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burgerpizza
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silica gel
#7855318 - 01/09/08 06:44 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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does silica gel get "used up" at some point? or can you keep reusing the same stuff to dry your mushrooms? does it matter?
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Nibin
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oven for 4 hours at 280 = hey presto silica as good as new.
Do it each time the indicator beads turn light pink.
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burgerpizza
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Re: silica gel [Re: Nibin]
#7855371 - 01/09/08 06:55 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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awesome thanks!
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Nibin
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That was Fahrenheit btw. You can go hotter, but I find if I g much warmer during the first couple of hours a lot of the beads crack.
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Re: silica gel [Re: Nibin]
#7860289 - 01/10/08 03:54 PM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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wait... are desiccant pellets the same as silica gel?
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creamcorn
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maybe... depends if they're made out of silica gel. some desiccants can be re-used by drying them out, some can't
the oven suggestion above is spot on for all the right reasons
but id also add that if you have a smaller amount, the microwave is quick & easy too. zap for a couple minutes, wait a couple minutes, zap a couple more (use something microwave safe like a glass pyrex cooking dish)... the on/off cycling keeps things from getting too hot... i stick a spoon and stir it around - it the silica gel sticks to the spoon, there's still moisture in them. nuke a few more minutes and repeat til the spoon comes up clean - good trick if you don't have the colored indicator beads in there... only works when the silica gel is HOT though! room temp silica gel aint gonna stick to a spoon...
Edited by creamcorn (01/10/08 04:13 PM)
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burgerpizza
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OK Thanks I think I misunderstood the meaning. So all silica gel is a desiccant but not all desiccants are silica gel?
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creamcorn
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Quote:
burgerpizza said: OK Thanks I think I misunderstood the meaning. So all silica gel is a desiccant but not all desiccants are silica gel?
exactly
so it would certainly help to know what you have... if you dont have the original packaging and can get a clear close-up of what the beads/pellets look like im sure we can tell you
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The silica gel that i have that came from the little packets that come from clothes and boxes, dont really look like gel, there not clear. I have dried them twice in the oven and it works!!
I dont dry mine anyway, not anymore. FRESHH!!!! yum
But yes, silica gel can be dried and reused
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