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Drying fruit cracker dry?
    #27465338 - 09/12/21 10:32 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I use a dehydrator to dry the fruit until cracker dry and then I store them in a mason jar with a desiccant. I find at times that a day later I open the jar and they are soft again. Is this normal or am I not doing something right?

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: pitriot]
    #27465350 - 09/12/21 10:41 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

are your desiccants dry? i had cracker dry ones then put an old desiccant in, and they went spongy the next day.

if you have a 5g desiccant, it should weight like 5.2g.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: pitriot]
    #27465361 - 09/12/21 10:46 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

That’s exactly what I do and all my mushrooms remain cracker dry. Sounds like you’ve got a leaky jar seal, or a depleted desiccant pack, or both.

If I were you I’d first check the rim of the jar for chips or cracks that are letting air seep in, then try a brand new lid and brand new desiccant pack. I might even run the mushrooms through the dehydrator again to get back to cracker dry before the rest of the repackaging.

Should be easy to fix this problem. Good luck!

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: half.fast] * 1
    #27465369 - 09/12/21 10:51 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

you can dehydrate your desiccant packs in the dehydrator also. mine went from 12.4g to 10.5g or so. thats how i knew it was the desiccants.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: half.fast] * 2
    #27465371 - 09/12/21 10:52 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

If you don't dry sufficiently in the first place this will happen. The outside dries but inner moisture will then wick back out to the rest of the fruit. 24 hours at 160+ if you aren't already.


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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Smartattack] * 1
    #27465376 - 09/12/21 10:54 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Dry cubes for at least 24 hours, mushboy covered this well in this post


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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: half.fast]
    #27465399 - 09/12/21 11:07 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

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Sounds like you’ve got a leaky jar seal, or a depleted desiccant pack, or both.




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assuming the fruits are indeed cracker dry all the way

I'm keeping cracker dry shrooms in the fridge inside good quality ziplock bags and they have stayed cracker dry for about one year. The problem is that the fridge is over 30% full with just cubensis lmao.


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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Ora]
    #27465618 - 09/12/21 01:37 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Mine are 10g desiccants (these). I just weighted them and they are about 12.65. Company says to refresh them when they are 13-14g. I think I will try using the dehydrator for this as someone here pointed out!

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: half.fast]
    #27465625 - 09/12/21 01:39 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I doubt it is due to leaky jar as these are glass mason jars and a number of different ones with same result.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Ora]
    #27465628 - 09/12/21 01:40 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Thanks for the tip. It says oven only but I think they are just trying to rule out using a microwave for this. I will certainly be trying out the dehydrator for this.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Smartattack]
    #27465634 - 09/12/21 01:43 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

OMG!
I was doing 5-6 hours at 160. They would feel hard and dry and I was even afraid that I was overdoing it hurting potency. I guess I need to go much longer.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: pitriot]
    #27465643 - 09/12/21 01:50 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Smartattack]
    #27465692 - 09/12/21 02:30 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

srry if this is sort of a tangent but i dont think it warrants its own thread and we are here talking about drying...

ive seen youtubes of ppl baking epsom salt and using it as desiccant. does that work or is it just youtube being youtube


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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: bakedbeings]
    #27465746 - 09/12/21 03:03 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I can't speak for the Epsom salts but if your looking at diy desiccant bags. I use kitty litter folded up into a cushion cover and put it in a Tupperware container. Works very well to keep moisture at bay.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Markamello]
    #27465797 - 09/12/21 03:39 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

If I put it in jar/bag before it cooled down totally could that cause it to go soft in a day?

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: pitriot]
    #27465802 - 09/12/21 03:45 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Naa, not if it's already dry. But yours probably weren't since you only did 6hrs. Your desiccant being over 10g proves this. I got the same ones and they weight like 10.3 when dry.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: pitriot]
    #27465829 - 09/12/21 04:20 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

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OMG!
I was doing 5-6 hours at 160. They would feel hard and dry and I was even afraid that I was overdoing it hurting potency. I guess I need to go much longer.




Always 24 hours mate. Sometimes I do my chunky APE bois for 30hrs to be safe


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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: bakedbeings]
    #27465886 - 09/12/21 05:17 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I tried it with my very first batch as an alternative to a dehydrator and it didn't work at all. Maybe it would work if you completely bury the mushrooms in the crystals.

I'm confident it would work as a reusable alternative to silica gel. The chemistry checks out. Whether it would be better than silica gel, though, that's difficult to say.

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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: InsultingLizard] * 2
    #27465914 - 09/12/21 05:39 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

If there was a #2 item in the hobby for things to Buy and a PC was #1, IMO a dehydrator that is enough for your needs should be #2. The small expense of buying it before you need it is just extra incentive for getting to the point where you do need it.


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Re: Drying fruit cracker dry? [Re: Smartattack]
    #27465925 - 09/12/21 05:45 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

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Absoutlely agree.


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