Dehydration Hint

Those messy items like Bolognese sauce are a pain. Or drying small items like canned tuna, mince or cooked rice - the material simply falls through the gaps in the trays.

I've tried tin foil but it holds the moisture and the drying takes a long time. The food sticks to the tin foil at the end and if you need to reload, you invariably need to make a second lot of tinfoil

Solution - Insect mesh (No Seeum). I had a bunch knocking around. Perfect - supports the food, but allows it to drain if required. Dries underneath at same speed as the top. Finally, the dried food is easily removed and the mesh is quickly washed out for the next load.

Hint: To get the circular shape, with a 1cm excess up the side.
Cut squares to the outside diameter, cut the central hole, load the food to hold it in place, THEN trim the excess material to shape.