How to Dry Chili at Home

Chili has a wide range of cultivation and large yield, and is a very common vegetable all over the world. Although Chili is extremely common to people, it is very important and indispensable vegetable in daily life. It has a wide range of uses. In addition to being used as a raw material for food and condiments, it can also extract red pigments for use in the cosmetic industry or other industries. It is very popular with people all over the world.


For a long time, in addition to the popularity of fresh chili, dried chili are also very popular. Compared with fresh chili, dried chili can be stored for a long time, so they can better meet people's demand for chili all year round. So today, let's discuss how to make dry chili at home.

How to Dry Chili at Home

There are three ways to make peppers at home, drying in the sun, drying indoors and drying in a home oven.
1.Sun drying is to spread the selected chili evenly and dry them under the sun. It usually takes 10-15 days to dry. Although this method is the simplest, it is very limited by the venue and weather. When it is impossible to dry in rainy weather It will cause the chili to become moldy and rotten.
2.The second method of indoor drying is a more suitable method for making dried chili at home. The first step is to string the selected chili into a string one by one with a needle and thread, and the second step is to hang the stringed chili in a ventilated place indoors. Generally, it can be dried in three weeks. Note that the chili should not stick to water during the whole process, otherwise the chili will deteriorate and rot. When drying for about a week, check whether the chili have deteriorated. If there are any, they should be removed in time, otherwise Affects surrounding chili.
3.The third method of drying in a home oven. Details are as follows. Arrange the peppers in one layer on a baking sheet, and then put them in the oven together. The temperature is controlled at about 80 degrees Celsius and heated for about 7 hours. The peppers need to be turned once in the middle. When the peppers start to brown, it means that they have been roasted.

The above is the method of making dried chili at home. Although it is very simple, there are drawbacks. First of all, The first two methods easily affected by the weather, and the drying time is long, although the third method does not have these disadvantages, the yield is very small like the first two methods, and it is only suitable for household use. In addition, the quality of the dried chili is not as good as the one sold in the market. Next, let's take a look at how the professional drying equipment used by dry chili manufacturers on the market dries the chili.

How to Dry Chili with a Dryer

The following is the chili dryer produced by the experienced Baixin machinery and equipment, and it is also the most commonly used chili dryer on the market. The chili dryers can be divided into three types according to the output: Continuous Mesh Belt Chili Dryer with output of 300-2000kg/h; Heat Pump Chili Drying Room with output of 100-5000kg/batch; and All-in-one Chili Dryer with output of 100-1500kg/batch. In addition to different output, these three dryers are also different in terms of heat source and working principle. Each has its own advantages, the following is a detailed introduction.

1.Continuous Mesh Belt Chili Dryer

This is a continuous production drying oven equipment, the main working principle is to spread the material evenly in the network. The material is moved in the oven by the operation of the machine, and the hot air draws out the water vapor of the material. so as to achieve the purpose of drying. The operation temperature is 40-120 degree centigrade. And the dry cycle is 1-5 hours. The main advantages are fast drying speed, continuous automatic work, high output, flexible mobility, simple or without installation, etc.
Its main heating way has electric heating, steam heating, hot air heating, the output is 300-2000kg/h, and the heat source can be coal, wood chips, natural gas, diesel, propane, electricity ,etc. The components of this continuous mesh belt chilli dryer include: Homogenizer, Feeder Conveyor, Mesh belt fruit dryer host, Heat source,Air Intake System, Control panel, Observation door, Output conveyor. The specific component and principle are as follows:

2.Heat Pump Chili Dryer

This is a drying equipment for box batch production, the main working principle is absorbs low-temperature heat energy in the air, and becomes high-temperature heat energy after efficient heat collection and integration of the heat pump system, which is transported to the drying room to circulate heating and drying the chili peppers, and the hot and humid air in the drying room is directly discharged to the outside of the drying room through the dehumidifier.
It quickly remove the water in the chili peppers without affecting the original color, shape and nutrient content of the chili peppers. The chili peppers heat pump drying room is equipped with a computer control system, which can realize automatic temperature control. The drying temperature range of the heat pump oven is 20-80°C. It has the advantages of strong drying capacity, better drying effect, simple operation, and 70% energy saving by adopting a heat pump system.
The output is 100-5000kg/batch, and the heat source can be electricity, coal, wood chips, natural gas, diesel, propane, etc. The components of this chilli heat pump drying room include: Heat Pump, Trolley Tray, Fan Frame with Fan(Axial Compressor Fan), Dryer Room Parts. The specific component and principle are as follows:

3.All-in-one Chili Dryer

This is a "closed Cycle" oven, the output is 100-1500kg/batch, the heat is source mainly electricity, can also be coal, wood chips, natural gas, etc. We all know that the essence of drying is to take away moisture, but takes away the moisture temperature is not the most critical factor. The key for drying is depending on relative humidity within certain space, This closed-loop oven is carefully developed by Baixin Company by using the essence of drying, changed the traditional heat pump oven "bake" to "dehumidifier”.
Its several advantages were unmatched by the traditional heat pump oven. This oven has a compact structure, great energy-saving, wide application, high drying quality, easy operation, simple installation and removable. it is the best drying equipment for small firms, drying experiment and scientific research. The users only connect the power to use, is the easiest operation heat pump oven. The components of this all-in-one chilli dryer include:Power jack, Water outlet, Exhaust air outlet, Supporting wheels, Controller(PLC control panel), Door lock, Observation window, Circulating Air Inlet, Outlet for hot and dry air, PP tray, Stainless steel tray, Supporting racks for trays. The specific component and principle are as follows:


That's all for the answer to how to make dried chili at home, and a further discussion on how to dry chili in a dryer, if you have any further questions, welcome to contact us at any time.

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