Drying Berries and the amount of Energy Used

Our dehydrators are fully insulated as a result heat energy loses will be kept to a minimum, saving time, energy costs and saving the environment.

The other day, a customer called to asked me about drying cranberries and how much energy he would need? First I told him, it is always better to slice the cranberry in half. Cutting the berry breaks the outer skin which allows the moisture to be release faster during the drying cycle and saving on energy use.

Our dehydrators are built with an 85.5% efficient circulation fan. A commercial temperature controller that will precisely turn the heaters off and on once the desired set temperature has been reached. The timing, I told him, all depends on the evaporation rate from the cranberries and what he sets the exhaust fan speed too.

RESULT: All our dehydrators have an essential energy saving feature. They all are fully insulated (sides, top and bottom) as a result heat energy loses will be kept to a minimum, saving time, energy costs and saving the environment.