Food Dehydrator - 360 Degree Rotation with Digital Temperature & Timer Control

This Food Dehydrator is great for making beef jerky. I havn't tried anything else in it yet but hoping to dry some figs when they get ripe.I love the sp racks that are super easy to clean.I also love that they are clear so you can see inside without having to open it. it is nice that it has a temperature control and timer so you can set it and forget it. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it doesn't come with any instructions and I had to google how to use it.

I have been wanting one of these forever. I can only give three stars on this for two reasons... it did not come with instructions and I couldn't get the temperature to adjust. Once I figured out how to use it I liked the results. Thank goodness for YouTube and cooking blogs. I have never used a dehydrator, I didn't know how to prepare my fruit, what temperature, or how long to let it dry out.The appliance is pretty nice. It has 6 clear trays, a vented lid, timer control, and a digital read out for remaining time and temperature. The bottom part is pretty nice and sturdy.I made two batches of fruit. The first batch I used an apple, a nectarine, banana, and a bunch of strawberries. The second batch was just nectarines and strawberries. I cleaned and sliced the fruit, then placed them on the trays. I could have put more on the trays but didn't know what to expect.While running the appliance is fairly quiet. You can hear the fan that circulates the warm air sort of blowing. Mine was set at 120 degrees and I could hear the heat turn off when it got to temp. I stuck a thermometer in a slot and it consistently read 121 and 122 degrees. The trays rotate 360 degrees.I let the machine run about 24 hours, checking on it occasionally. The first time I turned it off at night, but the second time I let it run trusting the timer would turn it off and that it seemed safe enough to leave on.I was really happy with the results. I think all of the fruit came out consistently dry and none of it was discolored (even though my photos might look that way.) it's pretty cool how small they get without any moisture in them. The flavor! You don't lose any flavor at all. They made a great snack rather than chips. Yum.I am going to try again to get hold of the company to see if they will tell me why the temperature control doesn't work and to send me the instructions.

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Would not recommend. After nearly 6hrs in the machine only one side was dry. I decided to flip the meat and out it back in for another 2hrs and it STILL wasn't dry. I took a gamble ordering this product since there weren't any reviews and it sadly doesn't work for what I'm looking for. Might work for fruits or something but definitely not meat as it was still undercooked and wet after 8hrs. If it wasn't for Amazon's great return policy and customer service I'd be stuck with a product that didn't work.

I have been wanting to get a food dehydrator to use for cookie decorating. In the cookie decorating world there are a lot of benefits to using a dehydrator...faster drying, helps with craters not developing, shiny cookie surface. I liked this one when I saw it because it's clear and I can see through it to check on my cookies without opening a million times. Since this is a new way of drying cookies for me I wasn't sure what to expect. I used it a couple times for each of the purposes...to check the difference in icing shine...I usually just leave out to dry naturally. The cookies did develop more of a shine than if just left out. The next time I tried it was to get the first layer of icing done so I can apply the details over top. The cookie did dry faster than just sitting out but it's still a trial thing to see how long it will really take. I think it's going to take me playing around with the temps and times quite a bit to get the process down. I was definitely disappointed that it came with no instructions or guide to use. I have never used a dehydrator before so I wasn't sure what to do and how long. I searched the cookie blogs for recommendations and learned a lot but it took a while. I think with some practice hopefully I'll get it down. Overall easy to use, just wish it came with directions. I received this product complimentary in exchange for my unbiased review.

This dehydrator works well. So far we have done fruit in it. It has seven circular trays which stack on top of each other, which allows for quite a bit of food to be dehydrated at once. You can set the temperature and the time. The cons are that there was no recipe book or suggestions for times on food so I had to do a Google search to find proper drying times and temperatures for the fruit we were drying. The trays are also a little difficult to get stacked properly and take some sliding and fiddling to get right. Both of these are small things and definitely make the dehydrator still worth the price. What I didn't like was that the trays are made out of a thin brittle plastic and some of them cracked or snapped apart where the plastic joins on the trays. It is still usable but I wish it was made more solidly.

This Food Dehydrator does a fantastic job for making beef jerky. I havn't tried anything else in it but plan to do some fruit roll ups very soon!I love the spacious racks that are super easy to clean. The clear top allows you to see your food without having to open up the machine. The base of the food dehydrator which houses the motor, turns the racks as it dried the food. Temperature control as well as a timer make this machine a must have for anyone who loves to make their own healthy snacks of meat and fruits. I just love it and would definately recommend!! I mean just look at that jerky! Yum!