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Dehydrating using a halogen oven?

Has anyone tried using a halogen oven to dehydrate fruits and vegetables in place of a dehydrator?
I have used my oven in the past, but they always burn and my mum complains that the oven is on for hours. Our oven isn't very good as you have to guess the oven temperature. We did have a thermometer in the oven, but my mum broken it shoving in some pans.
Any suggestions how it would work in a halogen oven? I have never used the halogen oven. It has just sat on the counter since we were given it, about 4 months ago.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 12,492 Forumite
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    dehydrating involves removal of moisture at a low temperature with a fan device. Air goes in and moist air comes out. I mostly dehydrate at between 95 degrees f and 135 degrees F. See if your halogen lets moist air out and can go low enough? The aim of dehydrating is to preserve the nutrients in the food, which is done by using the lowest temperature possible. If the nutrients are not preserved then there is no point in dehydrating
  • JethroUK
    JethroUK Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    You have to "know" the temperature of your oven
    You can't possibly use it without this very fundamental knowledge

    If the built-in thermometer doesn't work then buy an independent one and if that gets bust then get another and another

    But you can't possibly use an oven without knowing the temperature
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  • Anne_Marie_2
    Anne_Marie_2 Posts: 2,123 Forumite
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    Never tried it myself in the halogen oven, but apparently it can be done.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52hLHPlxhFQ
    http://www.ehow.com/how_12063654_dry-bananas-halogen-oven.html
  • mlarmour
    mlarmour Posts: 66 Forumite
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    JethroUK wrote: »
    You have to "know" the temperature of your oven
    You can't possibly use it without this very fundamental knowledge

    If the built-in thermometer doesn't work then buy an independent one and if that gets bust then get another and another

    But you can't possibly use an oven without knowing the temperature

    I currently can't afford a new thermometer. Since we've had this oven it has never had any numbers on the dial, its a second hand oven our old one died and a friend was getting rid of theirs. We've always just guessed the temperature and checked anything before we eat anything out of it. It's not really a fundamental thing to know, I've learnt to cook without knowing the exact temperature.
    Anne_Marie wrote: »
    Never tried it myself in the halogen oven, but apparently it can be done.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52hLHPlxhFQ
    http://www.ehow.com/how_12063654_dry-bananas-halogen-oven.html

    Oh I'll have a go at this. Thank you.
    Money saved in 2018: £18.78 in jar, £250 added to savings. Total: £268.78
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