We will prepare vitamins for the winter using a rotor dryer

During the winter period, sometimes there is a great need for berries and fruits, but frozen ones do not preserve all the charm of smells and vitamins, so you need to use dried analogs, and an electric dryer for vegetables and fruits from the domestic manufacturer of the Rotor brand will help to prepare them in the fall.

According to experts, these household appliances are in high demand, because when they dry products, they completely retain their aroma and vitamin composition. Now the housewives do not need to take out products prepared for drying from the garden or the garden to the sun - it is enough to put them into sieves, install them in the product, and the dryer will perform the whole process on its own.

To find out all the nuances about amazing helpers to housewives in terms of drying berries and fruits, their technical parameters, advantages and disadvantages, as well as how to properly use these products, you just need to carefully read our article.

Manufacturer

Near the city of Barnaul, which is the administrative center of the Altai Territory, there is the Rotor Instrument-Making Plant - it is located in a picturesque forest between two villages, one of which was specially built in the 60-70s of the last century for the employees of the enterprise. Many residents of the district think that the workshops are located underground, but this is fiction.

Between the workshops there are underground communications along which products are moved so that their parts are not affected by external climatic features until they are fully assembled, when they are already inside the product body. The plant was founded in the late 50s, and during the Soviet Union, its main activity was aimed at fulfilling the orders of the military-industrial complex (military-industrial complex). These were mainly electromechanical or electronic devices, complex systems for the needs of the country's defense.

Since the mid-60s, the company transferred to the Ministry of Shipbuilding and launched the production of sophisticated navigation systems for river and sea vessels, especially for new-generation domestic icebreakers. In 1984, some workshops were redesigned to produce goods for the people - household food processors, coffee grinders and other small appliances for the home.

Today, the company fulfills orders of the Russian Ministry of Defense, but produces electric meat grinders, dryers, domestic-developed drinking water purification systems, household compressors, as well as sophisticated medical equipment.

Main characteristics

Each product has its own individual technical parameters, which we will consider in detail when describing individual models of modern dryers, and present the general characteristics in a small table.

Table of technical characteristics of Rotor brand dryers

The temperature of any product is set by the user using a temperature controller, and then during the drying process it is automatically supported by the control system.

How the dryer works

Rotor class electric dryers are designed to dry various food products at home - these are not only gifts of the forest, harvest from the garden or vegetable garden, but also medicinal herbs, seasonings, meat of animals, birds and fish.The process of slow drying is carried out by blowing hot air, at the same time, the elimination of microorganisms that can cause spoilage and decay.

Inside the main body of the product there are plastic trays made according to the principle of an average sieve, i.e. the entire bottom is covered with perforations through which the air heated by the heater passes. It blows products and is removed from the internal volume by a fan. The heat produced by the heaters is absorbed by the water, not by the products sorted on the trays.

The temperature is in the range of 30-70 degrees, so all the taste and content of vitamins are fully preserved. Perforations at the bottom of round pallets are small, so you can dry any kind of berries. The drying time of different products ranges from 2 to 22 hours, and the efficiency is at least 80%. The quality is different from drying in the oven, and compared to drying in the sun it takes much less time.

Experts in this field assure that household dryers are an alternative to the freezer, such compact products will help preserve mushrooms and medicinal herbs for the winter period, and will help prepare dried fish and crackers. All products can be stored for quite some time and used to make stewed fruit, vegetable soups and other vitamin dishes during the winter cold season.

Advantages and disadvantages

Any equipment has positive and negative qualities - this is how the world works, electric dryers have the following advantages:

1. The drying process is much faster.
2. With their help it is possible to dry products regardless of weather conditions outside.
3. Vegetable and fruit products in this process fully preserve all the useful trace elements and vitamins.
4. During drying, the development of the process of decay of all products of plant origin located inside the product is completely excluded.
5. In addition to the harvest from the garden, you can dry the gifts of the forest, gather herbs, crackers, meat and seafood.
6. Compact pallets allow you to place several kilograms of different products on them.
7. Dust and insects do not have access to products during drying - this is a major plus, unlike drying in the open air under the sun.

The drawback of such household appliances is only one - a large consumption of electric energy, but if we compare it with the benefits of such quick drying, then the positive aspects still outweigh.

Recommendations of specialists

Many housewives will operate such equipment for the first time, so here are some practical tips for using dryers to increase their useful life and improve the quality of finished products:

1. Wash internal surfaces, especially pallets, after each use. Do not use chemicals in this case: the structure is fine-meshed and it is unlikely to be able to remove them completely when rinsing.
2. At the beginning of drying, it is necessary to set the maximum temperature, then, especially at the end of the process, it is recommended to lower it: vegetables and fruits are better preserved, and their taste will be amazing.
3. Try not to overload the pallet: if there are too many products, they will dry unevenly, and the product will work with overheating, and automatic protection can turn it off.
4. The efficiency is also affected by the rearrangement of pallets during the drying process - this way everything is cooked evenly.
5. Different fruits and vegetables must be dried separately if you have a standard dryer with a vertical distribution of hot air.
6. Finished products must be stored in bags made of dense fabric, in paper bags or glass containers.
7. Dried vegetables and fruits are restored if they are placed in warm water for 1-2 hours.

To avoid incorrect actions, carefully read the instructions, all malfunctions are the result of incorrect user actions, because the products are quite simple and reliable to use.

Review of the best models

Rotor SSH-002

• Item Type: Electric Dryer
• Management: mechanical
• Power Consumption: 520 W
• Dryer capacity: 20 L
• Number of pallets: 5 pieces
• Maximum load: 5 kg
• Heating Temperature Range: 30-70 ° C
• Material: cases - white plastic, pallets - opaque plastic
• Dimensions: 390x390x400 mm

Diva rotor

• Item Type: Convection Dryer
• Management: mechanical
• Power: 520 W
• Internal volume: 20 l
• Pallets: quantity - 5 pieces, wall height - 40 mm
• Product weight: 4.0 kg
• Heating Temperature: 20 to 70 ° C
• Wire length: 2.0m
• Dimensions: 380x380x380 mm
• Feet Height: 25 mm

Diva Suite SSh-010

• Type: dryer with fan
• Management: mechanical
• Power Consumption: 520 W
• Dryer capacity: 17 L
• Number of pallets: 5 pieces
• Weight: 7 kg
• Dimensions: 400x400x390 mm

findings

By purchasing such household appliances, the hostess eliminates the need to dry fruits in the open air, constantly observing whether a rain cloud is coming in. The operation is extremely simple: cut the food, put it into categories in pallets, set the optimum temperature and connect to the home electrical network.

Dried products are completely isolated from the environment, they are not accessible by insects and dust. In addition to fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, you can dry meat, as well as seafood.