GUIDE TO FOOD DEHYDRATORS

Nesco American Harvest FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator

Manufacturer : Nesco American Harvest
In Stock : 6

List Price:	$69.99
Price:	$59.95
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Features

Sleek contemporary design
Adjustable thermostat
Converga-flow drying system
Vita-Save exterior

Product Description

This Nesco Food & Jerky Dehydrator dries everything from fruit, vegetables, herbs, jerky, and granola. Its patented Converga Flow action pressurizes heated air downward through the outer ring, and horizontally across each tray-converging at the center for fast even drying. Its adjustable temperature makes drying a variety of foods easy! Includes fruit drying trays, Clean-A-Screens for drying sticky fruit and herbs, fruit roll sheets, and jerky spice and cure packets Contemporary Granite Vita-Save Exterior with exclusive light-blocking feature helps retain more vitamins and nutrients during drying process Adjustable thermostat provides greater flexibility for drying a variety of foods Patented Converga-Flow action makes food dry fast, and evenly Expandable for up to 12 trays 700 watts of power Dimensions: 13.3"H x 10.9"W x 13.5"D

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.50 out of 66 reviews

Rating :
great product - L. Brachfeld, Apr 13, 2008

This dehydrator is very easy to use. I've dried apples, pears and strawberries so far. The strawberries didn't turn out exactly the way I hoped they would, but they were still good. I think if I experiment with the thickness and drying temperature I'll have better results.
My one criticism is there's no on/off switch. To start the dehydrator you plug it in, to stop it you unplug it.

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Healthy food, long term storage - just what I wanted - Lisa Kearns, Apr 03, 2008

I've had my Nesco dehydrator for a couple of months now, and I love it. I've made several batches of jerky, which the whole family enjoys. I've also dehydrated onions, apples, some herbs, tomatoes (de-seeded and squeezed a little to remove some of the liquid), and even cantaloupe. The machine works quickly, and the fan means you don't have to keep shuffling the trays to get everything evenly dried. The temperature settings are nice too, since not everything needs the same amount of heat. The best part of having it is that when your potatoes and onions start to go bad, you can dry them and save them to cook with. And I love knowing that the fruits and jerky I give my family are clean, safe and have no added chemicals.

If you plan to dehydrate fruit for snack eating, you might want to dip the slices lightly in sugar before drying. The cantaloupe was a little plain afterwards. Also when dehydrating onions, it's best to do it outside or in the garage, as the scent of onions can be overpowering indoors.

Next I plan to make some fruit roll-ups in the special tray that came with the dehydrator.

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NESCO Dehydrator - M. Meissner, Mar 29, 2008

We have used a smaller, lesser model RONCO food dehydrator for years and thought the 700W NESCO would be a big step up. It had advertised features that suggested it would work faster and more efficiently than the "cheaper" models, including a fan to force heated air more uniformly through the drying trays without constant rotation, and a thermostat to set the temperature settings. Actual experience varied, however, as the unit did not seem to dehydrate the food contents any faster than the 120W RONCO convection dryer. While it was said to dry foods in a fraction of the time that a cheaper unit would require to do it, our experience has not been consistent with this expectation. The NESCO is an atractive unit with seemingly nice features, but our experience with its performance suggests it is about the same as any other similar unit.

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Best one I have ever owned - Brian D. Carlson, Mar 18, 2008

This product works better than the other three Dehydrators that I have owned in the past. Works with all kinds of food.

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Fantastic! Wish we hadn't waited so long to get one! - Burgundy Damsel, Mar 08, 2008

A cinch to use and clean, this dehydrator is perfect for our needs. Makes jerky and homemade dried fruit to die for. Runs quietly and drying times are true to advertised estimates. Definitely recommend it!

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