Drying is perhaps the most popular way to prepare fish for future use. Dried fish is delicious, it is an excellent appetizer for a friendly feast. But for drying, you need a special device - a dryer. There are several ways to do it.
It is necessary
- - board;
- - long nails;
- - a large birdcage;
- - a piece of wire or metal rod;
- - metal cage;
- - timber;
- - nails;
- - gauze, tulle or insect net;
- - carpentry tools.
Instructions
Step 1
The simplest fish dryer is a wide board with long nails driven into it. The nails go right through the board and are bent with hooks. To hang the dryer on the balcony, make a couple of loops around the edges. Such a dryer is made very quickly, but it has a couple of significant drawbacks. You can use it only in the loggia, where the windows are closed with an insect screen, otherwise all the fish will be covered with flies. You need to hang the dryer at such a height that the cat cannot reach it.
Step 2
A small dryer can be made from a metal cage. Actually, in this case, you don't even need to do anything, just find a piece of thick wire and plant fish on it. Place the wire in the cage so that the fish does not touch the walls. Clamp the ends of the wire into the mesh of the mesh. The fish can also be dried on hooks attached to the top rim of the cage. Hang the cage and cover it with gauze or tulle. If there is a cat in the house, it is better to close the dryer on top with a wide board so that the shaggy fish lover cannot reach the gauze.
Step 3
A great birdcage will make a great dryer. It is done in the same way as from the cage, with the only difference that a sufficiently large rectangular cage does not need to be suspended. Cut a few pieces of wire, string fish on them. Attach the wire to the rods of the cage. Cover the top of the dryer with a transparent cloth that allows air to pass through.
Step 4
To make a stationary dryer, you will need a frame that is roughly the same as for an aquarium. The frame can be welded or wooden. Welded is better to order. Wooden you can put together yourself. Punch off two matching frames for the floor and ceiling. The dimensions of the dryer depend on the amount of fish you are going to process. Instead of the lower frame, you can put a board, instead of the upper one, a piece of thick plywood.
Step 5
Connect the floor and ceiling with four equal bars or wide slats. At the same distance from the floor on opposite sides, pin two more slats to hang the wire. Cut a few pieces of thick wire. String the fish, lay the wire on the cross bars so that the fish do not touch each other. Cover the structure with a light cloth.
