HOMCOM 800-143V70 User manual

FOOD DEHYDRATOR
INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
BY1143 (800-143V70)
INcsb080_UK
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800-143V70
UESR’S MANUAL

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IT IS NECESSARY TO PUT HEAT-RESISTING MATERIAL (CERAMIC TILES,
THICK BOARD ETC.) UNDER THE APPLIANCE DURING USE OR PUT THE
APPLIANCE ON TO THE HEAT-RESISTANT SURFACE TO AVOID
POSSIBLE DAMAGE.
Do not work the appliance longer than 40 hours running. After finishing
uninterrupted work of the appliance during 40 hours, turn off the appliance
(the switch should be in the position “OFF”), unplug the appliance and let it
cool down.
Improper use of the appliance can cause damage and injury to the user.
Use the appliance only for its intended use and always follow the manual
guidelines.
Unplug the appliance when it is not in use.
Keep the power base away from water. Do not switch on the appliance if its
surfaces are wet.
Do not use appliance with damaged electric cord, plug, after appliance is
dropped or with other damages. If it has happened contact service center.
Do not allow children to play near the appliance when in use.
Unplug the appliance before cleaning it.
Never yank cord to disconnect from outlet, instead grasp plug and pull to
disconnect.
This appliance is for domestic use only
Do not cover the appliance whilst in use. If it’s covered there’s a risk of fire.
Do not leave the appliance unattended while in use.
Put the appliance only on to the flat surface.
This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or heated oven.
Do not allow the mains lead to hang over the edge of a table or a counter
or become a hazard.
To protect against the risk of electric shock, do not immerse this Food
Dehydrator, cord set or plug in water or any other liquid.
The Food Dehydrator is not intended to be operated by means of an
external timer or any type of separate remote-control system.
This appliance is intended to be used indoors for household use only.
DO NOT move or lift the Food Dehydrator while the power cord is still
connected to the wall outlet.

USE OF THE APPLIANCE ATTENTION!
Before using the first time:
Unpack the appliance.
Wash all parts of the appliance
Before use make sure that the electric parameters of your dehydrator,
indicated on rating label found on the base of the appliance
Wash lids and trays of appliance. Wash trays in warm water adding a small
quantity of detergent for washing dishes. Clean the power base using a
damp cloth, (NEVER SUBMERSE THE BASE IN ANY LIQUID).
FUNCTIONS
Dehydrating food is a gentle, natural process which removes moisture from
food. Using controlled heat temperature, air is circulated from the top of the
unit to each of the trays and base. This method of drying seals in the flavors
and nutrients of the food, leaving a high food nutrient and vitamin content. So,
you can enjoy fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, which are prepared without
using unhealthy substances, the whole year round.
You can also dry flowers, medicinal plants, prepare cereals with the help of this
appliance. (Meat and fish should always be dried on highest temperature for
food safety reason). Dried food can be stored in air tight glass containers and
lasts between 3-6 months. It is best to refrigerate dried foods or store in low
temperatures away from sunlight.
USE OF THE APPLIANCE
1. Safely place the appliance on a flat and level surface. Stack the trays one
on top of the other, then insert plug in electrical outlet.
2. To turn the dehydrator on, press the <ON/OFF> button to begin the
programmed cycle. You will also hear the fan operating.
3. To adjust the “Temperature”, rotate the “TEMP” knob to set the
desired temperature range from 40 °C to 70 °C to increase or
decrease the temperature by one degree.
4. To adjust the “Time”, rotate the “TIME” knob to set the desired time range
from 1 hour to 48 hours. To set the hours, the time by one hour.

5. The model will stop automatically when the time expires or you can stop it
at anytime using the <ON/OFF> button. Remove the plug from the outlet
once it has stopped.
Important note: Usually the base layer near fan will dry fast than the
top layer, so in order to make the foods dry well-distributed and fast,
you can adjust the base layer to top position after it dry well, then put
the top layer to base position it will make fast and nicer.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION
Wash products before putting in the appliance. Do not put wet products into
appliance, rub it dry.
ATTENTION！Do not put trays with products if there is water in it.
Cut off the spoiled parts of products. Slice the products in such a way to situate
it freely between the trays.
The duration of drying products depends on the thickness of pieces into which
it is sliced etc.
You can change the position of the trays if not all products on it dried well. You
can put upper trays down, closer to power base, and lower trays you can put it
place of upper trays. Some of the fruits can be covered by its natural protective
layer and that is why the duration of drying may increase. To avoid this matter,
it is better to boil products for about 1-2 minutes and then put it to cold water
and rug after that.
NEED TO KNOW：THE DURATION OF DRYING STATED IN THIS
INSTRUCTION IN APPROXIMATE.
The duration of drying depends on the temperature and humidity of the room，
the level of humidity of products, thickness of the pieces etc.
DRYING FRUITS
Wash the fruits.
Take out the pit and cut off the spoiled parts.
Slice into pieces which you can place freely between the trays.
You can put the fruits down to natural lemon or pine apple juice not to let
them fade.
If you want your fruits to smell pleasantly, you can add cinnamon or
coconut.
Dry fruits at 50-60 ℃.

DRYING VEGETABLES
Wash the vegetables.
Take out the pit and cut off the spoiled parts.
Slice into pieces which you can place freely between the trays.
It is better to boil vegetables for about 1-5 minutes and then put it to cold
water and then dry.
Dry vegetables at 50-55 ℃.
DRYING MEDICINAL PLANTS
It is recommended to dry leaves.
After drying it is better to put medicinal plants in paper bags or glass cans
and place it in dark cool place.
STORAGE OF DRYING FOOD
Containers for storage the dried products should be clean and dry.
For better storage of dried fruits use glass containers with metal lids and
put it into a dark dry place where the temperature should be 5-20 degrees.
During first week after drying, it is better to check if there is any moisture in
container. If yes, it means that products are not dried well and you should
dry it again.
ATTENTION! Do not place hot or even warm products into containers for
storage.
PRELIMINARY PREPARING OF THE FRUITS
Preliminary preparing of the fruits saves its natural color, taste and flavor.
Below you can see some useful recommendations how is better to prepare
fruits for drying:
Take 1／4 glass of juice (natural preferably).Remember that the juice, which
you take, should correspond to the fruit which you prepare. For example, for
preparing apples you should take apple juice.
Mix the juice with 2 glasses of water. Then immerse preliminary processed
fruits (see “table of preparing the fruits for drying”) into prepared liquid for 2
hours.
TABLE OF PREPARING THE FRUITS FOR DRYING
Name
Preparing
Condition
after drying
Duration of drying
(hours)
Apricot
Slice it and take out
the pit
Soft
13-28

Orange peel
Cut it to long stripes
Fragile
8-16
Pine apple(fresh)
Peel it and slice into
pieces or square parts
Hard
8-36
Pine
apple(tinned)
Pour out the juice and
dry it
Soft
8-36
Banana
Peel it and slice to
round pieces (3-4mm
thickness)
Crispy
8-38
Grapes
No need to cut it
Soft
8-26
Cherry
It is not necessary to
take out the pit (you
can take it out when
cherry is half-dried)
Pear
Peel it and slice
Soft
8-30
Fig
Slice it
Hard
8-26
Cranberry
No need to cut
Soft
8-26
peach
Cut into 2 pieces and
take out the pit when
the fruits are half-dried
Soft
8-26
Date-fruit
Tale out the pit and
slice
Hard
8-26
Apple
Peel it, take out the
heart, slice it into
round pieces or
segments
Soft
8-12
NOTICE: Time and ways of preliminary processing of the fruits which are
described in the table only fact-finding. Personal preferences of customers can
differ of the described in the table.
PRELIMINARY PREPARING OF THE VEGETABLES
It is recommended to boil green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, asparagus and
potato, because those vegetables often are preparing for first and second
dishes, it saves its natural color.
How to boil: put the preliminary prepared vegetables into a saucepan with
boiling water for about 3-5 minutes. Then pour out the water and put vegetable
into the appliance.
If you want to add a smack of lemon to green beans, asparagus etc., just put it

into a lemon juice for about 2 minutes.
NOTICE: THE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOVE ARE ONLY GUIDE LINES AND
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FOLLOW THEM.
TABLE OF PREPARING THE VEGETABLES FOR DRYING
Name Preparing Condition
after drying
Artichoke
Cut it to stripes
(3-4mm thickness)
fragile
8-13
Egg-plant
Peel it and slice it into
pieces (6-12mm
thickness)
Fragile
8-18
Broccoli
Peel it and cut it.
steam it for
about3-5min.
Fragile
8-20
Mushrooms
Slice it for dry it whole
(small mushrooms)
Hard
8-14
Green beans
Cut it and boil till
become transparent
Fragile
8-26
Vegetable
marrows
Slice it into pieces
(6mm thickness)
Fragile 8-18
Cabbage
Peel it and cut into
stripes (3mm
thickness) Take out
the heart
Hard
8-14
Brussels sprouts
Cut the stems into 2
pieces
Crispy
8-30
Cauliflower
Boil till becomes soft
Hard
8-16
Potato
Slice it, boil for about
8-10min
Crispy
8-30
Onion Slice it into thin round
pieces
Crispy 8-14
Carrot
Boil till becomes soft.
shred it or slice into
round pieces
Crispy
8-14
Cucumber
Peel it and slice into
round pieces (12mm
thickness)
Hard
8-18
Sweet pepper
Cut it to stripes or to
round pieces (6mm
thickness). Take out
the heart
crispy
8-14

Piquant pepper
No need to cut it
Hard
8-14
parsley
Put the leaves into
trays
Crispy
6-10
Tomato
Peel it. Cut it into
pieces or into round
pieces
Hard
8-24
Rhubarb
Peel it and slice it into
pieces (3mm
thickness)
Loss of
humidity in a
vegetable
8-38
Beetroot
Boil it, let it cool down,
cut off the roots and
the tops. Slice it to
round pieces
Crispy
8-26
Celery
Slice it into pieces
(6mm thickness)
Crispy
8-14
Spring onion
Shred it
Crispy
8-10
Asparagus Slice it into pieces
(2.5mm thickness)
Crispy 8-14
Garlic
Peel it and slice into
round pieces
Crispy
8-16
Spinach
Boil till it becomes
fade
Crispy
8-16
Champignons
Choose the
mushrooms with hats
which bend inside. cut
into pieces or dry
whole
Hard and
crispy
6-10
NOTICE: Time and ways of preliminary processing of the vegetables which are
described in the table only fact-finding. Personal preferences of customers can
differ of the described in the table.
PRELIMINARY PREPARING OF THE MEAT, FISH, POULTRY
AND GAME ANIMALS.
Preliminary preparing of the meat is indispensable and necessary for saving
health of customer. Use meat without adeps for effective drying. it is
recommended to pickle; it helps to remove the water out of the meat and save
it better.

Standard pickle:
1/2 glass of soybean sauce
1 tentacle of garlic, cut to a small piece
2 big spoons of ketchup
1 and 1/4 dessert spoon of salt
1/2 dessert spoon of dried pepper
All ingredients should be mixed carefully.
POULTRY
Before the beginning of drying, poultry should be preliminary prepared.
It is better to boil it or fry it.
Dry it for about 2-8 hours or till moisture is gone.
FISH
It is recommended to boil or bake it on a stove before the beginning of drying
(bake it for about 20 minutes with a temperature 200 degrees or till the fish
become friable).
Dry it for about 2-8 hours and till all moisture is gone.
MEAT AND GAME ANIMALS
Prepare it, cut it into small pieces and put into the appliance for about 2-8
hours or till all moisture is gone.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
· Before cleaning check if the appliance is unplugged and cool down.
· Clean the body of the appliance with the help of a wet sponge and allow it to
dry.
· Do not use metal brushes, abrasive and rigid purifier for cleaning the
appliance, because it can damage the surface.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Power
550 Watt
Voltage
220-240V
Frequency
50/60Hz