Experiences with Drying Around the World

It’s not unusual for me to find myself on foreign shores working to share the knowledge of processing technology I’ve acquired over the years. In the course of two recent international assignments, I encountered some unusual dryers from which there are lessons to be learned. We have discussed drying in this column several times (Food Technology 60(12): 90-95; 61(07): 97-100; and 64(3): 70-72) so I will not repeat that material except for several significant points that are relevant.

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