![]() Most of the tips and tricks I talk about will work for most dehydrators. I actually three, I have a Nesco American HarvestGardenMaster, an Excalibur (from the 380 series), and a Stainless Steel Excalibur, but the Excaliburs are pretty similar. All in all, Im very happy with the FD-61 and highly recommend it. With that in mind, I’m going to concentrate on the two different kinds of dehydrators that I have. I figure the machine has easily paid for itself just making jerky. As far as clean-up goes, I run the trays through the dishwasher but always pull them out when the washer goes into the drying cycle as recommended in the product manual. I usually use 4 or 5 trays but bought an additional two trays and have used all seven at times and the results have been good every time. The shortest drying time has been for sweet potato chips five hours. Over-dried foods lose quality in texture, nutrition and taste. Thermostat adjusts from 95 degrees up to 145 degrees. Food must be monitored during the final stages of dehydrating to prevent over-drying. Patented system pressurizes heated air up through and across each tray. Dehydrator measures 13-1/2 by 8-1/4 inches four trays are each 12-3/4 by 1/2 inches. Raisins are nearer to 20 to 24 hours even after blanching. 500 watts of power dries foods and flowers quickly and evenly. As far as drying times go, the jerky and bananas are typically ready in about 8 hours. Dont just take my mutts word for it the neighbors dog is a big fan, as well. A combination of this food dehydrators large, quiet, five-inch fan, 2400 rpm motor, and 1000 watt heater, allows you dry food quickly in just hours. foot each, and is expandable up to 30 trays - equal to 30 sq. Granted the jerky isn’t all that tasty to the human palate, but the dog loves the stuff. /Nescos biggest, most powerful dehydrator This unit comes with 8 trays, 1 sq. I load the jerky gun and use the smaller round tube nozzle. The jerky I make for him is super simple one pound of 85% ground beef mixed with two pounds of ground turkey and NO additional ingredients. ![]() Store bought jerky is very expensive and is loaded with all sorts of ingredients that the dog doesnt need. I bought the machine primarily for making jerky treats for the household mutt. ![]() Ive produced the odd batches of pineapple, pears, oranges, and sweet potato chips. I could understand maybe getting one bad machine, but three in a row? Ive had mine for over eighteen months and its been a real work horse producing large amounts of jerky, dried bananas, apples, raisins, and drying herbs. Its too bad about the reviewer that gave one star. Results are TASTY, and YOU control the extras that that you use – sugar, salt, cinnamon, etc Ready to order more trays! A little lemon juice in a container of water was great for both as I cut up the fruit, I dropped it into the solution until I was ready to load the trays. It’s important to follow the instructions to use a citrus juice or other agent to prevent browning of the sliced fruit while it’s in process. Bananas took much longer than apples, due to their texture. Apples made the kitchen smell like apple pie was in the oven bananans were ok. The aroma is more noticeable than the sound. Used it in the kitchen so far, but now that I’m more confident I’ll put it in the basement when it’s in use. You can hear it running, but it’s not distracting. I’ve used it for apples and bananas so far, and I’m looking forward to the opportunities to take advantage of the Farmer’s Market next season. So some of these links to go third parties.Ĭlick the link of your manual below, click the link and save it to a folder on your computer or phone.Thought about another ‘kitchen toy’ for a while before buying this….but it’s been a great addition. Free Dehydrator ManualsĬhoose from the links below to save a copy of the manual you need for your dehydrator model that can be saved to your computer or printed.įYI: Not all of the links here are back to the original manufacturer who may no longer support the machines as they are out of production. If you are looking for a new dehydrator to use, and still haven’t been able to choose, check out this reference for the best dehydrator for you and your budget. Keep it on your computer or print it out for a physical book to take notes in! ![]() Excalibur, Nesco, and more!ĭid you purchase a used dehydrator and need to know how it works? Or did you lose yours? You can grab a free dehydrator manual for most machines using these links. Free dehydrator manuals to get for the dehydrator you just bought used or have lost the manual for.
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