In most cases, sun drying is the basic method to produce dried fish and in recent years rotating drying racks for hanging fish, to keep insects away, and to accelerate the drying process, have become available.
ほとんどの干物では天日乾燥が基本であり、最近では虫付きを防ぎ乾燥を早めるため、つり下げた魚を回転させる干し台が作られている。