Dry strawberry to blend special tea

Specifications Dried strawberries are fantastic as part of a trail mix blend of dried fruits and nuts.


    Product Description    Strawberries keep their color when they are dehydrated without an acidic solution pre-treatment (unlike apples, pears and many other fruits).         Wash and Hull the Strawberries   Wash the strawberries and let them drain in a colander for a few minutes. Slice off and compost or discard the hulls (the green parts).     Slice the Strawberries Slice the strawberries crosswise or from top to bottom. The direction you slice them is less important than the thickness. The pieces need to be all of approximately the same thickness or they won't dry evenly. Aim for 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick slices.     Arrange the Sliced Berries on the Dehydrator Trays Arrange the strawberry slices on the dehydrator trays so that there is at least a half inch of space between the slices.     Dry the Strawberries Set the dehydrator's temperature to 135 F/57 C. It will take 8 - 10 hours to fully dry the strawberries; 10 - 14 hours if you want them to be crisp rather than pliable. The pieces should feel totally dry to the touch.   Cool the Dried Fruit You won't be completely sure if the strawberry pieces are fully dehydrated until they have cooled (you know how cookies crisp up after you take them out of the oven? Same deal with dried fruit). Turn off the dehydrator and open it. Let the strawberries cool for 20 to 30 minutes. After the cooling off period, break one of the pieces of fruit in half. There should be no visible moisture along the surface of the break. I like to dry strawberries until they are crispy-dry (rather than the leathery texture I aim for with dried apples or pears).   Condition the Dried Strawberries Even after the strawberries are correctly dehydrated there may still be some residual moisture in the fruit that you can't feel. This shouldn't be enough to prevent the fruit from being safely preserved and mold-free. But you'll have a tastier, better product if you do what is called "conditioning" the dried fruit. Put the dried, cooled fruit pieces into glass jars, only filling the jars about 2/3 full. Cover the jars. Shake the jars a couple of times a day for one week. This redistributes the fruit pieces as well as any moisture they may still contain. If any condensation shows up on the sides of the jars, your fruit isn't dried well enough yet and it needs to go back into the dehydrator for a few hours. Once your dried strawberries are conditioned, store them in airtight containers away from direct light or heat. It's okay to fully fill the jars at this point: the 2/3 full was just for the conditioning phase when you needed to be able to shake the pieces around.     Company Information           Hunan Xiangfeng Tea Co. Ltd. is located in the tea professional township in Changsha county, Hunan Province. Now we have three wholly-owned subsidiaries, five holding subsidiaries and one branch office. The chairman Yu Tang is a national model worker, the Hunan province people's congress, visiting professor of Chinese academy of sciences . The one billion tea tree breeding base we established is the largest one in the whole country. We also own the largest clones of high-quality tea plantation covered16,669 hectare in Changsha County. We have the world’s first automatic roasted green tea production line, which achieves a clean, automation, large-scale production in the tea industry.

  FAQ Q1: Are you a trading company or a manufacturer A1:  We self-run tea farms and factory and was just rated as the 6th Greatest Tea Manufacturer by China Tea Marketing Association.   Q2: How is your Quality Control? A2: From the very beginning to the very end, Chinese Academy of Science, ISO22000:2005, IMO and HACCP guarantee our  quality.   Q3: How is your price? A3: We are trying our best to reduction cost for you   Q4: Are you giving samples? A4: It is our honor to offer FREE SAMPLES to you!   Q5: I want to visit your company and HOW? A5: You can fly  to Changsha Huanghua International Airport. And we'll arrange pick-up!