Use your SUN OVEN®to:
Preserve Fruits & Vegetables
Dry Fish & Meats
Save Money on Your Food Bills and Food Storage
Sun drying is a natural, economical method of food preservation that maintains a high level of flavor
and nutrients and provides an easy-to-store supply of your favorite items. You can dry everything you
see dried on the grocery shelf: Dried tomatoes, apricots, pineapple, peaches, prunes, pears, dates,
garlic, onion, peppers, spices, raisins, meats, fish and much more. The sun will turn meat into tasty
and nutritious jerky which can be stored indefinitely.
Dry and store surplus garden and orchard produce. The freshest, tastiest and most nutritious food
often comes from your own garden. High quality fruits and vegetables are seasonal and only available
for a few weeks or months each year. Sun drying is the key to extending the summer’s bounty
throughout the year. Expand your garden and grow more of the things you’d like to enjoy year-round,
such as tomatoes.
Reducing the cost and amount of energy you use for food storage can help your budget. Sun drying is
easier and requires less energy than canning. Freezing is commonly viewed as the most convenient
preservation method, but freezers require a constant source of electricity and food will be vulnerable
to power outages and mechanical failures.
Most dried vegetables can be easily rehydrated in soups or by including a bit more water in recipes
such as zucchini bread. For great additions to stir-fry and pasta dishes, you also can rehydrate
vegetables by soaking them in water for 10 minutes to an hour.
You can mix dried fruits with things such as hot cereal or granola to sweeten and increase nutrients.
Sun dried fruits can be blended with seeds, nuts, and grains to make nourishing energy bars. Sun
dried tomatoes taste sweet and are delicious when eaten plain, made into a tomato pesto or marinated
in olive oil and garlic.
Sun drying can improve the flavor of some foods. Bananas are a delicious fruit, but dried bananas are
delightful. A Roma tomato is very bland, but when dried, it’s a real tasty treat.
Multi-Level Dehydrating & Baking Rack Set Instructions
Place the Dehydrating & Baking Racks on a table or counter.
Rip 3- 9 inch sheets of parchment paper from the roll and place one sheet on each of the Dehydrating
& Baking Racks
Stack the Dehydrating & Baking Racks on top of each other and place them on the leveling tray
inside the SUN OVEN®.
Turn one of the latches (located on the right hand side which seals the glass door) on the SUN
OVEN® inward and set the glass on top leaving a gap between the black gasket and the glass to allow
moisture to escape.
Wash and shake excess water off the
items to be dried. Cut them to the
appropriate size. The thinner the slices,
the faster they dry. Small pieces will not
fall through the parchment paper.
Place the oven outdoors in a sunny spot
oriented to the south.
Put the items to be dried cut-side up on
Dehydrating & Baking Racks, about ½”
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