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What happens during the constant-rate stage of fish drying?
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Fish on a conveyor belt entering a processing plant, Newfoundland, Canada.
During the constant-rate stage of fish drying, water is evaporated directly from the surface of the product. Throughout this initial phase, the temperature of the fish remains constant.1