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■ Mix all the ingredients in alarge bowl and form a loaf. On afloured cutting board,
roll out the dough to aheigh t of approx. 6 mm. T hen cut your dog'sfavourite shapes
out of the dough.
PLACING FOOD ON THE RACKS
■ Arrange the cut pieces evenly on the racks, do not ov erlap the pieces, remembering
to leave gaps between the individual pieces. To ensur e sufficient air circulation,
utilize approximately 85% of each rack.
■ Underneath juicier foods it is better to put the drying insert in order to prevent juices
from dripping down on to the trays and to make subsequen t maintenance easier .
OPERA TION
TURNING ON THE FOOD DEH YDRA TOR AND ST ARTING DEHYDRA TION
■ Place the food dehy drator in a location according to the instructions in chapter
LOCA TION OF THE FOOD DEHY DRA TOR.
■ Plug the power cord of the f ood dehydrator into apower socket and set the main
switch A1 to the ON position.
■ Insert the trays with the prepared food into the food deh ydrator and properly close
the door .
■ Using the knob B1 , set the desired dehydration temperatur e. Set the dehydration
time using button B5 or B6 .
■ Press button B4 to start the dehydration pr ocess.
P AUSING DEHY DRA TION FOR INSPECTING THE FOOD
■ If you wish to side out any of the trays during the deh ydration process to check the
condition of the food on it, pause the dehydr ation process by pressing button B4
and open the door .
■ Due to the temperature inside, use kitchen gloves t o slide out the tray with the food.
T ake out afood sample, allow it to cool down f or awhile and check it.
■ After inspecting the food and closing the door , resume the dehydration process b y
pressing button B4 again.
FOOD DEHYDRA TION TIPS
■ Experiment with the dehydration time to y our own taste. Somebody prefers drier
and crunchier results, while somebody else gives pr eference to less dry product
with a tougher consistency. We recommend that you recor d the dehydration time
for individual types of foods.
■ When you wish to check the degree of deh ydration, take out ahandful of food and
allow it to cool down for afew minutes. Hot food appears to be softer , more moist
and more flexible than in its cooled state.
■ Before removing f ood from the trays, check that each and every piece is completely
dehydrated . When unsure, slic e apiece in half and check the degree of dehydration.
■ Leave the dehy drated fruit, vegetables or mushrooms to cool f or about 1 hour, if you
prefer inside the turned off food deh ydrator . However , to not extend this cooling
time as dehydrated f ood may absorb moisture from the ambient air and thus require
further dehydration.
■ The food must be sufficiently dehy drated to prevent micro-organism from
multiplying and spoilage. Dehydrat ed vegetables must be hard and brittle, dried
fruit should be soft and flexible. For long term stor age, home- grown fruit should be
drier than commercially bought dehydra ted fruit.
■ We rec ommend inspecting the food every hour and in the event of uneven
dehydration, to pause the deh ydration process and rearrange the food .
T ABLE OF RECOMMENDED DEHYDRA TION TIMES
Note:
Dehydration times in the follo wing tables are only indicative in nature.
Actual times depend on room temperature, ambien t humidity, moisture
content of the food being deh ydrated, and on how thinly the food is sliced .
Natural juiciness of food varies. The fruc tose contained in certain types of
fruit requires longer dehydr ation times.
FRUIT
TYPE OF
FRUIT PREP ARA TION INITIAL
ST ATE
APPROXIMA TE
DEHYDRA TION
TIME
Apricots
Dehydrate them cut in half or cut
into quarters. Before dehydr ation,
prepare them so as to retain their
colour and not to damage the peel.
Soft and
flexible 20-28 hours
Apples
Remove the peels, kernels and cut
into slices or rings. Soak them for
2 minutes before placing them in
the dehydrator . Then dry them and
place them on the racks.
Soft 7-15 hours
Pears
Peel them, remov e kernels and
woody fibre. Cut in to slices, rings or
cut into halves, quarters or eighths.
Soft,
leathery 10-12 hours
Plums
Wash them, leav e them whole or
cut in half, remo ve the stem, or the
stone if dehydrated as halv es.
Soft 5-24 hours
Bananas Remove the peel and cut into slices
0.3cm thick. Soft 6-10 hours
Strawberries Cut them into slices appro x.
0.9cm thick.
No visible
moisture 7-15 hours
Grapes Wash, r emove stems and leave
whole.
Soft,
leathery 22-30 hours
Peaches
Before dehydr ating, cut them into
halves or quarters. Y ou may remove
their peels during the dehydration
process. Remove stones when 50 %
dehydrated .
Soft,
leathery 12-15 hours
Pineapple
(fresh)
Remove the core and peel, cut int o
slices, rings or chunks.
Soft and
flexible 12-18 hours
Pineapple
(canned) Dry and tap them. Soft and
flexible 18-26 hours
Berry fruits,
cranberries
Wash thoroughly . Y ou can leave
berry fruits whole, cranberries
can be cut
No visible
moisture 10-15 hours
Cherries
Do not remove the stems unless
you will process immediately .
Remove pits. Halving them is
optional, if you wish to halve
them, do so once they are 50%
dehydrated .
Leathery
but mushy 15 hours
Kiwi fruit Cut into thin circles Soft 7-12 hours
Mango Cut in half. Soft 12-14 hours
Orange
peels
Cut into long strips and dehydra te.
Crush them after dehydration. Soft 8-10 hours
VEGET ABLES
TYPE OF
VEGET ABLE PREP ARA TION INITIAL
ST ATE
APPROXIMA TE
DEHYDRA TION
TIME
Eggplant
Trim, wash, cut in to slices from
0.6to 1.2cm thick and spread out
on the trays.
Brittle 6-18 hours
Broccoli
Trim, cut it up in the same was
as before consuming, w ash
thoroughly , steam for 3–5 minutes.
Brittle 6-20 hours
Onion
Remove the peel, cut to athickness
of 1.2cm, mix several times during
the dehydration proc ess.
Crunchy 8-14 hours
Mushrooms
Select fresh, young mushrooms
Remove any dirt or grime.
Depending on size, cut, shorten or
dry whole.
Hard 6-14 hours
Beans
(green or
yellow)
Cut them into pieces appro x.
2.5cm long. Steam until
translucent. After partial
dehydration, mix the beans up
so that those in the middle of the
tray are moved to the edge and
vice versa.
Brittle Brittle
Pumpkin P eel and cut into slices Brittle 6-18 hours
Cabbage
Cut off the head and cut it into
strips 0.3cm thick. Cut the centre
into slices 0.6cm thick
Hard,
leathery 6-14 hours
Brussels
sprouts
Remove the stems from the
Brussels sprouts and cut them
in half.
Brittle 8-30 hours
Cauliflower
Put 3 tablespoons of salt into
2.2litres of hot water and soak
the cauliflower in this solution for
2minutes. Steam until soft.
Hard or
leathery 6-16 hours
Potatoes
Peeling is optional. C ut into slices
from 0.4 to 0.6cm thick or into
cubes. boil for 8-10 minutes.
Crunchy 8-30 hours
Carrot
Select ayoung one with fine roots.
Steam until it softens, cut into
slices, chunks, cubes or fine strips.
Crunchy or
leathery 8-14 hours
Cucumber Peel it, cut to athickness of 0.3cm Hard or
leathery 8-16 hours
Sweet or hot
capsicum
Cut into slices or rings appro x.
0.6cm thick, remove the seeds
and wash.
Crunchy 4-14 hours
Parsley T ear into small pieces, dehydrate ,
subsequently shorten if necessary. Crunchy 2-10 hours