Dehydrators

[realearner]

Hi there, just seen the post about dehydrating food, and wondered if anyone here has made there own.
I seem to recall seeing something about a wooden box with a standard light bulb in the bottom?
Am I going mad or is this correct.

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Hi Realearner,

In essence thats right all you need is a lightbulb, cardboard or wooden box, some wire and a fan (even a battery powered pound shop one would do).
Essentially you put some wire or bars in the box to hang your meat, lightbulb at the bottom to produce heat, fan in the side or top to create airflow and vent holes in the top to let the air/moisture escape.

Obviously a shop bought one will work quicker and more evenly though there is no reason why the above should be a reliable way to dehrdrate.
If your able to make up some mesh trays rather than bars it will open up your options in terms of what you can dehydrate, the most inprotant thing to remember if to ensure the air can circulate and escape.

Hamster

 

[rik_uk3]

Search the forum for dehydrator or dehydrating and you'll find lots and lots of posts on the subject of home drying. Search the net for home made dehydrator and you'll also find what your looking for like this http://lmgtfy.com/?q=light+bulb+food+dehydrator stacks of information there for you.