"Alexm" > wrote in message
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> On Sep 11, 3:16 pm, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>> "Alexm" > wrote in message
>>
>> s.com...
>>
>> > Has anyone here had any luck trying to produce "sun" dried tomatoes
>> > using a microwave oven?
>>
>> Try using the sun. Works great. All a microwave will do is steam it to
>> death. They call them dried for a reason.
>>
>> Paul
>
> The sun does not seem to be an easy option for various reasons. One
> reason is that (unless you are in Death Valley) it will take a long
> time - I guess much more than one day. Another reason is the
> complications which arise by trying to keep flies and other insects
> away from the product - which probably means glass plates or plastic
> sheets to shield the tomatoes. And then there is humidity. If the
> tomatoes are in an enclosure transparent to the sun but sealed to keep
> insects out it seems one would need fans, air filters, etc. Perhaps
> the indoor oven idea might work well but then they are not really sun
> dried. I wonder if the commercial ones are really sun dried.
>
> AlexM

I saw a TV food show this morning that was showing sun-dried tomatoes in an
oven for a few hours. She had taken all the innards (sp?) out. I didn't
catch the temperature.
Dee Dee