re-activating silica gel desiccant in your oven

Free · August 20, 2007 11:45AM

Does anyone know if it is totally and fully safe to re-activate silica gel desiccant in your oven? I have a few that need to be renewed (the kind I have are linked below) and I want to be sure I'm not going to contaminate our oven by 'cooking' these for a few hours at 300 degrees? Thanks.

Silica Gel Desiccant

SpaceMonkey · August 20, 2007 11:47AM

nope they are fine.. i have and they work great! that's what they are designed for.

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ScarsdaleCoin · August 20, 2007 12:07PM

just like shake and bake..... however it is recommended that you back a little longer at lower temperatures

CAUTION: Some desiccants are seriously damaged and can release toxic chemicals if overheated.

Remember...also this should be done in a vented electric oven!

DorkGirl · August 20, 2007 12:09PM

3 hours at 240 degrees. Just did mine yesterday.

JeremyDie1 · August 20, 2007 12:14PM

I bake mine at 350. I only leave them in the oven for 30 minutes and they turn color and last over a month.

ScarsdaleCoin · August 20, 2007 1:03PM

350 is way too hot....maybe someone can look it up but I seem to remember that around 265 is the highest you really should go with it.... longer / slower is better

SpaceMonkey · August 20, 2007 1:30PM

on mine... which seems to be the exact same as the OP's link... says REHEAT @ 300 deg for 3 HOURS... so i just do what it says and seems fine for me... they are nice and blue when i take them out

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JeremyDie1 · August 20, 2007 1:40PM

<< <i>on mine... which seems to be the exact same as the OP's link... says REHEAT @ 300 deg for 3 HOURS... so i just do what it says and seems fine for me... they are nice and blue when i take them out

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It does say on the package 3 hours @ 300 degrees. But I dont follow directions very well. As soon as I notice they are dark blue I take them out.

Myqqy · August 20, 2007 3:47PM

I've re-activated silica gel many times in the oven, with no ill effects!

SpaceMonkey · August 20, 2007 3:49PM

<< <i>I've re-activated silica gel many times in the oven, with no ill effects!

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well.... if that's you in the photo in your sig line... you may want to re-think that.

sumnom · August 20, 2007 3:51PM

Free · August 20, 2007 9:42PM

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<< <i>on mine... which seems to be the exact same as the OP's link... says REHEAT @ 300 deg for 3 HOURS... so i just do what it says and seems fine for me... they are nice and blue when i take them out

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It does say on the package 3 hours @ 300 degrees. But I dont follow directions very well. As soon as I notice they are dark blue I take them out. >>

Yeah, mine is the same, it has those directions on it. Well, I guess I'll check on it the next time a bit early to see if it's blue yet. I mainly wanted to be sure that I didn't contaminate the oven with something. Thanks.

Thenewguy · August 21, 2007 6:03AM

The silica gel used in the dehydration packs like these are more or less harmless. My 3 year old granddaughter got ahold of one of the small ones that are included in things you buy like electronics and busted it open. We didn't know if she ate any so we called poison control and they told us that unless she ate a large amount( like half a dozen of the little packs ) it was no problem. They told us to just make her drink a glass of water so that the gel would have plenty of moisture to absorb and it would just pass through her with no harm.

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