Infrared dryer: pros,, how to choose, how to use

Infrared Dryer for vegetables and fruits will be indispensable in the kitchen. In the summer to prepare women use fresh vegetables and fruits, in winter you can buy them, but the price is higher at times. It is better to make preparations for the winter in the form of preservation, frozen or dried vegetables.

Additional freezer takes up space, but the electric dryer will cope with the task, it is easily removed in the closet if needed. Dried fruits and vegetables retain vitamins and useful properties. Harvested vegetables stored in glass containers and plastic bags.

Principle of operation

There are two types:

1. Convective. Dried fruit, meat, fish with the help of hot air blower.
2. Infrared. Ensure perfect drying with infrared rays. Consume less power. Retain a large amount of vitamins in dried fruits.

The underlying principle of propagation of infrared rays only certain wave absorbed by the water contained in the treated material. Tissue products structure is not changed, which retain the original appearance and vitamins.

Meek infrared waves penetrate deep into the fiber, which allows for maximum impact at a depth of several centimeters.

Applied Infrared Electric driers for:

• root crops;
• snacks;
• meat;
• cheese;
• vegetables;
• berries;
• fruit.

Just as it is possible to dry tea, herbs, mushrooms, fish.

Pros and cons of infrared Electric driers

The dried berries and fruit in a dryer of this type have a number of advantages:

1. Attractive appearance and safety of staff.
2. Almost complete sterility of the products after processing.
3. Prevention of further proliferation of microorganisms.
4. Storing vitamins (drying at low temperature).
5. Minimum cost of electricity.
6. Drying of the product in two times faster than in the converting dryer.

Vegetables and fruits are subjected to infrared treatment, do not contain preservatives and dyes. They do not contain impurities. In this way the workpiece material is not exposed to electromagnetic fields and radiation. This method contributes to long-term storage, the microflora does not develop.

You save 80-95 percent of useful trace elements and vitamins, which is significantly higher performance in contrast to other methods of heat treatment.

Eat dried fruit can be both raw and used for cooking. Perfectly suited to the Electric driers dried mushrooms, frying or cooking.

Using a model with a small capacity, it requires more time for drying process. Electric driers if a smaller number of trays, it will affect the capacity of the products.

There are models with a capacity of more than 450 watts. But they consume a lot of electricity, although this capacity is much larger dryers. At one time you will be able to dry a few kilograms of fresh vegetables. These dryers are used in small businesses, they are ready to strong loads. Driers to 350 W arrange any owner in the kitchen.

When choosing a model for the kitchen, keep in mind that iron trays and cabinet get warm, you can get burned. Plastic models are less susceptible to heat and are safer. The transparent containers is easy to observe the process, you will not need to stop the process, to see how the drying is progressing.

Trays should be deep, because in small trays you do not put large pieces of vegetables and mushrooms. Mushrooms, for example, it is better to dry large pieces, they are very usushivayutsya, as they have a lot of moisture. Apples also lost in the drying process in the amount of five times.

How to choose an infrared Electric driers

By design features IR dryers relates the control method.
Two types:

• mechanical;
• electronic controls.

Members of the old school often rely on mechanical controls. In modern infrared dryers have comfortable sensors and switches, it is possible to choose parameters and set the time. Conservative users more confident in the reliability of these devices.

Advanced prefer a more modern models with electronic control. Choosing a model with a display, you can be sure, that put the right temperature and keep an eye on the end of the drying time.

The choice of control method does not affect the quality, based on personal comfort.

Modern infrared dryers have a number of options that will help the unit be comfortable:

• thermoregulator - allow you to select the temperature.
• overheat protection - work and shut down the device when it is strongly overheated by continuous load, which will ensure the safety of the circuit and failure of the device.
• automatic shutdown - work after the end of the drying time of the exposed products. A handy feature you can use at any time and not have to worry about that you forget or can not turn off time.
• Power - each model differs in volume, this rate varies from 250 to 1000 kV. The greater capacity Electric driers, the power consumption is higher.
• electronic timer - Convenient display, where you can always see the time spent on drying and the amount remaining to complete the work.
• on indicator - show that Electric driers ready to work.
• LED display - will monitor the temperature, the time on the screen.
• Quiet operation - the instrument produces a minimum of noise.
• Number of trays - models differ in volume, and therefore the number of compartments varies. Holds the number of the volume of fruit or fish will correspond to the number of trays.

How to use infrared Electric driers

Getting Started

1. At the first start device test it. Plugged in, wait for the indicator and the fan is turned on. Let the appliance run for a few minutes.
2. When first switched on recommended to remove the trays at the bottom and at the top, where the fan is located.
3. Do not water the vegetable oil or fat, fruit, fish, meat. This causes them to crack.
4. Lay out for drying fruits, so that they do not touch. This will give you a beautiful appearance in the dried product, prevent sticking pieces.
5. Flexible mesh suitable for bananas, strawberries, tomatoes, kiwi.
6. Grid for herbs need for flowers, herbs. Prevents shattering of the particles to the bottom of the bowl.
7. Set the temperature on the recommendation to the category that you are going to dry up.
8. Fill the trays away from the device itself. Gently push containers prepared for drying.
9. Choose a place for a kitchen appliance you need in a ventilated area.
10. Products in advance not cook, do not cut, because the juice is collected, which will increase the drying time on the surface of the product. Appearance at the port.
11. It is not necessary to dry on a pallet products that differ by smell. The smell of fish or garlic firmly absorbed in a number of product located.
12. Products on drying moisture content use of one type (fungi in tissue composition contain 20% more moisture than vegetables).
13. Near included Electric driers is not necessary to keep highly inflammable substances.
14. We can not close, cover the vents, put on push objects, cover with a towel.
15. On drying radiators should not be exposed to moisture.

Storage
Long-term storage will have a well-dried products. Nedosushennye pieces do not fall among the mushrooms, vegetables, berries. A small part of these pieces will lead to rapid deterioration of all the dried volume.

Dried products pour into the tray and leave for a day or two. During this time they have cooled and the moisture is equalized between the dry products.

Dried fruits and vegetables need to be stored in a tightly closed glass or plastic jars or use vacuum bags. They keep dry fruits and berries, the shelf life of two years.

You can use a tightly-closing drawers, the bottom is covered with paper. Shelf life months. Full box top is covered with a layer of paper.

Security

1. You can not include a kitchen appliance with wet or damp hands.
2. The surface is where IR drying must be dry. You can not put the device on a towel or other things.
3. Carefully open the kitchen appliance, during operation it heats (metal casing).
4. Do not allow children to use their own kitchen appliance.
5. Do not be left on unattended.
6. Do not operate low power devices using continuous operation (fast will break down).
7. Do not expose the base of the dryer or wire to moisture or liquid.
8. When cooking pastes sure that it would not spill over the edges puree.
9. Do not move included a kitchen appliance.
10. Do not keep the appliance is switched on constantly, turn off from the wall socket when not in use.
11. You can not disassemble the defective unit, take on the warranty or in the studio.
12. When operating fractured plastic containers (trays). Repair burst tray you do not get. You can order a new container from the seller, where to buy model, the producers care about replacement parts under the order.