2011年12月23日 · Anybody try dehydrating fruit above stove? After getting a free dehydrator this weekend and running it for 8 hours, I had some tasty apples and bananas, but it seems a waste of electric. So I just rigged up a cooper wire off the mantle and have a …

Offhand, I think you have identified a perfect solution. A heat source creates a convection draft. Anything spread out on racks above it will dry out. The only question is if your fruit needs to be halved or pitted to dry well. Adding a small fan will also help speed the process, especially in a PNW moist environment. Luck!

2016年12月22日 · In my experience, you have two options when using your wood stove as a dehydrator, you can either dry on the stove or above the stove. I just had a thought that you could possibly hang your products on a drying rack for clothing and set it next to you stove, but I have yet to try this (if you try it out, let me know how it works in the comments!)

Keep the wood in the stove burning to dehydrate your food around the clock. You don’t have to cover it or pack it as you do with the outdoor methods. Low wood stove temperatures are ideal for dehydrating fruits and meat .

I've been looking for good ideas on a wood-fired food dehydrator. One of the best descriptions I've seen so far was at Backwoods home magazine: Is anyone operating something like this? Does anyone have plans to share or advice on mistakes to avoid? Reading the backwoods article, I'm not exactly sure how to best ventilate the dehydrator.

2017年11月27日 · Warm air circulating from a wood stove creates a dehydration force, a perfect opportunity to preserve food without using electricity. The ideas of what to dehydrate are endless, limited only to what we want our house to smell like. Apples, oranges, herbs, onions, garlic—well, the point is just choose wisely.

5. Wood Stove Dehydration. Wood stoves naturally dehydrate the air around them because they draw moist indoor air up and out the chimney along with the smoke. Many people counteract this and try to keep humidity up by placing a kettle or pot of water on the stove when it's running to increase winter humidity. Knowing this, you can take ...

2023年9月21日 · Dehydrating Apples Using a Wood Stove. You'll Need: 4 tin cups; drying rack or wire strands; wood stove; Instructions:]If you want to achieve that crispy texture and whiter color on your apples, you can dry them naturally over a wood stove. Start by putting four tin cups on the corners of your stove.

A wood stove gives off a LOT of heat; much higher temps than a dehydrator. I think you would have to make your rack with legs, so the fruit is at least 12-16 inches above the surface. I would hang an oven thermometer at different heights above the stove, to determine where the temp is at 130-150 degrees, and build the rack accordingly.

They are used for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, and spices. They are also used to dry fresh noodles, and to make beef jerky items. Just about anything you would dry in an oven or electric dehydrator can be dried on the drying pan up to just over 200 degrees or just under the boiling point of water to keep the pan from boiling over.