industrial food dehydrators use a fan and heating system to continuously circulate warm air over the food being dried, removing moisture and inhibiting bacteria growth. This process also limits nutrient loss, making dehydrators an excellent choice for recipes like fruit leather and jerky that require low, consistent temperatures over an extended period of time.
Crisp and Crunchy: Your Guide to Food Dehydrators
With a range of sizes and styles available, there are industrial dehydrators to suit any commercial kitchen’s capacity needs. For example, the Nesco Gardenmaster can expand to 30 trays, offering over 53 square feet of drying space for larger products. Alternatively, the VVinRC offers 12 trays for a compact footprint that fits easily on your counter and has intuitive controls.
Other important features to consider include a timer, which can be helpful for busy professional kitchens as it prevents chefs from forgetting to turn off the machine and accidentally over-drying their food. Easy-to-clean stainless steel is also a must-have as it’s the easiest material to wipe down and maintain between uses. Both the HotmixPRO Dry and the Excalibur 10 Tray Digital Dehydrator offer this feature, along with other important safety and operation features.
Multiple industrial dehydrators can also be a great option for businesses that want to stagger their production throughout the day. This can help reduce labour costs and eliminate the chance of cross contamination between different batches. The VVinRC 3-Zone model, for instance, lets you set up three different dehydration cycles and allows you to adjust each zone’s temperature.