my own apple drier or
dehydrator
Speaking of using existing things, my friend that
I mentioned yesterday tells me that she has now
made a dryer out of the cupboard above her
refridgerator. She took out the bottom and the
top and replaced them with screen. For heat She
, The Anasazi
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Matt
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 6:58 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or
dehydrator
The fan is something
, July 10, 2010 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or
dehydrator
Speaking of using existing things, my friend that
I mentioned yesterday tells me that she has now
made a dryer out of the cupboard above her
refridgerator. She took out the bottom
well i have 2 dehydrators.
one is round and has no fan and i can make a full load of beef jerkey in about
20 hours.
the other is square and has a fan and will make a full load in about 15 hours.
so fan or not if the heats on the bottom and there are vents in the top it will
work.
jim
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I really think that the fact that dehydrators use more electricity is
mis-information. I keep two of them going almost all summer and don't notice
any difference in the bill. They only heat to about 145 or so and they use
about the same as a small lightbulb to heat and a small fan. Go to
over
dowels or wooden frame as trays. Still in the pondering stage.
From: Jim Gatteys
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or
dehydrator
Hi Matt!
I used some old wooden frames
my question is would be how much cuhnter or shelf space Jim d your
machines take up? and then how do you tore the end roduct? If you do
not mind I'd like to take some o f the discussion off list. Might I
email you Lee. thanks
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 04:45:11AM
-0500, Jim
Gatteys wrote:
all this idea of dried fruit is making my stomach growl . so keep us
posted Matt on how you make out. Lee
\On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 12:42:06PM
-1000, Betsy Whitney,
Dolphin Press wrote:
Aloha Matt,
My friend made trays with extruded aluminum just
like some folks use to make window
Hi Lee!
if you have questions off list that's fine. My dehydrator is about the size of
a microwave and when the stuff is dry it goes into fruit jars that I seal with
a device called a pump 'n seal from
http://pump-n-seal.com
It works like a foodsaver but its about 30 dollars and works great.
I don't know about electricity usage, they do not get very hot. But
efficiency is the argument there that is unnecessary. I just wanted to
chime in here with popiel being just fine for delicious banana chips;
after a little trial and error on time and placement. it's a funny stack
of trays,
hahahah, funny you should mention that. I've been looking around for an
existing closed cabinet or something which I could rig up like that, and one
thing I have considered has been an old dressor.
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From: Keith Christian
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Speaking of using existing things, my friend that
I mentioned yesterday tells me that she has now
made a dryer out of the cupboard above her
refridgerator. She took out the bottom and the
top and replaced them with screen. For heat She
installed a light fixture inside to create heat
and the
Aloha Matt,
My friend made trays with extruded aluminum just
like some folks use to make window screens. Then
she could just take them out in the yard and squirt them off with the hose.
She made a tent out of screen that was open on
the bottom so it could just be set over the whole
stack of
Hi Matt!
I used some old wooden frames and screen nailed across them for racks for years
but finally broke down and bought an excalibur dehydrater. Best investment I
ever made. I dry tons of stuff from my garden. I'm in west Texas and in the
summer I keep the dehydrater outside while doing
. Still in the pondering stage.
Matt
- Original Message -
From: Jim Gatteys
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or
dehydrator
Hi Matt!
I used some old wooden
If you build a dehydrator, you haven't saved any space over buying one.
By the time you build one, you could purchase one, maybe. The one you
purchase can run all year, where if you have one that can only run in the
warm weather, well, it can only run in the warm weather.
Having said that, I
: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or
dehydrator
Your wooden frame and screens is kind of what I am thinking just now to
start with. Did you use a heat element and a fan? I'm rummaging around for
unused stuff to play with the idea.
Sitting here with a small fan in my lap
Hi Matt,
Ahha, I found the original article on this thread. (LOL)
You can make trays for holding the fruit out of hardware cloth. I believe
that the ΒΌ or 3/8 inch hardware cloth would be plenty strong to hold the
fruit without the use of a wooden frame. Just make some slots for the
hardware
like a cement mixer GRIN
- Original Message -
From: Cy Selfridge
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 8:52 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or
dehydrator
Hi,
I concur with the fact that you would
I've heard that dehydrators tend to use quite a bit of electricity, and
while the dehydration process might be faster and easier, the savings on the
electrical bill would more than offset the ease of it all.
Mind you, this information was gotten based on the old Popiel dehydrators,
so it may
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