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Food Dehydrator: Best Home & Commercial Dehydrators

Would you like to buy the very best dehydrator... for less... and enjoy personal service too? At Pleasant Hill Grain we offer the finest kitchen tools, at great prices, and provide personal service both before and after your purchase. We appreciate your visit today and hope you enjoy your time at our shop. Please call or e-mail if you have questions or if we can assist you in any way.  We like to help and we'd love to hear from you!


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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.


You have the right idea when it comes to customer service. You were responsive, friendly, informative, honest about your appraisal of product function and quality, and took all the time I needed to make a decision. I wish you success and hope to do business with you in the future. Mike Taves, Ithaca NY
American Harvest/Nesco
Gardenmaster Dehydrator FD1018P


Buy the American Harvest dehydrator now and you'll receive Deanna DeLong's beautifully illustrated 160 page book, How To Dry Foods, free. It's loaded with practical how-to's for drying fruit, vegetables, meat, nuts and more, and includes many dehydrator recipes for using your delicious dried foods. We include Deanna's book at no charge with the excellent American Harvest Dehydrator.

You have the right idea when it comes to customer service. You were responsive, friendly, informative, honest about your appraisal of product function and quality, and took all the time I needed to make a decision. I wish you success and hope to do business with you in the future. Mike Taves, Ithaca NY

Book, How To Dry Foods also is available separately, see below.

Thank you for getting my American Harvest dehydrator to me so quickly. It's everything I expected and more. After doing some research, I'm glad I purchased from your company. The service was quick and easy. We'll be ordering from you again and will pass your information on. Alicia Thompson, Fruitland Park FL

American Harvest Gardenmaster Model FD1018P Food Dehydrators


American Harvest/Nesco's biggest, most powerful
dehydrator! Comes with 8 trays, each 1 sq. foot, expandable to 30 trays for huge 30 square feet of food drying area! Combination of large, quiet, five-inch fan, 2400 rpm motor and 1000 watt heater lets you dry food gently in hours instead of days. Temperature is adjustable between 95° and 150° F. Air pressure adjusts automatically to number of trays used. With so much expandability, the American Harvest is the most popular of our food dehydrator models among people who use their dehydrators a lot. Measures 15.25" dia. x 14.5" high (with 8 trays.)

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.

Plus
, order now and receive a free copy of Deanna DeLong's 160 page book, How To Dry Foods. Deanna's well-illustrated book shows how to preserve food easily and expertly!


Plus, we include a free sample of American Harvest jerky seasoning spice for your food dehydrator!

American Harvest Dehydrator has a Full 1-Year Mfg's Warranty


Others are selling stripped versions of the 1000 series American Harvest dehydrators with as few as 3 trays! Compare the value of this 8-tray package — we think you'll agree it's an outstanding deal on a great dehydrator. And we ship FREE!

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Trays & tray accessories above fit ONLY the FD-1018P and other FD-1000 series dehydrators with 15.25" outside diameter. For accessories for smaller Snackmaster dehydrators, please click here.

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!

You have the right idea when it comes to customer service. You were responsive, friendly, informative, honest about your appraisal of product function and quality, and took all the time I needed to make a decision. I wish you success and hope to do business with you in the future. Mike Taves, Ithaca NY

I’ve put my new American Harvest GardenMaster through its paces this summer, and it’s come out shining! It dries fast, even and thoroughly. The mesh screens work great, even with sticky tomatoes. We discovered a new technique this year for making canned spaghetti sauce. We dried about half of the tomatoes partway, using fresh tomatoes for the remainder. It cut way down on the cooking time needed to thicken it up, and resulted in a much thicker, tomato-rich sauce. It also saved on energy used for cooking. We’ve been canning our own sauce for over 25 years, and this is the best we’ve ever made. Steve Tobin, Hampton MN

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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.


Dehydrators by L'Equip

L'Equip® 528 Food Dehydrator

Dehydrated Fruit Leather

L'Equip® dehydrators arrive ready to make delicious & healthful snacks including tasty fruit rollups!



L'EQUIP® Model 528 Food Dehydrators

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.)

The L'Equip dehydrator's computer control
analyzes dehydrator's temperature constantly to ensure a stable food drying environment, and the temperature is adjustable between 93° and 158° F.

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.

Full 12-Year Manufacturer's Warranty. Their long 12 year warranty is just one reason we feel L'Equip dehydrators are the best compact dehydrators available. Made in Korea.

Accessories: Extra tray sets (includes 2 ea: trays & mesh screens); Extra mesh screens; Fruit leather sheets.


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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.

Also see Jerky Works gun and Jerky Cannon available below for use with food dehydrators. 


"L'Equip®" is a registered trademark of L'Equip, Inc.

Your company provides the sort of service I thought did not exist anymore. I'lI purchase more things from you in the future because of your great service and your honesty... Thanks again for all your assistance! Greg Ortega, Phoenix AZ

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For free food dehydrator recipes to use with the L'Equip dehydrator, click here



Excaliber Food Dehydraters

Excalibur® Dehydrator
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Ships w/ 5 FREE Teflon™ sheets!

Excalibur® Dehydrator: Made in USA





Dehydrator Guide with dehydrating recipes & use tips: Free with Excalibur® dehydrator!


Excalibur™ Dehydrator Model 2900

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.

The Excalibur® 2900 Dehydrator
comes with 9 large drying trays, each 14.1" x 14.1" (1.36 sq. ft.), for a total of 12.4 square feet of drying area! (14 square feet if you count the tray edges.) Also included are 9 stick-resistant poly mesh sheets. Big 7" diameter fan for strong airflow, with 600 watt heater. Temperature is adjustable between 85° and 145° F. The Excalibur dehydrator measures 12.5"H x 17"W x 19"D. Food contact parts of the Excalibur dehydrator are dishwasher safe.


Low-Temp Oven Option: The Excalibur dehydrator features a full cabinet and can be operated with any number of trays -- or no trays at all. This gives you the option of using it as a low-temperature oven and for unconventional purposes like drying damp boots or mittens!

Durable Construction: ABS polymer dehydrator cabinet is very strong and easy to clean. Opaque exterior of the Excalibur food dehydrator blocks light to preserve nutrition of drying food.

Included: 9 large drying trays, plus the 28 page Excalibur Dehydrator drying guide, plus 9 nonstick mesh screens.

Pleasant Hill Grain ships 5 FREE Teflon sheets with the Excalibur 2900! These heavy gauge 5 mil Teflon-impregnated sheets keep fruit leather mixtures or jerky marinades from dripping & make cleanup a breeze even with sticky foods.


Excalibur® dehydrators have a full 1-year manufacturer's warranty.

Made in USA.


Accessories available: Additional Teflon™ sheets can be purchased (five are included free.)


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Also see Jerky Works gun and Jerky Cannon available below for use with food dehydrators. 
("Excalibur™®" and "Parallexx
" are trademarks of Excalibur, Inc. Teflon is a registered trademark of DuPont Corp.)


Thanks for the best customer service I've ever seen! Creighton Tenney, Rowlett TX
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Above: Jerky Cannon
Below: Accessories






Jerky Cannon Jerky Shooter/Jerky Gun

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.

Dimensions: 19" long without nozzle. Barrel 2" x 15". Cannon weighs 2.25 lbs.

Warranty: One year manufacturer's warranty




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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



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D-12 food dehydrator interior
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I'm so happy to have discovered Pleasant Hill Grain. Not only do you have an excellent selection and variety of quality products, but the prices and customer service are great. No hype, just good old fashioned integrity and service. My hat is off to your company and its principles. I'll recommend you to my friends and acquaintances. Catherine Arias, San Jose CA

TSM Model D12 Stainless Steel Commercial Dehydrator

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.

Great Value in a Commercial Dehydrator: The D12 is the only dehydrator in its size range, offering great performance at a reasonable price. Coupled with the convenience of using 110V current for run-anywhere versatility, the TSM D-12 offers outstanding value in a commercial dehydrator. Manufactured in the USA.

Construction Materials: The D12 dehydrator has a stainless steel cabinet. It can be ordered with chromed steel racks, or with stainless steel racks. The spacing between wires in the racks is 3/4" for the chromed steel racks and 1/2" for the stainless steel racks.

Rack Spacing: Spacing between racks 1.25". Any number of racks can be removed to create a drying
cavity with fewer racks but more space between racks.

TSM D-12 Commercial Dehydrator Specifications:

110 Volt, 60 Hz (standard household current)
1600 watts
Dual 6" fans for strong air flow
LED display that includes: Temp setting 95°F-210°F, timer, and actual temperature
17 hour timer
15-18 lb. jerky capacity
3-4 hour start to finish for jerky
12 wire racks each 20.75” x 18”
Space between racks: 1.25"
Space between wires within chromed rack: 3/4" (1/2" spacing for stainless rack)
Outside dimensions: 21”W × 22.5"L x 25.5”H
Weight: 55 lbs. net


Warranty: 1 full year manufacturer's warranty for commercial or home use


Made in U.S.A.

Note: The mfg. has not submitted the D12 for NSF inspection. We have many customers using the commercially-warranted D12 to make jerky and other dried foods for sale, but regulations governing commercial food equipment specifications vary widely between localities so producers must confirm suitability before ordering.

Accessories for D12

Poly mesh screens: Lay on racks for small foods, 1/4" holes, food grade

Teflon sheets: Flexible nonstick sheets for sticky and/or liquidy materials



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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

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.

Easy Cleaning: Door, trays and tray supports are quickly removable for easy cleanup. Motor and fan are connected to a hinged back assembly that's held to the case with wing nuts.

Computerized Control: The Excalibur stainless commercial food dehydrator has computerized digital readout, 99 hour timer, and temperature control is adjustable anywhere from 80-200+ degrees F, with automatic shutoff capability.

Nickel Coated Trays: Twelve nickel coated steel trays each measure 23.5" x 25.25" with 1.25" spacing between trays. Removable FDA-approved polypropylene drying inserts are included for all trays. Total drying space is 50 square feet.

Two Speed Fan: Two speed fan motor with 16" fan blade provides temperature accuracy at both high and low settings and better control of moisture release.

Dimensions: All-stainless case measures 20"H x 32.5"W x 31"D. Shipping wt. 160 lbs.

Electrical: 208-240V, 60 HZ, 4080 Watts, runs at 17 amps. We recommend a 30 amp breaker. We suggest you hardwire the unit; a plug can be used but is not included.


Accessories: Stainless steel trays are available. Teflon drying sheets are available.

Warranty: Full one-year manufacturer's warranty, parts & labor for commercial or home use.

Special Notes: Shipping on this item is not free. S
hips by motor freight. Call for crating & shipping quote. Due to high production cost and our desire to keep your cost as low as possible by eliminating credit card transaction fees, this item cannot be ordered on credit card. Ordering options include check, postal money order, or bank wire.

Excalibur Commercial Dehydrator: $4995.00












CDS Model R5 Commercial Food Dehydrator



CDS R5 Stainless Steel 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.

Made in U.S.A.

CDS Model R5 Commercial Food Dehydrator Specifications:

14 trays each 24" x 38", total 88.7 sq. ft. drying area
Dimensions: 60"W x 31"D x 48"H
Thermostatic temperature control, ambient to 200
° F.
Fully insulated
Heating element: 8800 watts
Electric rating: 50 amps @ 220V, 1-phase
Fan: 3/4 HP, four speeds
Adjustable fresh air inlet
Integrated wheels
Weight: 510 lbs. net w/o trays

Warranty: 1 full year manufacturer's warranty, parts & labor for commercial or home use

CDS R5 Commercial Dehydrator: $10,697.00 w/14 solid stainless trays
CDS R5 Commercial Dehydrator: $11,865.00 w/14 perforated trays
Accessory 12" height extender stand: $86.00

Additional available options include perforated trays, manual humidity control damper, chart recorder, mechanical or digital moisture balance, and moisture analyzer.

Special Notes: Shipping on this item is not free. Ships by motor freight. Call for crating & shipping quote. Due to high production cost and our desire to keep your cost as low as possible by eliminating credit card transaction fees, this item cannot be ordered on credit card. Ordering options include check, postal money order, or bank wire.


If you need food dryer equipment larger than what you see on this page, please email or call. Pleasant Hill Grain can provide large scale drying equipment for food drying projects of any scale.

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New Chef's Choice 645 Slicer
Operates vertically or tilts 30°

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A quality food slicer is a great tool for dehydrator users... equal food thickness shortens drying times and ensures uniform results!

Chef'sChoice® Vari-Tilt Food Slicer 645

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.

The Chef's Choice 645 food slicer has a powerful 130 watt geared condenser motor for smooth, quiet, fast operation. A large 7" nonstick stainless steel slicer blade cuts meat, bread, cheese, fruit & vegetables to perfection. Micrometer control dial selects slices from deli-thin to 9/16" thick.

645 slicer weight: 16 lbs. Dimensions: 15"L, 12"D, 10"H.

Chef's Choice 645 slicer has a full five year warranty, ten years on motor (home use.) Made in Germany.

If you expect to slice a lot of cheese, we recommend a motor of 130 watts or more. Cheese can create a lot of blade drag but the 645 slicer's motor has the power to take it in stride.

Thin-sliced foods deliver more flavor with fewer calories: Eat heathier and save money with a Chef's Choice slicer!


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How To Make Jerky
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How to Make Jerky, The Complete Guide

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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