[Ellendra]

How do you keep the food from gluing itself to the muslin? Or is it just for foods that don’t glue themselves as they dry?

[SisterK]

I use the napkins for ALL foods. The ones with high sugar do glue to the napkins, just as they would glue to the racks. But, food is a lot easier to peel off the napkins than the racks (some lint might come off the first go round, but then the napkins get slicker and slicker). I started doing the napkin thing because the racks on my dehydrator are so big, they are a pain in the behind to wash, I bought a special tub just to wash them. Also, I remove more water from my food than commercial operations: I have blueberries 8 years old and just as good as new. I would not trust commercially dried blueberries to last that long.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

You can use some silicone sheets instead of muslin
Or you can use baking 'parchment paper'
or use the muslim nappies alone
I dont like 'rapeseed products' like PAM or canola products which have a high smoke tolerance, and are non-stick lubricants,
as the by-products and chemical changes to canolaunder high heat remain unknown .