Re: [CH] Dehydrator
Cameron Begg (PheasantPlucker@columbus.rr.com)
Sat, 22 Oct 2005 08:52:32 -0400
Hi C-H's,
Byron - my bought dehydrator has a 53W heating element. Resistance is
268 ohms. If you could find yourself a 250 ohm resistor with a high
enough power dissipation rating (say 100W) you would be good to go. I
have made a LOT of chipotle from ripe jals. Here's how:
First wash and reject the duds. Cut of stem end and slice in half
down the middle. Put on wire cloth tray in the smoker and smoke on
low heat overnight. Take out of smoker and put in the above
dehydrator until dried. You have to look at them daily, remove the
dry ones and rearrange the not completely dry ones to favorable
positions for good air circulation. BTW - this unit has no fan. It is
convection driven. When all jals are thoroughly dried they are frozen
in air tight containers or powdered in a grinder. Yum. The smell when
drying is exquisite!
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Regards,
Cameron