As other reviews mentioned, things took longer than the instruction book stated. I think there is just a trial and error factor involved in drying. For instance, if you want to dry fruit for storage the best pretreatment is a sulfite dip rather than ascorbic acid or honey. Sulfites are not recommended for people with asthma. My husband and I started to use the dehydrator because we got involved with the raw food diet. this dehydrator is pretty much good for everything, however if you want to dehydrate stuff that takes a lot of space you might as well buy one with trays that allows you to dehydrate tall food. The batch was done in 6 hours. I just put a ball of meat in my hand and flattened it into thin circles.
It worked perfectly! With the cost of food going up this little thing is going to save me big money! While the fan does evenly distribute the air to all 5 trays, it doesn't distribute it evenly along the trays. Another words, the jerky that is closest to the outer part of the trays will dry faster than the jerky closer to the middle. And, the lasagna then re-hydrated very nicely.
I buy the meats in bulk when they go on sale. I also bought the jerky gun. Second, there is no timer on the unit. Thus, you cannot "set it and forget it."
I marinated my meat the night I got my dehydrator in the mail and used it the next day. Even though this was my first time making jerky it came out great!
I ordered it from Amazon, even if it was not the cheapest option. Reason for this is the great Customer Service and prompt & reliable service.
Now my kids, who are on special diets, can share jerky with me that I make. I absolutely love this dehydrator! This is the second Nesco Dehydrator I have purchased. The first lasted over 27 years and prepared more than 1000 pounds of jerky and fruits! After investing $40 in the Ronco dehydrator, I must say that the Nesco beats Ronco hands down. Very little tray rotation is required. A timer would've been nice too but, like someone else said, you can always buy a cheap timer. I don't have any other dehydrator experience to compare it to, but I am very happy with my selection!
It worked perfectly! With the cost of food going up this little thing is going to save me big money! While the fan does evenly distribute the air to all 5 trays, it doesn't distribute it evenly along the trays. Another words, the jerky that is closest to the outer part of the trays will dry faster than the jerky closer to the middle. And, the lasagna then re-hydrated very nicely.
I buy the meats in bulk when they go on sale. I also bought the jerky gun. Second, there is no timer on the unit. Thus, you cannot "set it and forget it."
I marinated my meat the night I got my dehydrator in the mail and used it the next day. Even though this was my first time making jerky it came out great!
I ordered it from Amazon, even if it was not the cheapest option. Reason for this is the great Customer Service and prompt & reliable service.
Now my kids, who are on special diets, can share jerky with me that I make. I absolutely love this dehydrator! This is the second Nesco Dehydrator I have purchased. The first lasted over 27 years and prepared more than 1000 pounds of jerky and fruits! After investing $40 in the Ronco dehydrator, I must say that the Nesco beats Ronco hands down. Very little tray rotation is required. A timer would've been nice too but, like someone else said, you can always buy a cheap timer. I don't have any other dehydrator experience to compare it to, but I am very happy with my selection!
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I bought this item as a means to deal with the overabundance of produce coming out of my garden! SANYO INDOOR ELECTRIC GRILL.
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