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Drying Chart for Fruit (continued)
Food type Pre treatment Setting Drying time Suggested Use
Limes, skin on,
5mm slices
Scrub whole
fruit under
warm water
60ºC 8-10 hours
Add to curries and
potpourri mixes
Oranges, Naval,
skin on, halved, cut
into 5mm slices
Scrub whole
fruit under
warm water
60ºC 6-8 hours
Add to potpourri mixes
and dip in chocolate and
serve with coffee
Paw Paw, peeled,
deseeded, 5mm
slices
None 60ºC
10-12
hours
Eat as is, add to muffin
mixtures, slices and
muesli
Peaches, halved,
de-stoned
Wash under
water
60ºC 8-10 hours
Eat as is, chop and
add to cake and muffin
mixtures or add to muesli
Pear large
1cm-thick slices
Soak in lemon
juice
60ºC
12-14
hours
Eat as is, chop and add
to salads, cakes and
muesli
Pear small halves
Soak in lemon
juice
60ºC
10-12
hours
Eat as is, chop and add
to salads, cakes and
muesli
Pineapple, 5mm
thick slices
None 60ºC 8-10 hours
Eat as is, chop and add
to muffin mixtures, slices
and muesli
Citrus Peel, 1-2mm None 55ºC 4-6 hours
Eat as is, chop and add
to muffin, cake and slice
mixtures; salads and
muesli