Hello,

I'm looking for dehydrator recommendations, primarily for beef jerky but
also for fruits.

I used my daughter's dehydrator some time ago, but it runs too hot and
turned the meat into crispy critters in just a couple of hours. There was no
adjustment for heat or anything else.

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks,

Knox G.

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:18:30 -0600, "Knox Graham"
> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm looking for dehydrator recommendations, primarily for beef jerky but
>also for fruits.
>
>I used my daughter's dehydrator some time ago, but it runs too hot and
>turned the meat into crispy critters in just a couple of hours. There was no
>adjustment for heat or anything else.
>
A frost-free refrigerator will dry meat pretty fast, if you leave it
unwrapped or wrap it in cheesecloth.

Salt or not as you wish.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music."

"Knox Graham" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for dehydrator recommendations, primarily for beef jerky but
> also for fruits.
>
> I used my daughter's dehydrator some time ago, but it runs too hot and
> turned the meat into crispy critters in just a couple of hours. There was
no
> adjustment for heat or anything else.
>
> Any advice appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Knox G.
>
>

Go to www.excaliburdehydrator.com
I use the 9 tray-an older model. The newer ones have a timer on them and
will shut off automatically. All have a temperature setting.
Mine has paid for itself several times over.

From the research I did before I purchased it, the general consensus was
that the circular dehydrators do not dry consistently at the top of the
tower as at the bottom, because the element was at the bottom. The Excalibur
models have the heating element and the fan in the back in the middle.
The machine is quite large, but weighs almost nothing. It comes w/the trays,
plastic inserts and teflon-coated sheets. When the sheets wear out, our
parchment paper, they are quite expensive. The teflon sheets are primarily
for liquids such as jellies and making fruit roll-ups and the like.

An average load(4-6 trays) takes about 4 hours at 145degrees. You can dry
herbs and such as low as 85 degrees.

Oh and, while it comes with a small book, get the Preserve It Naturally
book, $25 and well worth it

I agree that the Excalibur dehydrators are great! I got lucky and picked up
a 5 tray model at a garage sale for $5.

How on earth do the trays wear out?


"Kswck" > wrote in message
.net...
>
> "Knox Graham" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm looking for dehydrator recommendations, primarily for beef jerky but
> > also for fruits.
> >
> > I used my daughter's dehydrator some time ago, but it runs too hot and
> > turned the meat into crispy critters in just a couple of hours. There
was
> no
> > adjustment for heat or anything else.
> >
> > Any advice appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Knox G.
> >
> >
>
> Go to www.excaliburdehydrator.com
> I use the 9 tray-an older model. The newer ones have a timer on them and
> will shut off automatically. All have a temperature setting.
> Mine has paid for itself several times over.
>
> From the research I did before I purchased it, the general consensus was
> that the circular dehydrators do not dry consistently at the top of the
> tower as at the bottom, because the element was at the bottom. The
Excalibur
> models have the heating element and the fan in the back in the middle.
> The machine is quite large, but weighs almost nothing. It comes w/the
trays,
> plastic inserts and teflon-coated sheets. When the sheets wear out, our
> parchment paper, they are quite expensive. The teflon sheets are primarily
> for liquids such as jellies and making fruit roll-ups and the like.
>
> An average load(4-6 trays) takes about 4 hours at 145degrees. You can dry
> herbs and such as low as 85 degrees.
>
> Oh and, while it comes with a small book, get the Preserve It Naturally
> book, $25 and well worth it
>
>

The trays don't wear out, the teflex sheets wear out.


"LeftSpin" > wrote in message
...
> I agree that the Excalibur dehydrators are great! I got lucky and picked
up
> a 5 tray model at a garage sale for $5.
>
> How on earth do the trays wear out?
>
>
> "Kswck" > wrote in message
> .net...
> >
> > "Knox Graham" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm looking for dehydrator recommendations, primarily for beef jerky
but
> > > also for fruits.
> > >
> > > I used my daughter's dehydrator some time ago, but it runs too hot and
> > > turned the meat into crispy critters in just a couple of hours. There
> was
> > no
> > > adjustment for heat or anything else.
> > >
> > > Any advice appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Knox G.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Go to www.excaliburdehydrator.com
> > I use the 9 tray-an older model. The newer ones have a timer on them and
> > will shut off automatically. All have a temperature setting.
> > Mine has paid for itself several times over.
> >
> > From the research I did before I purchased it, the general consensus was
> > that the circular dehydrators do not dry consistently at the top of the
> > tower as at the bottom, because the element was at the bottom. The
> Excalibur
> > models have the heating element and the fan in the back in the middle.
> > The machine is quite large, but weighs almost nothing. It comes w/the
> trays,
> > plastic inserts and teflon-coated sheets. When the sheets wear out, our
> > parchment paper, they are quite expensive. The teflon sheets are
primarily
> > for liquids such as jellies and making fruit roll-ups and the like.
> >
> > An average load(4-6 trays) takes about 4 hours at 145degrees. You can
dry
> > herbs and such as low as 85 degrees.
> >
> > Oh and, while it comes with a small book, get the Preserve It Naturally
> > book, $25 and well worth it
> >
> >
>
>