MERAKI - Refractance Window Dryer

Refractance Window Drying is a gentle method of dehydrating fresh whole food. It gently removes water from our foods while protecting the vitamins, minerals and micro-nutrients.

Refractance Window Drying does not directly expose the food to extreme hot or cold temperatures. Instead, it relies on the transfer of thermal energy from warm water to the food. It does this up until a precise point of dehydration, at which point the drying process automatically ceases.

Since Refractance Window Drying is a kinder, gentler process, it offers several advantages over other common dehydration methods such as spray or freeze drying. Because the foods are only briefly exposed to non-damaging temperatures and are never subjected to pressure or shear force, the dried food retains all the nutritional attributes of its fresh, raw-food equivalent.