This is the dehydrator I bought; it's made in Germany;
It's got 3 heat settings; #1 is approximately +20c above ambient temperature (250watts); #2 is approximately +40c above ambient temperature (500watts); and #3 is approximately +60c above ambient temperature (700watts).
I've been drying the Habs in the picture (#1 heat) for 48 hrs. and they're not yet dehydrated. After 24 hrs. I had cut slits in one side of all of them. That's helping, but not much. I'm trying to retain the color of the pods but this is just too long for drying.
Do I need to up the temperature? Here the #1 heat is about 50c (120f); #2 would be about 70c and #3 would be about 90c. Our daytime temperatures are now about 28-29c.
I have used my convection oven before and it worked fine but the lowest temp is 100c and the pods lost all natural orange color and they lost the Hab flavor.
It's got 3 heat settings; #1 is approximately +20c above ambient temperature (250watts); #2 is approximately +40c above ambient temperature (500watts); and #3 is approximately +60c above ambient temperature (700watts).
I've been drying the Habs in the picture (#1 heat) for 48 hrs. and they're not yet dehydrated. After 24 hrs. I had cut slits in one side of all of them. That's helping, but not much. I'm trying to retain the color of the pods but this is just too long for drying.
Do I need to up the temperature? Here the #1 heat is about 50c (120f); #2 would be about 70c and #3 would be about 90c. Our daytime temperatures are now about 28-29c.
I have used my convection oven before and it worked fine but the lowest temp is 100c and the pods lost all natural orange color and they lost the Hab flavor.