In this video I show how I dry tomatoes in my solar food dehydrator. Construction plans: Google "solar food dehydrator" Music: Blue Dot Sessions freemusicarchiv...
The main point of a dehydrator is to extract the water from the fruits, to get it out. Heating the air is a minor aspect, its the drawing out of the water which is the main part for which you need a fan. You can even dehydrate with cold air.
The reason for the heating of the air is heat rises. This creates a passive air flow within the system. Cold air intake at the bottom, hot air out the top vents. Reason and purpose of a solar dehydrator is so we don’t need such things as fans, aka electricity.
I'd love to try and make something like this.I love sun dried tomatoes. Maybe next summer. I live near Los Angeles in California! Love all your videos!
1.Best usage of discarded soft drink cans. 2. All the materials except black paint needed can be procured from the neighborhood in used once condition. 3. Best way to sun dry food. 👍 Now my question is how many hours lapsed between wet and dry stages. Please.
Thanks so much. The drying time will depend on the intensity of the sun and the thickness of the sliced tomato. Tomatoes have a big water content, some other veggies or fruits that have less water content can take a shorter time On a nice hot summers day it will be done in the day, say 4 to 6 hours of good strong heat and sunlight. Other wise may need to do it over two days.
Thanks for that great video...one question: Do you think it is also applicable in cities or does the air pollution affect the quality of the fruits too much?
That would depend on the location... I am living in a city, but close to the beach, and with the steady see breeze here, the air is clean and a bit salty, so that I wouldn't have to add any salt to the tomatoes before drying. (:
Well if you're breathing it all day every day........ anyhow just do the best you can keep it away from car exhaust and any other contaminants that you can
Hi. Love the video. Your tomatoes are beautiful. Do you use pesticides or something to keep bugs away? I saw sunflowers in between; any reason for that or just for their beauty?
Thanks ! My garden is 100% organic :) the sunflowers were self seeded from the year before, there are there for the beauty, the seeds, for the insects and birds :)
@@gaetanproductions Thank you. I'm having a heck of a battle with white fly and tuta absoluta. I was optimistically hoping that sunflowers would help in some way ;)
how long do they last? do pressure seal jar or can put that jar on shelf? do rehydrate them or is good go with oil pored on them. I was think do pezza sun dried tomatoes wonder if put on out oil or do have rehydrate them?
Thanks for sharing. Would this work in high humidity tropical climates? What is the highest temperature you have recorded inside and what was the ambient temperature outside? Thanks
Thanks for your comment. I have not done any temperature readings inside and outside. However it does require a good strong full day of summer sun to do the job. All depends on what you put inside (water content) and the thickness of the slices. You want to be able to do the drying in one day. I would not leave the food in the dehydrator over night, specially where you are as it would probably go mouldy. Where I live near Marseille, France it is more dry than humid in summer. The best thing to to is to experiment.
@@gaetanproductions Hi, We dry fruit and veggies with a solar dehydrator in northern Việt Nam where the humidity can be very high without mold problems by keeping the air continuously moving with a small fan.
Brilliant, I'm part way through building mine...
The main point of a dehydrator is to extract the water from the fruits, to get it out. Heating the air is a minor aspect, its the drawing out of the water which is the main part for which you need a fan. You can even dehydrate with cold air.
The reason for the heating of the air is heat rises. This creates a passive air flow within the system. Cold air intake at the bottom, hot air out the top vents. Reason and purpose of a solar dehydrator is so we don’t need such things as fans, aka electricity.
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Fair enough, good point. 👊👍🏿
Beautiful tomato’s! Yum now I’m hungry!😊
I'd love to try and make something like this.I love sun dried tomatoes. Maybe next summer. I live near Los Angeles in California! Love all your videos!
Sir, You are a genius!
That's a clever way to get an air flow!
Класс! Все разумно и экономично. И не нужно покупать дегидратор или сушку для овощей. Энергия солнечная, без электричества. Молодец, находчивый.
Спасибо, солнечная энергия там свободна, это отличный стимул для создания и изобретения
Great design.
With a little redesign this could double as a room heater for an off grid cabin.
Hello Sir,
awesome design! How high is the air temperature at the air outlet of the dryer?
1.Best usage of discarded soft drink cans.
2. All the materials except black paint needed can be procured from the neighborhood in used once condition.
3. Best way to sun dry food.
👍
Now my question is how many hours lapsed between wet and dry stages. Please.
Thanks so much. The drying time will depend on the intensity of the sun and the thickness of the sliced tomato. Tomatoes have a big water content, some other veggies or fruits that have less water content can take a shorter time On a nice hot summers day it will be done in the day, say 4 to 6 hours of good strong heat and sunlight. Other wise may need to do it over two days.
génial merci beaucoup
Love it.
I love it! Great design. Was it from a book or your own idea?
When Gaetan is not flying, he is solar dehydrating lol :D
Thanks ! I stumbled across the idea in a book on permaculture. There are plenty of different designs on the net.
Wow - those tomatoes look phenomenal!
I was reading that Italians don't eat the skin or seeds from this fruit because they consider it "poisonous"
Many people don't eat tomato seeds or skin, a certain protein contained within can cause indigestion for some people.
It is easy to find food on every corner today, but eating healthy is not as simple. Especially since big corporations began running everything.
so true !
I need to know hot to make that deshydrator!!
Thanks for that great video...one question: Do you think it is also applicable in cities or does the air pollution affect the quality of the fruits too much?
Thank you ! Wow now that is a very complex question ! I think the quality of the air effects everything !
That would depend on the location... I am living in a city, but close to the beach, and with the steady see breeze here, the air is clean and a bit salty, so that I wouldn't have to add any salt to the tomatoes before drying. (:
Well if you're breathing it all day every day........ anyhow just do the best you can keep it away from car exhaust and any other contaminants that you can
Hi. Love the video. Your tomatoes are beautiful. Do you use pesticides or something to keep bugs away? I saw sunflowers in between; any reason for that or just for their beauty?
Thanks ! My garden is 100% organic :) the sunflowers were self seeded from the year before, there are there for the beauty, the seeds, for the insects and birds :)
@@gaetanproductions Thank you. I'm having a heck of a battle with white fly and tuta absoluta. I was optimistically hoping that sunflowers would help in some way ;)
how long do they last? do pressure seal jar or can put that jar on shelf? do rehydrate them or is good go with oil pored on them. I was think do pezza sun dried tomatoes wonder if put on out oil or do have rehydrate them?
The spices were salt, pepper and, was that oregano?
What is the tray material that you use? Sir
Thanks for sharing.
Would this work in high humidity tropical climates?
What is the highest temperature you have recorded inside and what was the ambient temperature outside?
Thanks
Thanks for your comment. I have not done any temperature readings inside and outside. However it does require a good strong full day of summer sun to do the job. All depends on what you put inside (water content) and the thickness of the slices. You want to be able to do the drying in one day. I would not leave the food in the dehydrator over night, specially where you are as it would probably go mouldy. Where I live near Marseille, France it is more dry than humid in summer. The best thing to to is to experiment.
@@gaetanproductions Hi,
We dry fruit and veggies with a solar dehydrator in northern Việt Nam where the humidity can be very high without mold problems by keeping the air continuously moving with a small fan.
@@imustbegettinolder4434 Hi, thanks for your comments on your experience
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I think some smaller ants could get thought the mesh wire, any ideas to stop them?
I think if the temperature in the collector is >50 °C, the ants will die very soon.
와 기발한데 good idea~~~
thanks :)
Thanks for that greet video but industrial dryer machines can be replaced to save time
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