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TheCasitaLife
2025-08-12 18:30:24
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Dim
2025-05-08 10:32:06
This is my first dedicated dehydrator intended to dry the fruit from autumn's harvest. It is very basic and is in fact a stainless box with a stack of drying mesh trays and two fans with tubular heaters around. The fans have just regular induction motors, not specially designed for high temperature. It has a thermistor to control the temperature - not very accurate, but works reasonably.The trays are of the size of Letter paper sheet (I expected more, but part of the interior space is occupied by fans and heaters. My version has 12 trays spaced approximately 1 inch apart.I was able to select centigrade display - the temperature settings are in increments of 5C, and it explains the "strange" equivalent steps in Fahrenheit.Someone reported that "buttons are hard to press" and at first it confused me as it was really difficult to "press". But then I discovered that these are capacitive sensing buttons, and just require a touch to operate - no need to push or press. Of course, some dry small fingers may have too little capacitance to sense. But if the fingers are larger and wet, it works perfectly. Based on experience, the usual dry time for apple slices at 65C is 12hours. The fans are quiet, but I placed it in garage anyway.On some minor improvements desired: - the front glass collects condensate at the start of drying cycle - I keep the door partially open firs 40 mins- but there is no stopper to keep it in desired position.- The dehydrator remembers temperature, but does not remember time settings. One has to set time on every start - a bit inconvenient.- capacity and size is smaller than it looked in the picture - fits only 10-15 apples sliced. But still it is very good performance.In summary, it is handy appliance that is not too expensive to keep on the shelve or in garage.
Arly S.
2025-04-26 12:48:28
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Customer
2024-12-28 09:58:45
I do a lot of food preservation. This dehydrator seemed to be a great purchase. While it does work well, the aggravating thing with it is that it seems to be a cheaper knock off or an expensive dehydrator.Con's:-The buttons are hard to use. You either have to press really hard to get them to work or super lightly.-The temperature display is not accurate nor does it go in "normal" counting. Instead of the increments being 140, 145, 150, etc. mine goes 138, 143, 147, 149, etc.-The trays are very small. They're 11x7. I cannot find any mats small enough to fit them. Cutting to size is an option but not for things that you need a ridge. So I can only make one fruit leather tray at a time which is frustrating.-The manual is also full of grammar errors - it is obvious the translator service they used was terrible. Parts of the user manual don't make sense.-Condensation builds up in the door. I have my dehydrator on a shelf so it is above my head. When I opened it all the water from the door and the lip on the door dropped all over me.Pros:-It does work. It dehydrated food well.-Has a light which is helpful if you're checking the food at night.-Is relatively quiet.-looks professional, clean, and sleek.
PorcupineMom
2024-12-23 10:38:05
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