When evaluating and reviewing food dehydrators, the below goods features and functionality should be considered and compared across separate units and brands. One way to correlate separate brands of food dehydrators, that contain similar features, is to evaluate the food dehydrators on a price per quadrilateral foot of drying area (total price divided by total drying area) while also considering the brand, prestige and goods reviews of the dehydrator units that are being considered.
You can evaluate separate brands of food dehydrators, which have separate goods features, using the same price per quadrilateral foot of total drying area and then personally resolve if additional features are worth the extra cost per quadrilateral foot.
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o Total Drying or Dehydrating Area - How much space does the dehydrator have to dry food? The total dehydrating area is expressed in quadrilateral feet and is calculated as follows: The goods of a) the whole of drying drays multiplied by the size of the drying trays (length by width in inches) divided by b) 144 quadrilateral inches. As an example, if a dehydrator has 9 drying trays that are 15 inches by 15 inches each, then the total drying area equals 14.1 quadrilateral feet (15 multiplied by 15 multiplied by 9 = 2,025, 2,025 divided by 144 equals 14.1). Obviously, the total dehydrating area determines how much food you can dry at one time. The total drying area should be adequate for the largest whole of food you will dry while a twenty-four hour period. As a rough rule of thumb, approximately one pound of food can be dried per quadrilateral foot of drying area. However, this whole will vary depending on the type of food being dried, the thickness of the food slices and the food's water content.
o Air Flow - Dehydrators remove moisture from food via heat and air flows. Food dehydrator air flows are designed whether horizontally or vertically. Horizontal air flow food dehydrators have their heating element and fan placed on one side of the dehydrator. The drying trays that hold the food are arranged like drawers inside the food dehydrator. Typically, horizontal air flow dehydrators are great at dehydrating separate types of food at the same time as the horizontal air current mixes the food flavors less than vertical air flow dehydrators. Also, horizontal air flow dehydrators great forestall food juices from dripping down onto the heating element, thus manufacture cleaning easier.
Vertical air flow dehydrators have their heating element and fan placed at the base of the dehydrator. The drying trays that hold the food are stacked on top of the base. Because the drying trays and food are stacked on top of the heating element, drying temperatures can vary between the top and bottom food drying trays. Vertical air flow dehydrators may wish a swapping of top and bottom drying trays, while the dehydrating process, so that an even drying effect is achieved across all the food and drying trays.
o Thermostat - A thermostat is a gismo used to regulate the climatic characteristic of a heating or cooling theory so that the system's climatic characteristic is maintained near a desired, chosen amount. A thermostat does this by switching heating or cooling systems on or off, as needed, to utter the desired temperature. A food dehydrator's adjustable thermostat should have a good range of drying temperatures, typically 85 to 155 degrees Fahrenheit, to deal with separate types and amounts of food.
A food dehydrator without a thermostat will dry at a constant, unchanging heat, but at a potentially addition climatic characteristic inside the dehydrator. This can cause case hardening; food with a dry outside but with moisture and potentially bacteria on the inside.
o Watts - The power consumed or used by a dehydrator is measured in watts, similar to that of the light bulb. The watt power of a food dehydrator should be considered in relation to the total drying area. More drying trays and larger dehydrator dimensions should wish more watts used by the dehydrator to ensure adequate food dehydration. You can correlate the power used or needed between separate dehydrators by comparing the watts per quadrilateral foot of total drying area. Plainly divide the watts of the dehydrator unit by the total drying area to collect the watts per quadrilateral foot.
o Price - A good metric to correlate separate dehydrators that vary in size, total drying area, wattage and or price is to correlate their cost per quadrilateral foot of total drying area. To calculate, divide a food dehydrator's cost by that unit's total drying area.
A Food Dehydrator impart - How to correlate Food Dehydrator Products and Features
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