>Date:    Wed, 4 Aug 1999 17:56:50 -0700
>From:    Mary <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: dehydrator temperatures

>When I dry my beef or venison jerky, the dehydrator seems awfully hot. It
>has only one setting, ON or OFF, no temp adjustment. Should I dry the meat
>with just a regular fan and no heat, because if it is hot to the touch,
>isnt' that too hot?Aren't I coooking, rather than drying the meat, with a
>dehydrator like this? I think it is a mr Coffee or something like that from
>Kmart.

I also have a Mr. Coffee food dehydrator and have noticed that the
temperature seems much hotter when drying meat as opposed to fruits and
vegetables. I was wondering if the fat content in the meat might have
something to do with the raise in temperature?

Binnie