How to Use Excauliber Dehydrator to maintain temprature

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I am getting a Excauliber Dehydrator...

Trying to Know..

1) How to maintain 100-110F range?Is that true that temprature inside

the Dehydrator fluctuates upto 8F...?If so how to maintain the range

100-110F.?

2)What kind of jars to use inside?

Mason Jars or Plastic jars?

Thanks

Prasanna

UC 2005

SCD 2007 Feb

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>>I am getting a Excauliber Dehydrator..I

Trying to Know..

1) How to maintain 100-110F range?Is that true that temprature inside

the Dehydrator fluctuates upto 8F...?If so how to maintain the range

100-110F.?

2)What kind of jars to use inside?

Mason Jars or Plastic jars?<<

I just put the mason jars into a larger Tupperware container with 110-114F

water then put the probe of my digital thermometer into the water. This is

the way I could see what the temp of the yogurt truly was. I found if I just

laid the probe on the bottom of the oven it wasn't registering the right temp

at all. The first time I made it I just put my jars into the oven and laid

the probe on the bottom. This didn't work at all. The yogurt I made was very

watery, not the right consistency at all. The second time I did the water

bath method and the yogurt came out a much better consistency. You will have to

add more water to the bath throughout the incubation because it evaporates.

Let me know if you have any more questions and it this works for you.

Doreen

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Prasanna,

I have an Excaliber. I use Pyrex glass casseroles with plastic lids.

I use a thermometer that I put right into the yogurt when I check the

temp. I marked on the dial with " Wite out " where the good temp was (on

mine, somewhere around 96F) but since the dial is awkward to control

(turns past the number you want, rotates back on its own) I always

check a couple of times with my thermometer anyway.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04