. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. DEHYDRATION OF VEGETABLES 7 termined on the basis of operaticm over one gas or electric stove unit. The small one- or two-burner hot plates found in many homes are ideal heat sources for these dehydrators. The volume of drying air is approximately 53^ cubic feet, and with six trays totalling 10 square feet of drying area the capacity of the dehydrator is 8 to 12 pounds of fresh prepared product (equivalent to 9 to 14 pints of canned product). The tray loading is governed by the type of product to be dried
. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. DEHYDRATION OF VEGETABLES 7 termined on the basis of operaticm over one gas or electric stove unit. The small one- or two-burner hot plates found in many homes are ideal heat sources for these dehydrators. The volume of drying air is approximately 53^ cubic feet, and with six trays totalling 10 square feet of drying area the capacity of the dehydrator is 8 to 12 pounds of fresh prepared product (equivalent to 9 to 14 pints of canned product). The tray loading is governed by the type of product to be dried, vary- ing on an average from IJ^ pounds of leafy vegetables to 2 pounds of root vege- tables per tray. When a coal or wood stov^e is to be used as a source of heat an increase in size of the dehydrator is permissible owing to the increased heating area, but it is well to keep other factors in proportion for maximum efficiency. Since uniformity of temperature is a necessary requisite for satisfactory products, care must be taken that the heat from the stove does not fluctuate widely during the drying period. 'it ^xg STRIPS. ^ mcH fRon ,y^ tOOE . CHIMNEY FRONT AND BACK MAKE. Z >* 15 I7Z. CHlMNLY 5\DE:S MAKE. 2. TOP BR^Ct |>|>i5 NAILED OK â ^ INCH FROM TOP ^} BOTTOM BR Act }n|>.l5 ON FLUSH AT BOTTOM "i DOOR FRONT BR Acts - TOP AND BoTTort 3hlxlx«ff for Building Natural Draft Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Amherst, : Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907-1974
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