Something you have to strongly consider is that you are using machines that have components such as lead from the chips and BPA from the plastic. 

Running an exhaust directly over elderberry which is commonly used in medical applications. Is going to directly contaminant your food with these deadly and cancer causing materials. As they are heated up, especially to higher temps, this will become insanely dangerous to consume from chemical vapors leaching out. Then blown and continuously circulated through food.


For the love of god don't eat any of this! You may die or become very sick. If you don't believe me get your food tested from a lab for contaminants. Please, I'm being genuine and very serious here trying to save your life. 

 

 It really depends on how hot your rig gets. 

It doesn't take much heat for the BPA to leach out. If you take a sniff and the air smells like hot plastic, bingo that should be listed as a food ingredient now due to how much has leached into your food. 

While this wouldn't give you cancer over night it certainly would drastically increase the likelyhood the longer it is consumed. 

My biggest worry would be whatever industrial chemicals are used in the manufacturing process. Who the fuck knows what else is leaching into the food. 

Either way holy fuck dude get it tested immediately. While this is a very innovative it is right up there with strapping a rocket to my back and trying to break the sound barrier on roller blades. This is wildly dangerous to your health and anyone who dares to consume it.  

 Oh I forgot to mention. If the wood that was used in this machine was made with anything but just plain heat treated wood. Any glue, pesticides, fungicides, or materials used in processing the wood. Will also leach out into the food when it is heated up. So there is that too which needs to be strongly considered. 

Overall I applaud you on your idea. Now please, I'm begging you, retire it. Stop processing your food immediately and get it tested. For chemicals and heavy metal toxicity. 

You might even be able to genuinely ask the nostr community for help via zaps. That can pay for lab testing, or a food safe dehydrateor. If you need help.  

 No. It will not burn off completely. As long as the materials exist they will continue to leach contaminants into your food. 

Unfortunately I am not the type of person to keep bookmarks and links to resources I've read. If the subject matter interests you. Then I highly encourage you to self verify. Just know it is a deep dark rabbit hole to climb down. You will never look at normal every day household items the same again if you dig too deep. 

Do the right thing, play it safe. You only have one body and you shouldn't gamble with your health. Especially with something so genuinely dangerous to it. 

I'm just one guy who knows thjngs, just had sex, about to go to bed, and I'm trying to save a life of someone I've never met. Just, because I am a hero at heart. Take care, stay amazing, and have a wonderful evening.