Weston Stainless Steel Dehydrator - Manual

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CAUTION! EDGES MAY BE SHARP!
ATTENTION
If any components of this unit are broken,
do not operate properly, or for product returns,
please contact Weston Products LLC at
1-800-814-4895
Outside the U.S. call 440-638-3131.
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Exclusively imported by Weston Products LLC. Strongsville, Ohio
10 TRAY STAINLESS STEEL
DEHYDRATOR
MODEL NO. 74-1001-W
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROBLEM: Moisture in the storage container.
CAUSE: Incomplete Drying.
Food is cut unevenly, causing incomplete or uneven drying.
Drying foods left at room temperature too long after cooling,
allows moisture to re-enter the foods.
PREVENTION: Test several pieces of food for dryness before removing it from
the Dehydrator.
Cut foods evenly.
Cool quickly and package immediately in an air-tight container.
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PROBLEM:
Mold is on the dehydrated food.
CAUSE: Incomplete Drying.
The food was not checked for moisture content within a week.
The storage container is not air-tight.
The storage temperature is too warm.
Case hardening may have occurred, meaning the food was dried
at too high of a temperature and the food was only dry on the
outside, not the inside.
PREVENTION: Test several pieces of food for dryness before removing it from
the Dehydrator.
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PROBLEM:
Brown spots on vegetables.
CAUSE: Too high of a drying temperature was used. Food is over-dry.
PREVENTION: Dry foods at appropriate temperatures. Use the “Drying
Guide” on the Control Panel as reference. Check foods often
for dryness.
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PROBLEM:
Food sticking to Trays.
CAUSE: Food is not being turned over during the dehydration process.
PREVENTION: After one hour of dehydrating, use a spatula and flip the food.
Flip the food often until it is no longer sticky.