Food Dehydrator and Boiler

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Kungur
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Post by Kungur » Sat. Oct. 16, 2021 6:43 pm

So a crazy idea!
We are wanting to try our hand at dehydrating apples. Has anyone used the heat off the top of the boiler to dehydrate food?

 
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Retro_Origin
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Post by Retro_Origin » Mon. Oct. 18, 2021 7:08 pm

No, but I did try to convince my wife to try it. It dehydrated my shoes pretty well...shrivled up like dried fruit.


 
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warminmn
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Post by warminmn » Mon. Oct. 18, 2021 8:09 pm

If you can duplicate the temps and humidity of a dehydrator I would think it would work fine. Theres only one way to find out! :D

edit, possibly air flow too.

 
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CoalisCoolxWarm
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Post by CoalisCoolxWarm » Mon. Oct. 18, 2021 11:52 pm

Using water to dry and dehydrate. I like it.

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