Dehydrator.

[NDGuy]

This is a post I put a couple weeks ago. Looks like the price has gone back up, but might keep an eye on it. Arguably the best dehydrator on the market.

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FYI, anyone interested in buying a dehydrator might be interested to know that the 9-tray Excalibur w/timer is on sale at Amazon for $175 right now. They usually run $50-75 higher. Just bought one with my Santa money and will be drying things out shortly.

Amazon.com: Excalibur 3926TB Food Dehydrator with 26hr Timer, Solid Door, Black: Kitchen & Dining

Damn I missed out, they must have got nailed by Excalibur because the price has doubled now.

 

[nrh6.7]

Damn I missed out, they must have got nailed by Excalibur because the price has doubled now.

Keep an eye on them because I'm seen them drop in price occassionaly. They are great units!

 

[NDGuy]

Keep an eye on them because I'm seen them drop in price occassionaly. They are great units!

I've been debating between one of them, the Cabelas, Nesco, or saying F it and just buy a new pellet grill which can do the same thing.

 

[akuritone]

For anyone interested, www.woot.com has the basic Excalibur 5 tray for $110.00 today. Inexpensive way to try out the brand, I've had many and the Excalibur is the only one that I haven't had to rotate trays to achieve even results.

 

[NDGuy]

For anyone interested, www.woot.com has the basic Excalibur 5 tray for $110.00 today. Inexpensive way to try out the brand, I've had many and the Excalibur is the only one that I haven't had to rotate trays to achieve even results.

Never heard of that site, they legit?

 

[Squirrels]

I don't have to rotate in this one https://www.cabelas.com/product/hom...ay-pro-series-dehydrator/2279300.uts?slotId=2
Does a great job, i can deyhdrate 15lbs (3 batches) of jerky at once

 

[Mike 338]

Dehydrators aren't this big complicated thing. A heating element and a fan and that's about it. I have a rectangular Nesco. The square-ish model gives more surface area which you'll appreciate. Lots of trays are a good thing if you dehydrate dinners as opposed to just snacks. The flat plate-like covers are very handy for wet stuff like chili which will fall through the holes, so buy enough of those for each tray if you expect to do that type of food.

 

[akuritone]

The site is legit. Owned by Amazon. You can even use your amazon account as your payment method. They don't ship quit as quickly though.

 

[notchfir3]

I have a Excalibur it’s been great. Whichever one you get make sure it has adjustable temperature settings.

What he said.

 

[ssoutdoors]

We run the 80L commercial Cabelas dehydrator. 12 shelves, can do a ton of jerky or fruit at once. All digital timing and not too loud. Works great for meals as well. Have had ours for 3 years now

 

[NDGuy]

Hey just a heads up everyone that site Woot has the white Excalibur 3926 dehydrator on sale for $179. I ordered one.

 

[Danny Hoey]

We run the 80L commercial Cabelas dehydrator. 12 shelves, can do a ton of jerky or fruit at once. All digital timing and not too loud. Works great for meals as well. Have had ours for 3 years now

I have the Cabelas 10 tray. Probably 5 years old. I've done apples, peaches, jerky, tomatoes and a few others. No problems or issues.

 

[00ski00]

I have a NESCO square dehydrator. I really like it for doing jerky. You can get about a pound of per tray. the square design seem to be nicer for jerky.

 

[Remps17]

Going to hi jack a bit.

Interested in getting a dehydrator as well. Mainly for backpack meals.

Do you guys vac seal them afterwords and how long do they keep? Do you guys put the oxygen observer packets in to help prevent spoilage?

Thanks. Sorry to OP for hi jack

 

[Timberridge]

Kinda of late but a different point of view. We like the one with the heater/blower on top so everything else can be submerged in water for cleaning. We do a wet jerky cure, so it is immensely helpful for cleaning up the dripage. Just an option.