How to build a solar dryer

Hi! As you saw in our video "how-to, sun dried tomatoes" we use a home made solar dryer.

You can built your own or purchase a electric one, it depends on where you live, solar ones are good for hot climates but not recommended for those with high humidity (because of the fungus grow).

Our solar "machine" is so simple, but it could be classified as a direct one, because the sun directly acts in the tomatoes. Here you have a scheme:

Grey areas are holes covered with mosquitoe net to prevent the entrance of bugs, ants, flyes and mosquitoes. They are positioned this way to make easy the airflow.
Brown areas are wood strips fixed to the laterals and front of the box. They are used to support our removable plate.
Orange one is a polycarbonate, to concentrate the effect of sun and high the temperature inside.
And the purple lines are a removable plate made out od wood sticks and a net of stainless steel that can be washed. Here is where you put the vegetables you want to dry.