cross-"contaminating" a food dehydrator

[B'sgirl]

I borrowed a friend's food dehydrator to preserve some pears. I would also like to dehydrate my serrano peppers, but I am afraid that it will make the next thing she dehydrates hot. If I dry the peppers whole do you think that would be a problem?

[babetoo]

new to the process myself. i don't see why it would. you wash the trays between doing different stuff. that should take care of it.

babe

[homecook]

There won't be a problem. I dry fruits, peppers, herbs and just wash the trays in between. I've never noticed any cross-taste at all.

Barb

[Michael in FtW]

I have to go along with the - if you wash the trays with soap and water between batches of "whatever" you should not have a problem.