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Let us know how they taste Oscar. I've never had dried lychees before. How long do you bake them in that temperature? I'm guessing you peel them first?
Quote from: puglvr1 on June 07, 2015, 09:01:25 AMLet us know how they taste Oscar. I've never had dried lychees before. How long do you bake them in that temperature? I'm guessing you peel them first?I have dehydrated them before. They are very good. You will be more successful dehydrating in a dehydrator versus oven drying or in the car on the dashboard. You can dehydrate to a chewy stage or all the way till they become crispy. I think they are better slightly chewy. Yes, peel and remove the seed. I try to lay the pieces out as flat as possible, usually cutting the flesh in half into two pieces.
Quote from: bsbullie on June 07, 2015, 09:13:28 AMQuote from: puglvr1 on June 07, 2015, 09:01:25 AMLet us know how they taste Oscar. I've never had dried lychees before. How long do you bake them in that temperature? I'm guessing you peel them first?I have dehydrated them before. They are very good. You will be more successful dehydrating in a dehydrator versus oven drying or in the car on the dashboard. You can dehydrate to a chewy stage or all the way till they become crispy. I think they are better slightly chewy. Yes, peel and remove the seed. I try to lay the pieces out as flat as possible, usually cutting the flesh in half into two pieces.Problem is you can't dry them whole in a dehydrator. Trays are usually not big enough for whole fruit. I've also dried them in past years after peeling and removing the seed, like you are suggesting. Yes that works better and they dry a lot faster. Only problem is i did a huge batch. To peel and separate the seeds would have taken me a tremendously long time. What you are suggesting is only good for very small batches, otherwise you better hire employees to help. you.
Quote from: fruitlovers on June 08, 2015, 02:02:26 AMQuote from: bsbullie on June 07, 2015, 09:13:28 AMQuote from: puglvr1 on June 07, 2015, 09:01:25 AMLet us know how they taste Oscar. I've never had dried lychees before. How long do you bake them in that temperature? I'm guessing you peel them first?I have dehydrated them before. They are very good. You will be more successful dehydrating in a dehydrator versus oven drying or in the car on the dashboard. You can dehydrate to a chewy stage or all the way till they become crispy. I think they are better slightly chewy. Yes, peel and remove the seed. I try to lay the pieces out as flat as possible, usually cutting the flesh in half into two pieces.Problem is you can't dry them whole in a dehydrator. Trays are usually not big enough for whole fruit. I've also dried them in past years after peeling and removing the seed, like you are suggesting. Yes that works better and they dry a lot faster. Only problem is i did a huge batch. To peel and separate the seeds would have taken me a tremendously long time. What you are suggesting is only good for very small batches, otherwise you better hire employees to help. you.My bad. Can you please post pictures of your results? In your opinion, which way tastes better? Fortunately, or unfortunately, most of us do not have the volume of lychees that would make peeling the fruit impossible. My dehydrator actually has the room to dry the whole fruit. Maybe i will try some both ways.
Tried drying a cookie sheets worth yesterday. Set the oven to convection mode, 170, 2 hours later there was still significant moisture. Will try again... Maybe I just need to break down and get a dehydrator.