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Thin slices for faster drying?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:37 am
by bossanova
Drying caps whole sure looks cool.

But why not slice them thin so they will dry faster? Would save time in the dehydrator!

Any reason not to do it?

Re: Thin slices for faster drying?

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:58 pm
by eucalyptus
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Re: Thin slices for faster drying?

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:13 pm
by bossanova
Ok that's good to know!

They actually air dry pretty well as whole caps, but I have this net that I put them on so air gets to them from the bottom as well. Still I like to cut them in half just to make sure there's nothing nasty in them that might eat everything up.

Re: Thin slices for faster drying?

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:18 pm
by bossanova
Follow up question:

If you slice them thin and stick them in a dehydrator for a couple of hours let's say at 70c, do you still get 30% conversion? Does time in the dehydrator affect how much conversion happens?