BioChef BCAZ10B, BCAZ8B, BCAZ8W User Manual

ARIZONA

DEHYDRATOR

USER MANUAL

This manual is for the Arizona 8 and 10 Tray Dehydrator

THE BIOCHEF STORY

Vitality 4 Life was founded over 20+ years ago, based on our belief in the incredible healing power of living food, living juice, pure water, fresh air and sunshine.

Vitality 4 Life houses some of the very best healthy home products from leading global brands and our selection criteria has always remained the same over the years; the product must offer the customer superior value and quality, must deliver genuine health beneﬁts and must be made in a way that recognises the scarcity of the planet's resources.

BioChef is Vitality 4 Life's very own range of healthy kitchen products, developed and designed based on these same core values. BioChef is the entity of what we believe in as a company at Vitality 4 Life, it is who we are. The BioChef brand is very exciting for Vitality 4 Life, in that after so many years in the industry, working with our customers and sourcing products, we now have a product range that we regard as the ﬁnest in the world.

• Products that offer superior value in terms of quality and longevity

• Products that genuinely make our customers feel better from the inside, out

• Through long warranties and superior workmanship, minimise our impact on the planet.

A Healthy Choice

The BioChef range is comprised mainly of food dehydrators, slow (cold press) juicers and high performance blenders - products that constitute what we call a "living food kitchen". These products are primarily designed to make healthy eating uncomplicated and exciting, just as it should be. BioChef is about sharing the power of raw foods and living juices with people all across the world.

Become part of the BioChef community today and begin to enjoy the beneﬁts of a healthier way of life.

LIVING • FOOD • KITCHEN

The information within this manual is intended to help you get the best results from

your BioChef Dehydrator. Please read this booklet carefully and don’t hesitate to contact

Vitality 4 Life if you have any questions.

Operation of 8 and 10 Tray Dehydrator Control Panel

The digital control allows for easy adjustment of the temperature inside the dehydrator. In addition, the timer function will automatically turn off the dehydrator when the selected time has elapsed.

DISPLAY

ON/OFF

INCREASE DECREASE

TEMPTIMER

Adjusting Temperature

1. Press the button for 3 seconds to turn on the unit.

2. Press the to select the desired temperature. To change the temperature rapidly, hold down the 95-158ºF.

3. At any time you can adjust the temperature by using the You can stop the dehydrator at any time by pressing the

button, the display window will ﬂash, and then press or buttons

or buttons. The temperature range for this dehydrator is 35-70˚C /

, and buttons.

button.

Setting Timer

1. Press the button, the display will ﬂash, and then press the or buttons until the desired time is displayed (30 minutes to 24 hours). To change the time rapidly, hold down the

2. The time in the display window will begin to countdown.

3. The dehydrator will automatically shut off after the set time has expired. If dehydration is completed, remove food from dehydrator. If additional drying time is needed, follow the preceding steps to continue dehydrating.

4. At any time, you can adjust the time by using the stop the dehydrator at any time by pressing the ON/OFF button.

or buttons.

, and buttons. You can

History of Dehydration

Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and has been practiced worldwide since ancient times. The most astonishing fact about food preservation is that it permeated every culture at nearly every moment in time. To survive, ancient man had to harness nature. In frozen climates they froze meat on ice, and in tropical climates they dried foods in the sun.

Evidence shows that Middle Eastern and Oriental cultures dried foods as early as 12,000 B.C. in the hot sun. The earliest written record we know stated that the Phoenicians and other ﬁshing people of the Mediterranean used to dry their catches in the open air. Sun drying tea leaves was very common among the early Chinese and many other early cultures were also known to have consumed plenty of dried foods.

During the ages of exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries, most sailors on long sea voyages ate varieties of dried food in order to stay alive. When Columbus discovered the New World, dehydrated food played an important part in sustaining his crew and in preventing any outbreak of nutritional diseases like scurvy and beriberi.

Leathery dried meat (or jerky) acted as staples for far roaming “mountain men” who braved the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the unexplored Paciﬁc Coast of America. By 1795, the French had developed the ﬁrst dehydrator - a device designed to regulate the drying conditions and to speed up the drying process.

Dehydrated food became popular during World War I. Due to America sending a steady stream of supplies to Europe of which dried food made up a good portion. Interest in drying food dropped off somewhat after the war, though it rekindled during the Great Depression and World War II. After modern refrigeration and freezing appliances became popular dehydration again dwindled as people no longer felt the need to preserve their own food.

Today, because of the uncertainties with which we live, dehydrating is once again becoming more and more popular as a method of preserving food. Dried food takes up less space than frozen food, or canned food, no electricity is required to keep the food, you don’t have to cook or thaw the food and you won’t have any leftovers that could spoil. Dehydration offers a whole new and wonderful world of variety, healthy snack options and tasty raw food.

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