Wonderful Item And A Great Cause – Dehydrator Review
I have found out you can’t really “over-dehydrate” most foods so if you accidentally leave it running for a few hours, no big deal. Lastly, and probably most obviously, is the price. We purchased this dehydrator specifically to make chicken (and other meat) jerky for our dogs, as we have already lost one dog due to feeding the jerky that is made in China. Also I feel much better knowing what is going into their jerky treats, which is meat only, no preservatives. I don’t know how long the other reviewers have owned theirs, but after 19 months and 1 warrantied repair (we paid shipping one way), we now own a broken dehydrator. The very nice people at Nesco told me that at this point it would be more cost effective to buy a new one that to pay to have it repaired.
Next batch was just apples and it still took WAY longer than I thought it should — as in 2 full days with the thing going — for thinly sliced apples! I tried some herbs and ended up throwing the herbs out because they looked questionable. This is one of those items that does exactly what it says it’s going to do and does it without a fuss. It’s simple to use (even I haven’t screwed up anything with it yet) and works extremely well.
So, bottom line, I really liked the FD-75PR but am heartbroken that it died so quickly. And, I am extremely disappointed that I didn’t get that replacement in a timely manner too. Also no timer, but since foods drying time varies, you need to check it occasionally anyway. All in all, glad to have it! I highly recommend it for the money. I would suggest getting extra trays right from the beginning.
It is not something we use every day, but I’m sure it does well for drying out other things as well. The product exceeded my expectations. After some research, I settled on this model as the best combination of size, flexibility and price. I’m glad I did — this little powerhouse has been doing a great job since day one. Machine is durable, cleans easily in the dishwasher. It looks great on the counter, and makes a low air blowing sound when in use.
The difficult part is cleaning the dried-on marinade off the trays – best to let them soak in the sink for a while, but we think it’s worth it (I make him do it). I bought a vacuum sealer to vacuum pack the jerky, but he eats it so fast it’s not necessary. This time I bought 8 packs of them used my dehydrator, and then vacuum sealed them. I use them in all kinds of dinners.
Machine doesn’t get hot to the touch. It takes about 4-6 hours to make 1 batch 5 trays high. I only rotate trays once during drying, if at all. It doesn’t have an on/off switch or timer.
I make a lot of jerky and my old system took sometimes 8 to 12 hours to dry, but this system had it done in about 2/3 the time or less. Round Tufted Ottoman.
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