The drying phase is the most important and most difficult.

The food dryer

There are several types of electric food dryer that differ by their size, price, timer and thermostat. It is important to choose and buy a food dryer that suits your needs based on number of people in hour house, frequency of use, ....

To help you to make your choice when purchasing you should visit following page:

How to choose the food dryer that suits your needs

Food dryer brands available are Excalibur, Ezidri, Stöckli, Riviera&Bar, Nesco, ABC, Tompress and many others.

It is rare to find a food dryer in a store even those specialized in home appliances. To get one, it's easier to order it online. Here is a comparison of all food dryer models that are available commercially and that tells you where to buy your dryer at the best price:

Compare all food dryers to find the cheapest one

For more information on the dryer you can see the pages dedicated to each food dryer. Drying times are specific to each fruit and food dryer.

Below are useful pages on each fruit which describes how to prepare the fruit, how to dry the fruit and then how to use it in a recipe for example.

Tips:

• Do not hesitate to tighten the fruits on the food dryer trays. Drying reduces the size of all fruit pieces.
• When the slices or pieces of fruit is rounded on one side or bent, it is advisable to put this party on the tray which limits the contact between the fruit and the tray. This is to prevent the fruit from sticking to the plate (and this facilitates the cleaning afterwards).
• Whenever I dry fruits or vegetables, I take notes of drying times, how they are carved and any usefull remarks. You can print available sheet notes to record your own results, comments or questions. You can then share your own results on the page "drying time".