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Has anyone ever made their own food dehydrator?

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Has anyone ever made their own food dehydrator?

On 29 Sep 2004 07:37:35 -0700,
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>I have an idea to make my own mega food dehydrator. Has anyone ever
>tackled this task, and willing to share your plans, ideas,
>suggestions? Any feedback appreciated.
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Besides good temperature control, an issue with many dehydrators is
the evenness of drying throughout. It gets to be a pain if one part is
overdried while another is still damp.

Consistency from one run to the next would be good as well, so you
would not have to watch quite as carefully.

Some basic instrumentation would be useful, time, temperature at
multiple points, maybe a humidity sensor at the exhaust.

Easy to clean is a big plus.

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Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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On 29 Sep 2004 07:37:35 -0700,
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>I have an idea to make my own mega food dehydrator. Has anyone ever
>tackled this task, and willing to share your plans, ideas,
>suggestions? Any feedback appreciated.
>
Besides good temperature control, an issue with many dehydrators is
the evenness of drying throughout. It gets to be a pain if one part is
overdried while another is still damp.

Consistency from one run to the next would be good as well, so you
would not have to watch quite as carefully.

Some basic instrumentation would be useful, time, temperature at
multiple points, maybe a humidity sensor at the exhaust.

Easy to clean is a big plus.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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