dehydrator suggestions
R. David Nininger
don't really know where to start. What do I look for, or stay away
from?
Thanks
David
A Gallagher
one in the UK) and it excellent,
Tony.
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Richard L. Molay
for around $19.95. They have stackable round trays, quiet fans and heaters
that are just right. I have both kinds (I think one of them is a "Mr.
Coffee" brand) and I am totally satisfied. They are light years better than
the one I spotted at a health food store for more than $50.
I've dried countless batches of tomatoes, carrots and other stuff without a
single problem. If you spend more than $20 for a dehydrator you're just
throwing your money away. (Unless you're thinking of going into the dried
food business.)
Richard
Don Wiss
>I have a model, bought at a national chain store, accepts up to 12
>trays,, BUT,, there was (no available locally) a different model that
>would accept 17 trays...
The American Harvest Gardenmaster can go up to 30 trays. For a picture see:
http://services.polaristel.net/~drystore/Dehydrator/Dehydrator_NF.html
For others see:
http://www.kctc.net/life/excalho.htm
http://www.nesco.com/Products/snackm.html
http://www.wwmagic.com/haphov/dehydrat.html
Don (at panix com).
Lorilei macHerron
Excalibur I have would work with the proper transformer/adapters or if I
just ought to leave it behind. Do you have just the regular US version?
Please let me know what you have done electrically to make it work with no
danger off of 220 volts.
Lorilei
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JR Sarber
curious to see if its something you want to get "in-to", then by all
means buy an expensive model for your first go-round. It does just fine
on some foods (ie, jerky, apples, carrots). But if you plan to do more,
the next step up is a SnackMaster (mid-priced, anywhere from $40 to
$65). But for the really serious, there are only two to get, but they
are more expensive. The Excalilbur (shop around, they usually run $250
but can be found for $100 less) and the GardenMaster (costs anywhere
from $180 to $250). Both do equally as well, but the Excalibur is
limited to 9 trays, while the GardenMaster can take up to thirty.
However, the extra trays don't come cheap. I think the Excalibur is
easier to load and switch trays. I like both, but maybe favor the
Excalibur a bit more. However, when I get loaded down with produce, I'm
really glad to have the GardenMaster.
Good Luck.
jloudon
Build your own!!!! A wood box with window screens, light bulbs in the bottom
and off you go!
Its cheep, can be built with recycled materials and is exceptionally
efficient! Don't waste your money on the commercial plastic junk. The one I
built will dry 20lbs of apples in 10 hrs and cost me about $50.00 to build.
Good Luck!
AST
rec.food.preserving on On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 at 06:38:33 and wrote:
>Have a read here as a starter; I have a Excalibur 2500 (probably the only
>one in the UK) and it excellent,
How much? Where? When? ??????
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Ivan Weiss
> Can anyone give any suggestions for a dehydrator? I would like one and
> don't really know where to start. What do I look for, or stay away
> from?
This is probably a longshot, but if you can find a used Equi-Flow, I
recommend it heartily. These were manufactured in my neck of the woods in
Marysville WA in the 1980s. The company, alas, is now defunct. But IIRC,
they marketed, to some extent, through Garden Way, so it's possible you
could find them anywhere in the US or Canada.
Equi-Flows came in 10- or 20-tray models. In the 20s, there was a separate
fan and heating element for each 10 trays. I was fortunate to get three of
them, which they will have to pry from my cold, dead fingers :-). These
will satisfy any dehydrating need that I'm aware of. It's my guess that
most owners would be as reluctant as I am to part with theirs. But you
never know. Good luck.
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Vashon WA profit without individual responsibility
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AST <d66ABd-...@valdena.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
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A Gallagher
Mine was converted over there, but that does not matter, you will only need
to buy a step up transformer when you are here. The transformer will
resolve the voltage problem but not the frequency.
Your frequency is 60Hz ours is 50Hz so your fan will run a little slower,
so drying takes a little longer. If you come to the UK contact me and I
will sort out a transformer for you,
Tony.
Lorilei macHerron <lor...@merrymeet.com> wrote in article
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> Great news. I'm considering relocating to Europe and wondered if the
> Excalibur I have would work with the proper transformer/adapters or if I
> just ought to leave it behind. Do you have just the regular US version?
> Please let me know what you have done electrically to make it work with
no
> danger off of 220 volts.
>
> Lorilei
>
> In article <01be259a$17edbc00$1f79...@9600967-agal.jet.uk>, "A
Gallagher"
> <ag...@jet.uk> wrote:
>
> > Have a read here as a starter; I have a Excalibur 2500 (probably the
only
> > one in the UK) and it excellent,
> > Tony.
>
Dawn Crowley
by an excellent dehydrator that is no longer made.
I recently borrowed dehydrators from friends, all of them round, and
cannot imagine how folks actually continue to use them. Although I
sprayed them with Pam, the apple slices still had to be scraped off of the
trays. Both removing food and rotating trays made them much more work
than I was used to with my rectangular model. Consider borrowing
different dehydrators to try them out first.
Here are the features I like:
-nearly 20 square feet of drying space (12 tray model)
-rectangular shape (square would be okay, too)
-heated from the back, with a fan blowing across the trays
-tray rotation unnecessary due to horizontal heat!
-temperature control
-no big hole through the middle of the trays!
-trays that could easily be covered with plastic wrap, which decreases
washing time & makes removal of food a matter of picking up the corners &
pouring it into a container
-dishwasher-safe flat plastic trays
Excaliber has a similar, but smaller product which I owned at one time.
However, the fan blew food right out the front of the dehydrator and
onto the floor. The company considered that a "feature" that makes it
especially good for making fruit leather. I considered it a mess!
This was for home use, and I dried vegetables (carrots, broccoli,
cabbage, tomatoes, lettuce, etc), fruit (apples, berries, oranges, etc),
and made granola.
On a side note, when the dehydrator is in use, yeast breads placed on top
rise quickly. When it's not in use, turn the thermostat low and put yeast
breads inside the dehydrator to rise.
Every company that I have located via the internet (except Excaliber)
sells round dehydrators.
And, though you didn't ask, tools you'll want along with a dehydrator:
-blender/food processor
-apple peeler/slicer/corer
-a book or two for ideas to get you started
-plan your storage containers & space before you begin to dry
Good luck!
Dawn Crowley
R. David Nininger wrote:
> Can anyone give any suggestions for a dehydrator? I would like one and
> don't really know where to start. What do I look for, or stay away
> from?
>
> Thanks
> David
jloudon
on the back. However, my design has the blower mounted underneath at the
back to minimize noise. It blows straight up through the heat source
(bulbs) and then circulates around through the trays and out a vent in the
bottom of the door. Has 54 sq. ft with 12 trays and I have never had to
rotate even when fully loaded!. Thanks for the ideas on bread... I bake
weekly.
R. David Nininger
it?
David Nininger
phil
beef, turkey, corn, watermelon, raspberries, zuccini, tomatoes, and much
more, and everything came out well. Works like a charm, and even tho it
was a bit pricy, with the fan forced heat, thermostat, etc, everything I
make (knock on wood) has so far been fine.
Phil (NM)
REstes6687
>"R. David Nininger" wrote:
>
>> How about the EXCALIBUR FOOD DEHYDRATOR? Anyone have any comments on
>> it?
>>
>> David Nininger
I have one and it works great I have had it for several years
Robert William Jamieson
my peat stove. thanks