Excalibur 9 Tray Dehydrator - ED 2900 Dehydrater - Jerky Maker Food Dehydrator Excaliber
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Excalibur 9 Tray Dehydrator - ED 2900 Dehydrater - Jerky Maker Food Dehydrator Excaliber
Customer Review: I went from a Newbie to a Junkie! Great Machine
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased this unit direct from the manufacturer on sale ($160) and so far I have had great success with it. I've made flax crackers, corn chips, plaintains and bananas and currently I've got some macaroons in there. My model does not have a timer, but I purchased a heavy duty appliance timer from the hardware store for less than $20.
The unit noise doesn't bother me, it's comparable to a microwave hum when you're cooking something in the microwave. I could see that being a bit distracting for someone in a studio apartment, but I'm in a house, so it's not a problem.
Since I don't have the counter space in my kitchen I have it on the floor in my dining room. Since getting the dehydrator my husband and I have started eating a lot more raw foods. All in all, I would have bought this appliance years ago had I know how easy it is to eat raw when you've got the right equipment.
Customer Review: my 3 year old daughter is actually asking for dehydrated pineapple rather than candy now!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
within a week of receiving this, i was dehydrating apples, pineapple (the perfect candy!), watermelon, kale, pumpkin seeds, and making beef jerky. mine lives in the basement so it is definitely not loud in the rest of the house. when i go downstairs, it sounds more like white noise - it is not quiet but not annoying either. it does a fantastic job dehydrating everything i have tried thus far and everyone at work has put in their holiday request for fruits and beef jerky. mine does not have the timer but i do not need it. i purchased a digital lcd timer that i can program to run when i want for up to 23 hours. i will be using this as a proofing box soon since gardening season has ended and bread making season is officially about to begin. soooooo many things to try with this and so little time. did i mention my 3 year old is now asking for pineapple rather than candy? BONUS!!!Customer Review: Amazing dehydrator
Summary: 5 Stars
My boyfriend and I bought this dehydrator and absolutely love it. He loves making Beef Jerky and prior to this purchase we were using a small 3 tray Nesco brand dehydrator. We decided to upgrade to a bigger and better dehydrator so that we'd be able to make the Jerky faster than we were eating it. We were able to make a batch of Jerky in like 5.5 hours in this, and the next night we used the lower temp setting and made a batch of apple chips that also turned out great.
Several reviews said that this thing is too loud and it sucks but it's actually quieter than our old 350 watt Nesco and it really only makes a low humming noise, but something like that should be expected considering it's got a fan in it.
It dries stuff so evenly too... we used to have to rotate the trays but now w just turn it on and wait for our stuff to get done. Couldn't be happier with this thing :)
Customer Review: Has run almost non-stop since we bought it!
Summary: 5 Stars
We have been running our dehydrator almost non-stop since taking it out of the box. Between our excess produce from our gardens and harvesting local produce from our neighbors trees, we have really only turned it off long enough to wash the trays and refill them! Jerky comes out perfectly (you will need a drip pan of some sort) and the fruit and veg all come out as if sun-dried. Fruit leather is a snap and is usually gone within two days. My homemade granola bars are not only delicious and nutritious but a huge hit where I work (everyone now wants them to go with their morning cups of coffee). The investment has been worth it for us, to eat healthy food and preserve our harvest. I've controlled a long term health problem by eating raw organic food and the dehydrator has been a huge help with that as well.Customer Review: Makes you a guru in a day!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a Ronco dehydrator and needed to move up. I work all week and could only prepare foods to dry on the weekend. We get an organic farm share each week and my family was having trouble eating and processing it all before the next batch arrived. Once I got the Excalibur 9 tray, I was able to get all of my food dried with NO LOSS OF BATCHES. This thing has a thermostat and fan instead of relying on convection alone, so it works much more quickly. Now my family has gone RAW, and we make all sorts of food in the Excalibur. We use it several times per week and it is plainly AWESOME!!! This is what you need if you are really serious about drying foods or eating raw. Don't mess around - get the 9 tray and make BIG batches and save a lot of time.