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Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven?
#26626059 - 04/25/20 01:37 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hi guys, I have yet to birth my jars but I want to figure out if you think a fan-assisted oven (oven with a built in fan) could function for drying mushrooms?
I should add that the fan in the oven can be turned on without turning on the heating in the oven. Meaning the heat setting can be as low as 0.
Looks something like this:
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: redhandmat]
#26626201 - 04/25/20 03:49 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I find oven drying to be the worst method for drying. But youre free to experiment if you want 
I recommend lamp-drying or a dehydrator instead.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#26626232 - 04/25/20 04:32 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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It's definitely better than any of those low temp drying methods. If you aren't willing to invest into a dehydrator yet, just go for it.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: poisoned]
#26626249 - 04/25/20 04:56 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Even if you can run the fan with no heat the fans turn off when the door is open. Youd have to make something to hold down the closed door sensor. You want the door cracked open. And you do want to use heat
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26626261 - 04/25/20 05:11 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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thank you all for chipping in with answers!
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bodhisatta said: Even if you can run the fan with no heat the fans turn off when the door is open. Youd have to make something to hold down the closed door sensor. You want the door cracked open. And you do want to use heat
Actually the fan still runs with door open. How little heat should I have? It runs from 0 to 250 °C, the lowest markings are 0 and 50 °C, but I'm sure I can set it for temperature between 0 and 50 even though those are not marked.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: redhandmat] 1
#26626443 - 04/25/20 07:26 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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set it to 80ºC
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: poisoned]
#26626449 - 04/25/20 07:29 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
poisoned said: set it to 80ºC
About 180F? Do Ovens go that low?
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#26626452 - 04/25/20 07:30 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Mine goes to 50ºC, which is 122ºF. OP's oven also goes to 50ºC
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: poisoned]
#26626457 - 04/25/20 07:33 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's pretty cool Smart Oven.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: LogicaL Chaos] 1
#26626460 - 04/25/20 07:34 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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It's not a very stable temperature IME. But, it works.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: poisoned]
#26626466 - 04/25/20 07:36 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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stupid question but, say you wanted to like redry a large sum of already dryed mushies you have in storage, would and over be a good idea? i mean theyre still cracker dry, but ive seen posts that show ziplocks allow moisture to get in either way. Most the storage is in a drawer with desicant packs as well.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: DeckardCain] 2
#26626468 - 04/25/20 07:37 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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If they're still cracker Dry they don't need drying lol
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: bodhisatta] 1
#26626487 - 04/25/20 07:45 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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If they become "stale" aka soft, you can try to "re-dry" them. Ive done it thou.
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26626849 - 04/25/20 10:58 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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bodhisatta said: If they're still cracker Dry they don't need drying lol
everyone that says they dehydrate for 24-36 hours has got me all hyped up that i didnt dry long enough. i usually do 12 hours and they snap clean in half without bend
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Re: Dry mushrooms with fan-assisted oven? [Re: DeckardCain] 2
#26626884 - 04/25/20 11:13 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Some ovens have a dehydrate mode. I had one of these for 10 years before I realized what the "deh" mode meant on it: https://www.vikingrange.com/consumer/product/products/cooking/freestanding-ranges/5-series-ranges/dual-fuel-ranges---vdr/60--dual-fuel-range---vdr560
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High performance cooking modes include Bake, Convection Bake, TruConvec™ Convection Cooking, Convection Roast, Hi, Medium, and Low Broil, Convection Broil, Convection Dehydrate, Convection Defrost, and Self-Clean
That being said, running it to actually dehydrate is a complete waste of energy. You are better off getting a real dehydrator (better results with less cost).
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