Roadworn, get you a dehydrator, it's a game changer. My wife had one of the cheap round one with plastic trays I commandeered when she upgraded to a better unit. She grow and drys all her own herbs and spices. After some modifications and making some tin spacers I have a pretty nice unit. VW in my avatar was dried for an hour and masking tape applied without incident. Not sure where your located, but I see them in thrift stores all the time for $10 +/-. New on Amazon about $35.