The hot-air oven drying of shiitake was first performed to obtain the shiitake drying characteristics, which will be applied to the desiccant dehumidification drying method. The experimental results showed that the curing temperature significantly influenced the drying-speed and quality of shiitake. There were two drying models studied for shiitake-the single-temperature drying model and the dual-temperature drying model. For the single- temperature drying model the optimal curing temperature was found to be 50℃. On the dual-temperature drying model an optimal two-stage drying temperature, which used 50℃ for the first stage curing temperature for 8~10 hours and then changing to 70~80℃ for the second stage curing temperature until the drying process was completed, was proposed.