Miele H6600BMBRWS Owner's Manual

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Special Modes
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Dehydrate
This program is designed for traditional
drying of food to preserve it.
The temperature can be set between
75-250°F (80-100°C).
It is important that fruit and vegetables
are ripe and not bruised before they are
dehydrated.
 Prepare the food for dehydrating.
– Peel and core apples, and cut into
slices 1/4" (0.5 cm) thick.
– Core plums if necessary.
– Peel, core and cut pears into
wedges.
– Peel and slice bananas.
– Clean mushrooms, then either halve
or slice them.
– Remove parsley and dill from the
stem.
 Distribute the food to be dried evenly
over the glass tray or the rack.
 Select 
Special Modes
.
 Select 
Dehydrate
.
 If necessary, adjust the default
temperature and set the duration.
 Follow the instructions on the display.
Food
Approx. dehydrating
time
Fruit
2–8 hours
Vegetables
3–8 hours
Herbs*
50–60 minutes
*
Because this program uses the fan, it is
recommended that you use Surround 
with a temperature of 175-250°F
(80-100°C) for drying herbs.
 Reduce the temperature if
condensation begins to form in the
oven.
Danger of burns!
Use pot holders when removing the
dehydrated food from the oven.
 Allow the fruit or vegetables to cool
down after dehydrating.
Dried fruit must be completely dry, but
also soft and elastic. Juice should not
escape when cut.
 Store in sealed glass jars or tins.