Cleaning And Maintenance - Concept SO1011 Bedienungsanleitung

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WARNING: Before you operate a new unit, leave it assembled and turned on without fruit for about 30 minutes. Clean
the unit afterwards using a wet cloth for sanitary reasons, and wash the drying screens in warm water. When using the
dehydrator for the first time, the smoke or odour produced during this process is normal. Ensure adequate ventilation.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The unit is designed to dry food (fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, mushrooms, meat, etc.).
Water is evaporated during the drying process. The unit works on the principle of direct flow of hot air, which means
the food is not overheated, and is dried evenly.
If you put cut pieces of fruit in a weak solution of lemon juice, it will keep its bright colour, and not go brown.
You may put hard vegetables (carrot, celery) in hot water for 1-2 minutes before drying, and then drain them. They will
retain their taste, and the drying will take less time.
1. Wash and dry fruits or vegetables first. Cut away any poor quality pieces (half-rotten, bruised, etc.). To speed up the
process, you can stone the fruit, cut out the core or peel the skin. You can dip the fruit in honey, herbs or juice to
adjust the flavour to your liking.
2. Cut the food into slices, and arrange the slices on drying screens in an even manner. Do not overlap the slices; there
should be a tiny space between them. To allow sufficient airflow, leave at least 10% of the drying screen surface
free.
3. You can improve the airflow and shorten the process by removing empty screens. However, always leave at least
3 screens in the appliance. Always use the lid.
4. For setting the drying time, press the temperature/time controller (6). A pre-set time 10:00 will appear. To set the
preferred drying time in the interval of 0.5–99 hours, please use the buttons „ +" or "-". Press and hold the "+" or "-"
buttons to change the settings more quickly.
5. For setting the drying temperature, press the temperature/time controller (6). A pre-set temperature of 70 °C will be
displayed. Use the buttons "+" or "-" to set the desired temperature in the range 35 °C – 70 °C. If you set the lowest
possible temperature in this regime, "FAN" will appear on the display. At that time, only the fan works and the
appliance does not dry. Press and hold the "+" or "-" buttons to change the settings more quickly.
6. After setting the drying time and temperature, press the START/STOP button (8). The dehydrator will start working
and the display will show the time remaining for drying. Press the START/STOP button (8) again to stop the drying
at any time you desire.
Note: Once the drying process has finished, the heater is switched off, the fan still operates for about 10 seconds.
After that the appliance switches to standby mode.
The height between the drying screens can be set from 1.5 cm to 2.8 cm. To set the height of the drying screen,
turn in by 180° (Fig. 1)
CAUTION! The food must be sufficiently dry to prevent spoiling.
Correctly dried vegetables will be dry and brittle.
Correctly dried fruit will be leathery and pliable.
Correctly dried mushrooms will be leathery or even brittle.
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Fig. 1
PACKAGING AND STORAGE OF DRIED FOOD
The dried food must be cool prior to storage (otherwise it may steam up and spoil). Wait for about one week before
packing for long-term storage.
We recommend packing the dried pieces in smaller quantities, so that you can use up the whole pack after opening.
Ideally, store the dried food in sealable glasses, or cloth or paper bags.
CONSUMPTION OF DRIED FOOD
1. The food can be consumed or processed dry.
2. The food can be soaked before consumption or processing as follows:
Pour cold water into a pot, submerge the dried pieces and let them swell in a fridge for 1-8 hours de-pending on the
food type. The volume of food will increase up to double.
To retain the nutritional value of the dried food, you can use the water for cooking and preparation
RECOMMENDED CAPACITIES AND TIME OF DRYING FOR SOME FRUITS AND PLANTS
Fruit or plant
Apples
Pears
Apricots, peaches and plums
Mushrooms
Vegetables
Herbs and tea leaves
Flowers

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

CAUTION! Always disconnect the power supply cable from the mains outlet before cleaning the appliance. Prior to
handling, make sure the appliance is cool!
The surface of the unit may only be cleaned using a moist cloth. Do not use any detergents or hard objects as they may
damage the unit surface!
Wash the drying screens in warm water with a bit of detergent. If the screens are very dirty, leave them in the water
and then use a soft brush.
Never clean the base with the fan under running water, do not rinse it, and do not submerge it in water!
Never wash appliance body in a dishwasher!
SO1011 SO1011
Drying capacity with 5 screens Drying time with 5 screens
2 kg
2 kg
1,8 kg 11–12 hours
1 kg 6–7 hours
1 kg 4–5 hours
220 g 1–2 hours
200 g 1–2 hours
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16 hours
17 hours
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