Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by the_bookmaker » Mon, Sep 11, 2023, 6:15 AM UTC

Drying Fruits (2003)
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Re: Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by dfxm12 » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 2:00 PM UTC

Raisins are just grape jerky :)

Arrange pretreated fruits on drying trays in single layers, pit cavity up. Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator.

Does anyone have an oven that can maintain such low temps?

Re: Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by thfuran » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 2:19 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #2

Raisins are just grape jerky :) Arrange pretreated fruits on drying trays in single layers, pit cavity up. Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator. Does anyone have an oven that can maintain such low temps?

At least in the US it seems to be the exclusive purview of high-end ovens, but there are ovens with proofing modes, which would be even lower temperature than that. Warming modes of around 150F are somewhat more common.

Re: Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by dylan604 » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #2

Raisins are just grape jerky :) Arrange pretreated fruits on drying trays in single layers, pit cavity up. Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator. Does anyone have an oven that can maintain such low temps?

i've seen recommendations about setting the oven at the lowest temp possible, and then leaving the door slightly open. i've also seen electric only ovens be able to set lower temps than gas only. i've only ever dried herbs in the oven because of the temp issue. for everything else, i just bought a dehydrator that can be set to the lower temps.

Re: Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by 0_____0 » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #2

Raisins are just grape jerky :) Arrange pretreated fruits on drying trays in single layers, pit cavity up. Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator. Does anyone have an oven that can maintain such low temps?

I've used the incandescent light in my oven to keep sourdough starter warm before. If the wattage is too low, you could hack together a simple thermostat driven relay and a larger light bulb run into your oven.

Re: Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by phone8675309 » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 2:35 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #2

Raisins are just grape jerky :) Arrange pretreated fruits on drying trays in single layers, pit cavity up. Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator. Does anyone have an oven that can maintain such low temps?

I bet my car hits 140 in the summer sun.

Re: Drying Fruits (2003)

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 2:46 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #2

Raisins are just grape jerky :) Arrange pretreated fruits on drying trays in single layers, pit cavity up. Dry at 140 degrees F (60°C) in an oven or dehydrator. Does anyone have an oven that can maintain such low temps?

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