Best Food Dehydrator

04/20/2011

Nesco makes a real workhorse of a dehydrator, the beehive stackable kind. They've just updated their design with the motor on top. This prevents the motor from being flooded with sticky water dripping from the food (the older model had the motor on bottom), but the heat flow is a bit less since it is now being forced unnaturally downward. Still, our last Nesco worked for a good three or four years, going almost nonstop the entire harvest season---good brand.

I am living in Mexico for the time being. I will be returning to the states next month and want to get food dehydrator. It would be wonderful here.

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I am considering purchasing a food dehydrator ASAP. I have huge harvests of figs daily! Any advice and reviews of any types used before will be greatly appreciated. Our Walmart sells the Oster brand. Also any hindsights appreciated. Thanks.

By Big Sis from Cocoa Beach, FL

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RE: Best Food Dehydrator

I've had a few different ones, and frankly, I've found that they all work the same and are basically similar. The chief differences are the shape (round vs rectangular), their size (the amount of trays you can use at any time), and how powerful the fan and motor is. Some have fans in different places and different trays for fruit leathers, standard foods, kits for making jerky, etc. I've never bought a cheap one and have never been disappointed by the way mine have worked. (08/05/2010)

By susanmajp

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