Use and Care Manual

Precautions
Follow these safety rules when dehydrating food:
• When drying liquids, sauces or purees, use a Fruit Roll sheet, available from
NESCO
®
/American Harvest
®
.
• When drying jerky with a Power Head Unit located on bottom, place a Fruit
Roll sheet on the bottom tray. The Fruit Roll sheet will catch drips and make
cleaning easier.
• Wash hands thoroughly prior to handling food.
• Clean all utensils and containers with a mild solution of detergent, bleach
and water before using.
• Make sure all countertops and cutting boards are thoroughly cleaned in the
manner above before using. Wooden or plastic cutting boards should be
thoroughly disinfected.
• Keep foods in the refrigerator before preparing for drying. Store dried foods in
refrigerator or freezer.
• After opening sealed containers of dried food, use food as soon as possible.
• Store opened containers of dried food tightly sealed in the refrigerator to
maintain freshness and quality.
• Do not spray vegetable oil directly onto surface of trays.
• Do not dehydrate foods that have been prepared with or marinated in alcohol.
• Trays are only intended to be used with your NESCO
®
/American Harvest
®
Food Dehydrator. Do not use trays either in a conventional oven or with any
other appliance.
• Always use at least 4 trays when drying in your dehydrator, even if tray(s) are
empty.
Service
Should you experience any problems with your dehydrator, please call Customer
Satisfaction at NESCO
®
/American Harvest
®
at 1-800-288-4545.
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