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Drying, Making preserves – Electrolux B3151-5 User Manual

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Uses, Tables and Tips

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Drying

Oven function: True fan

Use oven shelves covered with greaseproof paper or baking parchment.

You get a better result if you switch the oven off halfway through the drying time,

open the door and leave the oven to cool down overnight.

After this, finish drying the food to be dried.

Making preserves

Oven function: Base heat

For preserving, use only commercially available preserve jars of the same size.

Jars with twist-off or bayonet type lids and metal tins are not suitable.

When making preserves, the

first shelf position from the bottom is the one most

used.

Use the shelf for making preserves. There is enough room on this for up to six 1-litre

preserving jars.

The jars should all be filled to the same level and clamped shut.

Place the jars on the baking tray in such a way that they are not touching each other.

Pour approx. 1/2 litre of water into the baking tray so that sufficient moisture is pro-

duced in the oven.

As soon as the liquid starts to pearl in the first jars (after about 35-60 minutes with

1 litre jars), switch the oven off or reduce the temperature to 100°C (see table).

Food to be dried

Temperature in

°C

Oven level

Time in hours

(Guideline)

1 level

2 levels

Vegetables
Beans

60-

70

3

1 / 4

6-8

Peppers (strips)

60-

70

3

1 / 4

5-6

Vegetables for soup

60-

70

3

1 / 4

5-6

Mushrooms

50-

60

3

1 / 4

6-8

Herbs

40-50

3

1 / 4

2-3

Fruit
Plums

60-

70

3

1 / 4

8-10

Apricots

60-

70

3

1 / 4

8-10

Apple slices

60-

70

3

1 / 4

6-8

Pears

60-

70

3

1 / 4

6-9