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Note: After cleaning the appliance, it must be switched ON (See ==> Operation) for about 30 minutes with
temperature set at 70°C. There is some odour or smoke evolved during the first few cycles. This is normal
and does not indicate any defect or hazard. Make sure the appliance is well ventilated.
Guidelines for food preparation
• For the reason of safe and hygienic preservation,
wash all the food well before drying.
• Only process non-perished food, any blemishes
are to be removed generously.
• Dehydration results are more even if the food is
cut into pieces of roughly the same size.
• To reduce the desiccating time, cut the food in
thinner slices or pieces.
• The prepared food is to be desiccated in a contin-
uous process. Do not interrupt the dehydrating
process.
Approximate dehydration time and particular food preparation guidelines
The time required for dehydrating is greatly de-
pendent on the kind of food to be dried, their mois-
ture content, ripeness, thickness, temperature set-
ting and humidity of the inside chamber.
Drying time will vary according to the following fac-
tors:
- thickness of the food
- number of trays in use
- volume of food being dried
- moisture or humidity in your environment
- your preferences of drying for each type of dried
food.
It is recommended that:
- through the transparent damper door, you check
the food condition regularly (e.g. every hour) to
control the process. Note the drying time for fu-
ture reference.
- pre-treated food will have the best drying results
- after drying, store the food to preserve quality and
nutrients.
- Always work within the food preparation regu-
lations to prevent the contamination of harmful
bacteria within the dried food.
Storing of dried food
• Allow the dried food to cool well before storing.
Also make sure that they are absolutely dry. This
is essential for proper storage.
• To prevent deterioration, dried food must be pre-
vented from absorbing humidity during storage.
Therefore, any storage tins, glasses or plastic
bags should be sealed airtight. Vacuum packag-
ing would be the appropriate storage method.
• Desiccated food should be stored in a dry, cool
and clean area to ensure a long storage time.
Operation
• Place the appliance on a horizontal, stable, non-
slip, and heat-resistant surface.
• Position the food evenly on the trays, ensuring
they do not overlap. In order to have good venti-
lation inside the appliance, 10% of the tray’s sur-
face should be free from food.
• Remove any trays that are not being used. A total
of 7 trays can be used at the same time.
• When inserting the trays, ensure they are aligned
with the same side board correctly. Then, close
the door firmly.
• Next, connect the power plug to a suitable electri-
cal power supply socket. There is a beep sound
and all buttons are lighted on for 3 seconds.
Then, only TEMP/TIME button will be blinked in
blue; the LED screen is fully displayed and the
appliance is now in the STANDBY mode.
• Press the TIME/TEMP button to start the opera-
tion. All buttons on the control pan el will be light-
ed up in blue so the user could adjust the timer
and temperature or go to keep warm or fast/raw
mode. Press START/STOP button without adjust-
ment, the machine will go to default mode. The
default temperature is 70°C and the default timer
is 10hours.
