Food
dehydrator: American Harvest/Nesco, L'Equip, Excalibur.
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There are many dehydrators on the market today, but not many good ones. We've selected these food dehydrators from American Harvest, L'Equip and Excalibur on the basis of capacity, proper drying temperature, superior airflow, and quality of construction. Customer satisfaction with these dehydrators has been extremely high, confirming our opinion that they represent the top of the field. You can buy other machines for less, but they dry slowly and non-uniformly, they're work to use, and they die early. We know because the past buyers of those units tell us about it when they come to us for dehydrators that work well and last a good long time. |
![]() American Harvest/Nesco Gardenmaster Dehydrator FD1018P
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Patented Dehydrator Airflow: The American Harvest dehydrator's double outside wall design provides fresh air equally to every tray, eliminating tray rotation and flavor-sharing. Opaque Vita-SaveT Exterior blocks light. Included
with American
Harvest/Nesco dehydrator:
8 drying trays, plus
Nesco's dehydrating
guide, plus 8 stick-resistant poly mesh screens, plus 8
fruit leather/jerky sheets (solid poly sheets with upturned edges to prevent
any spilling of liquids.) Food contact parts of the American Harvest/Nesco
dehydrator are dishwasher safe.
Also see Jerky Works gun and Jerky Cannon available below for use with food dehydrators. Commercial
snacks are expensive and they're loaded with chemicals and "refined"
sweeteners. Save money with delicious, natural, home-dried foods! Dehydrator
operating costs average only 1 to 3¢ per hour!
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| Dehydrated foods should always be stored in an airtight container to preserve their freshness and flavor. The Tilia Foodsaver vacuum packaging system is the ideal way to keep a wide range of foods at their peak. You can see the Tilia Foodsaver here. |
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Uniform, consistent drying: The 550 watt L'EQUIP® dehydrator captures the good taste of fresh fruits, vegetables and meats, because it dries food uniformly and consistently on every tray, even in corners. Fan is powerful and quiet-running. Opaque exterior of the L'Equip dehydrator blocks light to preserve maximum nutrition. Compact
design: The 528 dehydrator's
rectangular design stores compactly. Each tray has 0.6 square feet of
drying area, and you can add trays to a maximum of 20, for up to 12 square
feet of drying. The
L'Equip dehydrator measures 17" L x 11.75" W x 10.4" H
(with 6 trays.) L'Equip
dehydrator includes: 6 trays, 6 stick-resistant mesh screens,
2 fruit leather sheets (enough to fill one tray), and dehydrator guide. Food contact parts of the
L'Equip dehydrator are dishwasher safe.
Note: The L'Equip comes with mesh screens for each tray, and add-on tray sets include mesh screens. So there is no reason to order mesh screens unless you want extras.
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![]() Excalibur® Dehydrator (Front door not illustrated) Ships w/ 5 FREE Teflon™ sheets! Excalibur® Dehydrator: Made in USA Dehydrator Guide with dehydrating recipes & use tips: Free with Excalibur® dehydrator! |
The
Excalibur® Dehydrator is
a premium dehydrator with a solid track record. It features exceptionally
solid ABS polymer construction (built in USA) and its patented
Excalibur Parallexx airflow system circulates air from back to front
of dehydrator so each tray receives its own supply of fresh, dry air.
This exclusive Excaliber dehydrator design prevents flavor-sharing and
produces even drying without time consuming tray rotation.
The Excalibur food dehydrator has a convenient removable front cover (not
illustrated) that allows you to remove any tray without disturbing other
trays. Trays are fully removable for full
access. Included:
9 large drying trays, plus
the 28 page Excalibur Dehydrator drying guide, plus
9 nonstick mesh screens.
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Super-Capacity Jerky Cannon: This mega Jerky Cannon holds 1.5 lbs of meat at a time. The barrel is made of anodized aluminum. The ends of the barrel are flared to allow for easy loading and insertion of the piston. The drive is heavy duty, with plastic coated steel handle, stainless steel rod and a heavy plastic piston. The Jerky Cannon comes with 2 stainless steel nozzles - a 3/16" x1-3/16" flat jerky nozzle and a 1/2" ID round snack stick nozzle. These nozzles attach quickly with a half-turn of the retaining ring. In addition, there are 2 packages of Backwoods Seasoning - 1 Original Jerky and 1 Snack Stick, each package seasons 5 pounds of ground meat. Also included is a nylon brush to make cleaning the barrel a breeze. Comes with complete directions.
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TSM Model D-12 Commercial Dehydrator Dehydrator made in U.S.A. ![]() D-12's electronic control panel D-12 dehydrator with door in place Digitally Watermarked Images Copyright by Pleasant Hill Grain. All Rights Reserved.
D-12 food dehydrator interior with shelves removed
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The TSM D-12 Commercial Dehydrator: This stainless steel dehydrator is made in the USA to meet the needs of small commercial food drying operations. Its solid state control system has a 17 hour timer and temperature probe that allows you to monitor dryer state without opening, keeping heat inside. Temperature setting can be changed during drying session without resetting timer. The D-12 commercial dehydrator will achieve a temperature of 150° F in 3 hours or less for fast, efficient jerky drying. Air flows from back to front. You get over 30 square feet of drying area on large rectangular wire dehydrating racks. Fully electric operation. Our customers report getting optimal performance from the D-12 for dehydrating jerky with the door fully closed, and that fruit and vegetable drying times are shortened by sliding the door open 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches at bottom. Smooth electronic control panel wipes clean with damp cloth. Dehydrator's internal temperature is adjustable in 5° increments and is maintained to +/- 2° of the setting.
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![]() Excalibur Commercial Food Dehydrator (shown with door removed) NSF Approved Excalibur Commercial Food Dehydrator with door closed. This Excalibur dehydrator is a refined design that provides fast, even drying and a high degree of reliability. NSF Approved |
Excalibur Commercial Food Dehydrator: Manufactured in the USA, the Excalibur commercial food dehydrator is constructed of stainless steel inside and out. All seams are welded to prevent food trapping and bacterial contamination. This unit is NSF approved and meets USDA requirements. Back-to-front air flow provides extremely even drying. This commercial dehydrator has been in production for a number of years and is a proven, reliable performer.
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![]() CDS Model R5 Commercial Food Dehydrator |
The
CDS Model R5 Commercial Food Dehydrator: This
commercial electric food dehydrator is made in the USA. Cabinet and trays
are stainless
steel. Temperature is adjustable from ambient to 200°
F. The duty cycle is 100%, so
this commercial dehydrator can be run as long as needed for high moisture
foods. Fully electric operation.
Additional available options include perforated trays, manual humidity control damper, chart recorder, mechanical or digital moisture balance, and moisture analyzer. |
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| Dehydrated foods should always be stored in an airtight container to preserve their freshness and flavor. The Tilia Foodsaver vacuum packaging system is the ideal way to keep a wide range of foods at their peak. See the Tilia Foodsaver here. |
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![]() New Chef's Choice 645 Slicer Operates vertically or tilts 30° Digitally watermarked image
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Chef's Choice 645: The Chef's choice 645 food slicer provides professional strength, features and performance scaled to fit your kitchen. Blade can be operated vertically for meats, cheeses and breads, or tilts full 30° for ideal gravity feeding of vegetables and fruits. The 645 slicer's cantilevered construction allows unlimited access and direct placement of foods on large trays and platters plus easy cleaning.
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How To Make Jerky: If it walks, flies or swims, this book tells you how to make jerky or snack sticks from it. Make jerky from ground meat, meat strips, or chunks of meat. Covers jerky making from the pioneer days up to today's modern methods. Lots of information on beef jerky, and a special section for venison jerky. Loaded with recipes, this book is a must for the jerky maker. By A.D. Livingston, 144 pages.
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