what is the BEST food dehydrator?
Daniel Woodard
Hi! I'm getting ready to go on a road trip, and thus I want to
dry a good bit of food. The dehydrator I have is a piece of crap, never
worked right, falling apart machine with no fan. I would like to know
what the best machine I can get is (for $29 or less) and where I can buy
it. Thanks for your time,
Dan
Paul
dropped the name and now call it the Elite or something. Basically
it's their 4 tray model with thermostat. You can buy extra trays
and the Jerky Works gun, though I've started making jerky with
marinating London Broil strips as well. The thermostat is what
makes the difference on this dehydrator. Cost is $40-$50 at Target
or WalMart.
Paul
tobler
Daniel Woodard wrote:
>
>
> Hi! I'm getting ready to go on a road trip, and thus I want to
> dry a good bit of food. The dehydrator I have is a piece of crap, never
> worked right, falling apart machine with no fan. I would like to know
> what the best machine I can get is (for $29 or less) and where I can buy
> it. Thanks for your time,
>
> Dan
I have two; Harvest Savor (about 15 years old), and Ronco (3 yrs old).
I love the HS and have no use for the Ronco. The HS has good trays
which hold the smallest of pieces and a heated dryer *with fan*. The
Ronco's tray spaces are way too large and there's no fan so drying takes
forever.
I don't know what today's version of the Harvest Savor is, but I'd
recommend looking into it.
Wendy in MI
Steve
On Tue, 07 Oct 1997 22:10:27 -0400, tobler <wto...@tdi.net> wrote:
I have an American Harvest....I can't make enough dried pineapple
to keep them(her) happy at work......and there are hunters that want
to try jerky from their own venison.....but costs 70 bucks here in
Jersey, worth every penny.......and then there's the FRESHSAVER by
Tilia....LOLOLOLOL
P h i l
I don't know what kind of quality you expect for $29.00, but I have 2
Excalibers. THe smallest and the middle sizes, and they are tops... HAve
a fan, a thermostat, guide book, etc. they can be found by doing a
websearch. I remember finding them not ny the name Excaliber, but rather
thru a search for dehydrator(s) or dried foods.
Phil
Daniel Woodard wrote:
>
>
> Hi! I'm getting ready to go on a road trip, and thus I want to
> dry a good bit of food. The dehydrator I have is a piece of crap, never
> worked right, falling apart machine with no fan. I would like to know
> what the best machine I can get is (for $29 or less) and where I can buy
> it. Thanks for your time,
>
> Dan
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Laurence Mann
Do any of the US dehydrators work on 220/240V AC as well as 110V AC? I
cannot get a dehydrator in the UK as no-one appears to do them. So I am
thinking of ordering a US model if, ad only if, it will run on our higher
voltage.
Laurence Mann
Todd and Elsa Cumming
My sister and I share our dehydrator. She has three expensive ones. One that
she bought for about $200 on tv , an American Harvest and another one I
can't remember the name of. Earlier this year we were drying banana chips
and peppers. She put the peppers on hers because her trays have smaller
holes so nothing falls through.Then we put the bananas(good sale) on the
other three. To make a tedious story short, we ended up putting her trays on
top of mine(though they didn't fit right) in order to get the bananas dried
quicker. Her dehydrator didn't have the same power that mine did even though
hers was on high. Can you believe it my dehydrator was a Mr.Coffe one that
my husband bought for under $30. Quality can still sometimes be bout for
cheap prices.
Elsa
A. T. Hagan
P h i l <gold...@ibm.ten> wrote:
>I don't know what kind of quality you expect for $29.00, but I have 2
>Excalibers. THe smallest and the middle sizes, and they are tops... HAve
>a fan, a thermostat, guide book, etc. they can be found by doing a
>websearch. I remember finding them not ny the name Excaliber, but rather
>thru a search for dehydrator(s) or dried foods.
>Phil
Does anyone have a current address and phone number for the manufacturer of
the Excalibur line of food dehydrators? Perhaps they even have a web page
or e-mail address? I've found several retailers, but would like to have
the manufacturers address so that I can include it in a future update of
the food storage FAQ. Thanks.
........................Alan.
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P h i l
A. T. Hagan wrote:
> Does anyone have a current address and phone number for the manufacturer of
> the Excalibur line of food dehydrators? Perhaps they even have a web page
> or e-mail address? I've found several retailers, but would like to have
> the manufacturers address so that I can include it in a future update of
> the food storage FAQ.
This was the last address I had for them... should still be good.
Excaliber
6083 Power Inn Rd
Sacramento, CA 95824
916-381-4254
also, try:
http://www.reach4life.com/1913a.html
http://atlantic.net/~juicer/dehydra.html
http://www.kctc.net/life/excalho.cgi
http://www.kctc.net/life/exqa.cgi/32a5ea23d710a769
http://www.bizcom.com/kitchenscience/excalibur.htm
Phil
CGran29736
>> Hi! I'm getting ready to go on a road trip, and thus I want to
>> dry a good bit of food. The dehydrator I have is a piece of crap, never
>> worked right, falling apart machine with no fan. I would like to know
>> what the best machine I can get is (for $29 or less) and where I can buy
>> it. Thanks for your time,
>>
>> Dan
>
>I have two; Harvest Savor (about 15 years old), and Ronco (3 yrs old).
>I love the HS and have no use for the Ronco. The HS has good trays
>which hold the smallest of pieces and a heated dryer *with fan*. The
>Ronco's tray spaces are way too large and there's no fan so drying takes
>forever.
>
>I don't know what today's version of the Harvest Savor is, but I'd
>recommend looking into it.
>
>Wendy in MI
What I would like to know, is if anyone KNOWS
and would be willing to impart......the knowledge
in how to make a *HOME* *MADE* dehydrating
system.
I know they are out there. Several years ago, I
was visiting a great aunt who had a home made
dehydrating system using light bulbs. I now wish
I had asked her. Unfortunately, she has since
passed away.