Example Dry Times

Need an idea of how long batches can run? Take a look at my personal log of batches from January thru May 2021. It will give you an idea of how long it takes to try certain kinds of foods. 

Quick personal Stats: 

Shortest batch 6 hours (bread).  

Longest batch: 2 gallons of milk (46 hours) 

My average batch run time is 28.8 hours as of May 5, 2021

DATE	FOOD	BATCH TIME in hours
1/16	bread	6.5
1/17	Fresh Turmeric from the garden	24.5
	Corn, grapes, bananas, apples, pineapple
1/18	White rice, candy, kale, beef and broccoli, crockpot beans	31.5
1/20	Mashed potatoes, yogurt dots, strawberries, blueberries, celery, raspberries	20
1/21	Pineapple, banana, crushed tomatoes, yogurt dots	20.5
1/23	Applesauce, chile, cheesecake, tomato sauce	+/- 27
1/25	Skittles, celery, cucumbers, cooked Kamut, cranberries	+/- 14.5
1/26	Scrambled eggs with sausage and onions, chicken black bean stuff, green peppers, onions	Not Recorded
1/28	Cereal and milk	28
2/1	Parboiled potato slices, butternut squash soup	19
2/3	Cereal and milk, mangoes, green beans, icecream	24
2/5	Grape halves, garlic, hummus, carrot wheels, raw stew beef	29
2/8	Half a lasagna, garlic halves, broccoli, rice, avocado	29
2/11	24 raw eggs, 2 sweet potato pie mixes (raw), red onions, white rice	30.5
2/15	Homemade mac and cheese, organic peaches	23
2/21	Chicken alfredo, cowboy caviar, chicken wild rice soup	27.5
2/24	Garden greens, cheddar broccoli soup	24
2/26	Bok Choy from the garden, chana masala	11
	*the chana masala had a few parts that needed a second run	+5
3/1	6 pounds cooked hamburger and pork meat with 4 onions, 3 pounds shredded cheddar cheese	18.5
3/2	Two gallons whole milk	46
3/6	Homemade salsa, leftovers (corn, baked beans, pulled bbq beef, veggie and egg breakfast pancakes) raw chicken chunks	36
3/9	Fresh apple slices, homemade apple butter, organic vanilla yogurt dots.	15.5
3/10	apple slices-peeled, bacon broccoli bowel	23
3.12	ham dices, mozz. cheese, green beans, meatloaf, red/orange/yellow peppers	22.5
3/14	Whole, organic baked chicken; mashed potatoes with gouda cheese, potato shreds for hashbrowns, white rice, fresh mangoes	20.5
3/17	chicken nuggets, beef stew, pears, mangoes, bananas, strawberries	+/- 28 (I forgot to look for the exact number before ending the cycle! whoops)
3/21	7 cooked hamburger patties, 12 fried eggs, #10 can of pineapple tidbits, 1 fresh mango,  2 pounds sweet potato mash with butter, brown sugar.	23.75 hours
3/25	Sopa de tortillas, 2 pounds broccoli florets, 3 pounds sour cream, 3 pounds vanilla pudding, and 3 bunches of cilantro	29.75 (the sour cream needed another hour of dry time)
3/27	Sweet and Spicy pulled pork with salsa, Chicken wild rice soup, 30 backyard eggs	30.75
3/30	cubed butternut squash, cooked wild rice mix, chicken pot pie, tuna noodle casserole,	26
4/6	garden greens (cabbage and mustard), carrots, cheese	18
4/9	creamy pasta with ham and peas, ham and bean soup,	23.75
4/15	Cabbage Roll Casserole, Taco meat with rice, beans, and corn; cottage cheese,	30
4/18	Chicken jambalaya, tuna salad (didn't work with full-fat mayo), chicken lo mein, taco soup with chips and cheese.	35
4/26	Cabbage from the garden, sloppy joes, chile, marinara sauce, Beef stew	29
5/2	garden greens, bananas, yogurt, raisins, and apricots    (dried fruit remained somewhat chewy but did dry them substantially)	25
5/5	cauliflower w/cheese, cinnamon apple slices, onions and garlic from the garden, spaghetti sauce, and homemade meatballs, cooked spaghetti noodles	32
5/7	frozen corn, cinnamon apple slices re-do from the previous batch, spicy chicken and beans, ketchup/mustard in molds, last of beef stew.