Drier / Dehydrater / Dried fruit (bananas in this case)

I got a question today about the drier I mentioned in the last post - see here
(that is a bag of dried bananas beside it ...I slice  them longways so they dry quicker)  I never pass up an over-supply of cheap, ripe fruit which has reached the end of its shelf-life.

This one does not have variable temperature and is supposed to be used for fruit and veg only.  Meat should (in theory) be dried at a slightly higher temperature, but I have dried meat and fish in it very successfully - cut into strips and marinated before drying. 

It is a great bit of kit for preparation for some long distance sailing, and has done very good service over the years.  Even fruit leathers are possible - fruit pulp (sweetened with a bit of pureed banana if needed), gets spread out on freezer paper on the trays - takes a little longer but is just as effective.