Dry fish dryer for drying large quantities, Mactech Vietnam

Drying fish is now quite simple, whether it is freshwater fish or marine fish, of course, depending on the drying requirements, and the level of drying, we have suitable drying modes. Drying marine fish is often easier than drying freshwater fish because of the specific properties of marine fish. Using a modern fish dryer will ensure better quality dried fish, tastier, faster, ensure food hygiene and safety, and is much more effective than traditional drying methods.

Setting parameters for fish dryer

The dried fish dryer is a type of machine belonging to the food dryer group. There are many methods of drying fish with a dryer, each production unit will have its own method to create products with better quality, and more competitive in the market. Before drying, we should pre-process the fish to ensure quick drying such as removing the intestines, drying, or smoking, many establishments use the smoking method to help the fish surface dry quickly and have a more beautiful color. Many establishments have used the method of coating the surface of the fish with flour for drying, which is also quite good, but the most common method is drying the surface and smoking.

The drying parameters set on the fish dryer for each type of fish and each production unit will be different because the requirements for dried products will have their own characteristics, so we need to dry several batches of samples to know the exact parameters to use. However, the general parameters will be as follows: fish drying temperature is usually from 50-80^oC depending on the type of fish, humidity 10-30% depending on the required dryness, and drying time depends on the thickness of the product. These parameters almost always have to be adjusted after several batches of drying to ensure the best quality.

Types of dried fish dryers you can refer to

Currently on the market, there are two popular types of dryers used to dry fish: heat dryers and cold dryers, of which heat dryers are more commonly used. Depending on the type of dried fish product at what level, we use the appropriate dryer, and at the same time need to rely on the scale and level of investment to choose. Heat dryers (also known as civil dryers) can dry a variety of products from vegetables to food, dried meats such as dried beef, dried chicken, dried fish, and dried medicinal herbs of all kinds…

Cold dryers (also known as heat pump dryers) are suitable for products that need to be dried at low temperatures such as flowers, medicinal herbs, mushrooms, drying fish, drying starch… However, the price of the machine is quite high and is less used, of course, the drying quality will be higher. See more types of dryers on this website’s homepage.