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i sundry lots of garden produce. i use cookie sheets covered w/ window screening on an old fold out table in the yard. it doesn’t take long. i slice & set out in the morning and by afternoon or early evening it’s done!
You can also use cheesecloth over a frame if you don’t have the screen, or if you have little fruit flies that get through the holes in the screen.
You don’t want window screens. The metal could be toxic.
I think the best way to do this would be to build a box out of metal screening to keep out the insects, with notches for racks. Build cheesecloth or nylon mesh trays to put on the racks. Put the racks inside the box. In other words, imitate the Excalibur dehydrator, but just use screens on the outside instead of plastic.
Air will circulate through the screens but pests will not be able to get in. Some people put aluminum foil in the bottom of the box to reflect the sun/increase the heat.