SILVERCREST Food dehydrator

Desiccation is the process of preserving food by drying it in the air. This process involves dehydrating the food, so the microorganisms responsible for the spoil-age process are deprived of their basis of life. Due to the gentle drying process, the vitamins and minerals contained are largely preserved.

The appliance draws in fresh air through the fan in the lid 1, heats it to approx. 60–70°C and blows it down through the middle of the containers 3 to the base 4. Then it rises again up the sides and flows past the food through the grid shelves of the containers 3. The warm, dry air causes the moisture on the surface of the food to evaporate.

Water flows outwards from the inside of the food and then also evaporates on the surface, etc. The moist air is discharged through the ventilation slits in the lid 1. The desiccated food can be consumed in dried form, further processed in soaked form or cooked directly.