PREMIER TECH PT-DE5 User manual
FOOD DEHYDRATOR
PT-DE5
DADO SRL Via Petrara 81, 89124 Reggio Calabria (RC) Italy Piva/Vat IT 02681390809
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
To prevent damage please read this manual carefully before you use the appliance.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IT IS NECESSARY TO PUT HEAT-RESISTING MATERIAL (CERAMIC TILES, THICK
BOARD ETC.) UNDER THE APPLIANCE DURING USING IT OR PUT THE APPLIANCE
ON TO THE HEAT-RESISTING SURFACE TO AVOID POSSIBLE INFLAMMATION.
⚫Do not work the appliance longer than 40 hours running. After finishing
uninterrupted work of the appliance during 40 hours, turn off the appliance,
unplug the appliance and let it cool down.
⚫Improper use of the appliance can cause its damage and in jury to this user.
⚫Use the appliance only for its intended use and always follow the manual
guidelines.
⚫Unplug the appliance when it is not use.
⚫Keep the power base away from water. Do not turn 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 use the appliance without close supervising.
⚫Unplug the appliance before cleaning it.
⚫Never yank cord to disconnect from outlet, instead grasp plug and pull to
disconnect.
⚫Use the appliance only for household purpose, It is not designed for commercial
use.
⚫Do not cover the appliance.
⚫Do not leave the appliance unattended while in use.
⚫Put the appliance only on to the flat surface.
USE OF THE APPLIANCE
ATTENTION! Before using the first time:
⚫Unpack the appliance.
⚫Before use make sure that the electric parameters of your kettle, indicate on the
technical characteristics table, match the characteristics of your local electric
network.
⚫Wash lids and sections of appliance. Wash sections in warm water adding a small
quantity of detergents for washing dishes. Clean the power base with the help of
wet rag (do not put it into a water and do not wash it).
FUNCTIONING
Drying products is an effective way for its conservation.
Warm air of a fixed controllable temperature circulates freely inside the appliance
between upper and lower lids, separate controllable removable sections and power
base. That is why the products which are situated on the sections of the appliance are
drying even and with minimum losses of health-giving vitamins. So you can enjoy
fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, which are prepared without using unhealthy
substances, the whole year.
You can also dry flowers, medicinal plants, prepare cereals with the help of this
appliance.
USE OF THE APPLIANCE
1. Put the prepared in advance products to a removable sections. Sections for
products should be placed in such way to let the air circulate freely between them
(the regulation of height of the sections is possible).that is why you should not put
too many products to the sections and put the products on to each other.
2. Put the sections on to a power base.
3. Put the upper lid on the appliance. During drying the upper lid should always be
on the appliance.
4. Plug and turn on the appliance by pressing the button“ON/OFF”-the Lvd light
becomes red.
Set the temperature of the dehydrator.
Temperature of the dehydrator.
Temperature mode advices:
-Herbs 35-40℃
-Greens 40℃
-Bread 40-50℃
-Yoghurt 45℃
-Vegetables 50-55℃
-Fruits 55-60℃
-Meat, Fish 65-70℃
NOTE :dry products following the guidelines of this manual.
5. When you finish using the appliance turn it off by pressing the button "ON/OFF".
Let the products cool down. Put dried products into a container/package for
keeping food and put it into a freezer.
6. Unplug the appliance.
NOTE: it is recommended to put all 5 sections on to the appliance during using it, no
matter how many sections are empty.
Examples:
1. The products are on the first upper section, other 4 section are empty. Make sure
that the upper lid is on the appliance.
2. The products are on the first 2 sections, other 3 sections are empty. Make sure
that the upper lid is on appliance.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION
Wash products before putting in the appliance. Do not put wet products into appliance,
rub it dry.
ATTENTION！Do not put sections 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 sections.
The duration of drying products depends on the thickness of pieces into which it is
sliced etc.
You can change the position of the sections if not all products on it dried well. You
can put upper sections down, closer to power base, and lower sections you can put it
place of upper sections. 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 than 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 sections.
⚫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
swaft.
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 sections.
⚫It is better to boil vegetables for about 1-5minutes and than put it to cold water
and than rug dry.
DRYING MEDICINAL PLANTS
⚫It is recommended to dry leafs, propagules.
⚫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 FRUITS
⚫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 it 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 place hot and even warm products into containers for
its further 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. Than immerse preliminary processed fruits(see
“table of preparing the fruits for drying”into prepared liquid for 2 hours.
TABLE OF PREPARING THE FRUITS FOR FRYING
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
816
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
10-38
Grapes
No need to cut it
Soft
10-26
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
10-30
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 is 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
8-10
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
1. 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. Than pour out the water and put
vegetable into the appliance.
2. 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
FACT-FINDING AND IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FOLLOW THEM.
TABLE OF PREPARING THE FRUITS 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
10-26
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
10-30
Cauliflower
Boil till becomes soft
Hard
8-16
Potato
Slice it, boil for about
8-10min
Crispy
10-30
Onion
Slice it into thin round
pieces
Crispy
10-14
Carrot
Boil till becomes soft.
shred it or slice into
round pieces
Crispy
10-14
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 leafs into
sections
Crispy
8-10
Tomato
Peel it. Cut it into pieces
or into round pieces
Hard
10-24
Rhubarb
Peel it and slice it into
pieces(3mm thickness)
Loss of
humidity in a
vegetable
10-38
Beetroot
Boil it, let it cool down,
cut off the roots and the
tops. Slice it to round
pieces
Crispy
10-26
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
8-10
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, POULTRYAND GAMEANIMALS.
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 denticle of garlic, cut to a small pieces
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 than rug it dry.
·Do not use metal brushes, abrasive and rigid purifier for cleaning the appliance, because it can
damage the surface.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Power
245 Watt
Electricity
220-230 Volts,50Hertz
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CORRECT DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EC DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC.
At the end of its working life, the product must not be disposed of as urban waste.
It must be taken to a special local authority differentiated waste collection centre or to a dealer
providing this service.
Disposing of a household appliance separately avoids possible negative consequences for the
environment and health, deriving form inappropriate disposal and enables the constituent
materials to be recovered to obtain significant savings in energy and resources. As a reminder
of the need to dispose of household appliances separately, the product is marked with a
crossed-out wheeled dustbin.
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