a dried fruit machine .

Power

The power of the built-in heater affects the drying speed and the amount of food that can be processed in one cycle.

Compact infrared or heating elements, whose power consumption is 150-250 watts, are not designed for large quantities of vegetables and fruits and cannot be used for winter preparations. But they can easily prepare 1-2 sections of dried fruits.

Devices that consume between 350 and 600 watts of power are considered the most versatile and convenient models. They can easily handle large quantities of fruit.

Devices that consume more than 1 kW are large, semi-industrial models. Buying such a unit only makes sense if you have a rich harvest in your garden every year.

Production material

The dryer body is made of stainless steel or plastic. The metal unit is more elegant, durable and reliable. The disadvantage of such models is that they have significant weight and high thermal conductivity.

Plastic drying machines are more popular because they are lighter and easier to maintain. Due to their low weight, you can easily install a dozen or two sections and calmly observe the drying process through transparent walls. In addition, the plastic housing practically does not heat up.

Volume

You can find dried fruit dryers for sale with different numbers of drawers, and depending on the size and shape of the dryer, each section can hold 0.5-2 kg of fruit.

In a “multi-tier” appliance, you can dry several types of food at the same time, but vegetables and fruits that differ greatly in taste and smell should not be placed on the same section.

When choosing, pay attention to the ability to adjust the height of the sections. This option is useful if you plan to dry medium and large whole fruits.

Also pay attention to whether the kit contains special trays:

For drying meat and fish;
For drying herbs and flowers.

It is only necessary to purchase a very spacious dryer if you plan to harvest a large amount of crops. Otherwise, you will simply waste energy by operating the machine half-empty.

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