Dehydrator help?

[lovely12]

I finally received my dehydrator. If I want to put different fruits and vegetables in it, should I do anything to them first besides washing? The book with the dehydrator keeps saying to do different things to the fruits and vegetables such as boil. Please assist.

[Rawkinlocs]

Nah, you don't need to do anything like that. Just wash, slice and put on the tray to dry.

If I were you, I'd just put that book away because their guidelines are based on people who eat cooked food and not raw food. Go by what your raw recipe books/sites, etc, say rather than what the book that accompanied the dehydrator says regarding drying times, temps. etc.