View original postUsing a desiccant is probably better than using heat. I have read that microwaves don't work, too. Finally, both of the nicer books are leather bound, so I assume the oven will ruin the covers.
View original postOn the other hand, silica packets are cheap, as are Ziploc bags, though I have a freezer with no ice on the inside so I think it dries it as well.
Freezing is pretty effective it's just time consuming, I'd stick a second ziploc with silica and a damp paper towel in it and use that as a time guide. Unless you have access to dry ice, which is much faster obviously, don't expect to read the book till Thanksgiving 
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Question on books with mildewy smell
- 14/10/2013 08:57:45 PM
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Probably not the answer you're looking for.
- 15/10/2013 01:37:19 PM
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If a new copy were available I already would have bought it. *NM*
- 15/10/2013 02:44:18 PM
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Could you keep them in a cupboard?
- 15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM
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I am freezing them, but they say that doesn't get rid of the spores.
- 15/10/2013 07:39:19 PM
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Freezing won't kill them but heat will
- 16/10/2013 03:09:33 AM
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Won't an hour in the oven ruin the book? I'm assuming massive browning of pages, etc...
- 16/10/2013 03:16:26 AM
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There's a few tricks
- 16/10/2013 05:01:51 AM
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I like the desiccant idea.
- 16/10/2013 05:20:25 AM
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Re: I like the desiccant idea.
- 16/10/2013 05:56:46 AM
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How about vacuum sealing the books, and putting them in a warm water bath for a few hours?
- 16/10/2013 07:34:21 PM
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Kind of a weird idea
- 16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM
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