Devices for drying fish at home. A simple device for drying fish at home. Step by step build process
Fish dryers, simple and reliable, hanging and stationary will delight every fishing enthusiast! Flake from the Mitek company the most reliable, capacious and durable fish dryer from NPO Kedr are compact, light and simple. Which one you choose, it's up to you!
To this day, many people try to dry fish in a tarinka, in the open air, I don’t immediately think about flies that spoil the whole catch, but small animals at night. And the scorching sun or rain? Everything comes with experience of course. We offer fish dryers that have already been tested by experienced anglers who know a lot about cooking fish.
It can be added that fish dryers can also be used as a dryer for herbs, fruits and other veins.
Fish dryers
Flake- a necessary thing if you are fond of fishing, especially if you go on a long fishing trip, and you are interested in the issue of the safety of your catch. It is they who guarantee the safety of the fish from flies and other insects during drying. In addition, wide the lineup dryers will provide you with the ease of choosing the right model.
got a new toy - made a dehydrator.
"What the hell is this?" you ask. Ooooh, it's a thing!
If you say Russian and plain language, then this is a normal dryer. These are freely sold on the Internet and home appliance stores.
How it works - from room to drying chamber air is forced in, which then exits a special hole, taking with it particles of liquid from the product.
They dry mainly fruits, berries, mushrooms, thin slices of meat and even fish.
The most widely known apparatus in Russia is the Sukhovey - many families have one. But what happened to me is a truly universal thing!
I must say right away that the idea is not mine! I have LJ friends who are capable)) The king of sausages and syrniki. I remembered the idea, and then for some reason I constantly stumbled that something needed to be dried, but nothing.
No, I used to calmly use the oven for these purposes - I turned on convection without temperature. Or if you wanted to quickly - confection, minimum temperature and ajar door.
Now, hehe, I'm whining again - I don't have an oven (temporarily, temporarily, for half a year already and xs when it appears). So it is very necessary to make a drying box.
The second magic pendel in favor of the dehydrator happened from the Hare - I periodically, and everything would be fine, but the picnic-garden season began - there are regular guests in the house and a refrigerator always clogged with pots and bowls. I simply do not have the opportunity to allocate a whole shelf for dried meat.
That's all, guys, I've assembled a dehydrator! On the knee, pink instruments and female hands right in the middle of the living room
The hare performed feats with a fence and didn’t give me a normal screwdriver in my hands - he needed it himself, so he helped me only at the very end.What nnada:
- plastic container or box with lid
- threaded rod on M6 or M8
- nuts and washers suitable for the diameter of the rod
- ventilation grille
- forced draft fan
All this goodness cost me a little more than a thousand rubles: 516 rubles a huge box on wheels and 700 rubles accessories (4 kg of nails for a suddenly fallen fence). Forced exhaust can be found cheaper, and so many nuts are not needed.
Forced exhaust is located at the bottom - we mark the place. The ventilation grille is located as far as possible from the hood - ideally on the lid of the box, but my lid was uneven, so the place for the grille will be on the wall opposite from the hood at the top. We also mark the place for the hole. (if anyone is interested, I drew this with a special glass pencil, but you can use a marker or scratch it with something sharp).
We cut holes for the hood and ventilation grill. In fact, the easiest way to do this is with a special circular saw-crown - the largest diameter is 10 cm, just for all built-in hoods and grills this size. BUT! The screwdriver was busy, and I was embarrassed to take a drill. There was an idea to use a jigsaw - I was afraid that the plastic might crack. I went a longer, labor-intensive, but accurate and accurate way. With an ordinary hand drill and a thin drill, I made holes around the perimeter of the circle of holes (I put a piece of rubber under the bottom so as not to spoil the floor, and a piece of paper so that the borders could be better seen).
And then with an ordinary kitchen knife I cut through the jumpers between the holes. If you heat the knife with a lighter, things will go much more fun.
We insert the ventilation grill into place, we also install the hood, it still has special holes for fasteners. (Dada, in the frame man's hands- The hare came to look at the process, give valuable advice and mock pink pliers.)On the side of the box along the top, stick masking tape and make markings for the holes for the bar. We drill (yeah, much faster with an electric screwdriver).
It remains to cut the threaded rod to the desired length. The shortest rod in the store is a meter. I would just cut it in half, but the Hare suggested not leaving long ends sticking out. While I was thinking about going to a neighbor for auto-dismantling and asking for help with a grinder (thanks, of course), the Hare sawed everything with a hacksaw.
It remains to insert the rods into the prepared holes and secure them with nuts and washers. Alternatively, instead of ordinary nuts, you can screw on wing nuts - this way it will be more convenient to remove the rods if you have to dry something bulky.
Everything, the drying box - the dehydrator is ready!
A dehydrator, or dryer for fish or meat, is a must-have item for many fishermen and hunters to use as one of the ways to process their prey. In order not to spend money on an industrial design, you can make a fish dryer with your own hands with minimal financial costs.
Of course, the most inexpensive option for a dehydrator is an ordinary clothesline, on which a fish is strung and placed somewhere under a roof or on a balcony. With all its simplicity, this option does not exclude infection of fish during drying with larvae of various insects, as well as from infestation by flies. Therefore, the most practical and reliable dryers for food are always designed with walls that protect prey from flies, other insects and pollution from the street, but somehow promote free air circulation. According to their design, dryers for fish or meat are different:
- Suspended
- collapsible
- Stationary
- With fan
Hanging dryers differ from stationary dryers in that, in accordance with their name, they are suspended from the wall, thanks to which their height and position can be adjusted, which is convenient when choosing the most suitable place for the amount of sun or wind. Collapsible dryers are very convenient in that they can be disassembled for compact storage at a time when they are not in use. In addition, they are mobile, and during long-term fishing, the catch can be immediately placed in the dryer right on the shore of the reservoir. All these dryers are adapted to dry fish outdoors. What to do if there is no such possibility, or dehydration of fish needs to be done in winter? In this case, a dryer for meat and fish with a fan will help, which is quite simple to do with your own hands.
In order to make a dryer with a fan, you will need the following materials:
- Plastic container with lid. You can use a plastic box for children's toys.
- Extractor hood with outlet grate. Sufficient fan power is 280 cubic meters. Instead of a ventilation hood, you can use a cooler from a PC.
- Threaded rod on M8 or M6, metal rods with a diameter of 3 mm can also be used.
- Nuts, washers, bolts.
The sequence of work on the manufacture of the dehydrator is as follows:
- At the bottom of the box, on its short side, it is necessary to mark with a marker the place for mounting the ventilation hood. The place for fixing the grate for the hood is also marked, it is best if it is located on the lid. If this is not possible, it is built in on the opposite side of the fan in its upper part. Holes can be cut with a jigsaw, a circular saw-crown of a suitable diameter, or use a drill with a thin drill: holes are drilled along the perimeter of the circle, then the jumpers between them are removed with an ordinary knife. If you heat the blade of the knife, the plastic will be cut more easily.
- The fan and the grate for the hood are installed in the prepared holes, fixed to the walls of the box with fasteners. The lattice can be planted on liquid nails.
- Next, you need to mark the location of the holes for the rod, which will hold the fish or pieces of meat during drying. To do this, masking tape is glued around the perimeter of the box, and markings are already applied to it. Holes are drilled with a screwdriver or drill. Another option for attaching a drying rod is using duralumin corners. They are fixed on the long sides of the container with the shelf down, fastened with bolts, and through holes for the rod are arranged on the shelves of the corners. With the help of such corners inside the dryer, you can make several rows.
- The threaded rod is cut into the required number of bars of the desired length using a hacksaw.
- The rods are inserted into the holes, fixed with nuts and washers. If you need to dry something roomy, you can unscrew the nuts and remove the rods.
- The fish is strung on rods through the eyes or clings to hooks and hung on rods. Then the container is closed with a lid, the fan is turned on, the box is placed in any convenient place for several days.
Such a dehydrator is universal, since it is used not only for drying fish, but it is also a dryer for meat, vegetables or fruits. In addition, if thick parchment is placed on the rods, you can dry small products - berries and mushrooms. The dryer from the container is quite capacious, airtight, protects products from the penetration of any insects. How fast the food will dry will depend on the outside temperature of the dehydrator. You can modify such a dryer if you install a special adapter-timer to set the operating time, as well as a device that supplies warm air inside.
In Moscow, you can buy a wide variety of fishing nets, which differ in volume, size and type of material used. In addition, drying for drying fish can be folding and frame, mobile or stationary. There are also catch-only and universal products that are used to hang mushrooms, fruits and vegetables.
All types of dryers are made with mesh walls to allow air to pass through and protect the product from insects. Inside the product can be equipped with shelves and hooks for hanging the catch. You should choose a hanging net for fish, taking into account the place where it will be placed. For example, compact dryers can be hung on a balcony or loggia, while large models are more suitable for an attic or shed in the yard.
Features of choosing a product for drying fish
It is good if the design has several separate shelves. You can opt for camping device for drying fish with a wire frame. The presence of a plastic coating will provide protection against corrosion and mold. The polyethylene mesh should have cells of small diameter so that insects cannot get inside. At the bottom of the dryer, it is necessary to equip a double bottom to accommodate the pallet. If zippered doors are used, they must be unfastened on both sides. In the upper part there should be a long and strong enough rope for hanging food.
In our store you can order catch dryers at the best prices in the Moscow region. We have been selling equipment and accessories for fishing enthusiasts for a long time. Choose the necessary products on the site, place an online application or call the indicated numbers! Managers will contact you during the day, answer your questions and quickly place an order with delivery.
Today I decided to tell you about one of my last year's purchases. The little thing is very specific, but very useful.
So. Vertical three-tier dryer for fish. (suitable for drying not only fish, but also other products)
In the review I will tell you about the dryer itself, as well as about my recipe for drying fish. Beware, there is content 18+
What is this dryer for in the first place? And it is needed for, as the name implies, for drying and harvesting dried fish. The dryer has three undeniable advantages that make it very useful.
The first plus: the dryer allows you to save space well. She is ergonomic. Allows in a relatively small amount of space to dry relatively a large number of fish.
The second plus: with its dimensions, when folded, the dryer takes up very little space.
The third plus: the mesh design completely excludes the access of various flies and other scavengers to dried fish. No need to fence boxes, hang gauze or look for places where the fish will dry, and the flies will not climb into it.
Additional Information
Perhaps these dryers in your city are cheaper. Ask at local fishing stores. For example, such dryers are sold for a price comparable to the monitored price, but with dimensions of 25x25cm.
I used to dry fish the old-fashioned way. On a stretched wire and wrapped in gauze. Like this:
The disadvantage of this method is that the flies climb to the still raw fish and lay larvae. Even gauze does not always save if the fish is poorly wrapped. Therefore, when I came across the option to buy a folding dryer, I bought it without hesitation:
Now the price is unfortunately higher than last year. But you can look in other stores or wait for sales.
The dryer comes from the store in a package:
Quite compact when folded
Dryer dimensions 35x35cm:
When unfolded, the height of the dryer is about 57cm (plus the length of the ropes):
This is how the dryer looks like in working condition:
The material of the dryer is some kind of fine synthetic mesh. Quite thick and strong. Stainless steel frame. The castle is also synthetic. There are two sliders:
Opens easily:
In the open state, there is access to three shelves on which you can lay out fish for drying.
After it closes, and not a single fly or other muck will get close to the fish.
Well, now I will show exactly how I cook and dry the fish. To be consistent. I'll start from the very beginning and point by point:
Point one:
Early in the morning, we go fishing. Preferably away from the city, to places where there are few fishermen, and the fish are not knocked out by Chinese nets. We have a good time fishing. We catch fish. We are resting. We sunbathe. We burn.
On the day of fishing, the weather was changeable. It's hot, it's raining. But in the end, about 3 kg of large roach were caught:
Point two:
I bring the roach home. I'm cleaning. Gutted. I cut off the heads and cut along the spine into two halves:
I put the cut fish in a prepared container.
I fall asleep with salt, sugar and red pepper. The recipe is simple:
for 500 grams of fish I use 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt without a slide, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar, 0.2 teaspoons of bitter red pepper.
I mix thoroughly. I close the container with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for two days for salting:
And I myself go to cover my neck, face and hands with cream. Because everything that was open burned down:
Point three:
After two days, I take the fish out of the refrigerator. I lay out the fish in three layers on the dryer already suspended on the street and close it:
As you can see, the fish is open on all sides for fresh air, so the drying process takes place without any problems, stagnation, etc.
Point four:
It's been 3 days since the fish was put outside on the dryer. It's time to harvest. More precisely, it's time to pull the fish. She's ready:
The dryer worked just fine. The fish dried evenly on all sides. No flies got to the fish. The fish looks very appetizing.
Point five. Most Responsible:
We go to the store. We buy beer. And we start eating fish:
In my case, one and a half liters of dark unfiltered Bruge Dark organically fit into a calm Saturday evening with my family. (Please do not forget that excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages can adversely affect your health. But drinking in moderation and not very often is quite allowed):
While talking quietly, almost all the fish was eaten by me, my wife and three children. So I'm going fishing again this weekend.
Conclusion:
You may have forgotten, but this was a review of a fish dryer. The product is definitely needed and useful. Helps a lot for those who love to exercise. homemade dried fish. Never regretted that he bought. Like simple design but worth the money. And I can definitely recommend to buy.
That's all. I wish you all a good weekend and a good summer. I plan to buy +71 Add to favorites Liked the review +109 +200