SousVideTools 6 Tray Food Dehydrator, Removable and Dishwasher Safe Stainless Steel Trays, Commercial Grade Dehydrator Machine, Great for Drying Fruit, Meat and Vegetables, (SVT-12003

Bought for drying excess produce from allotment especially apples!This dehydrator rums quietly but I have had it for a month only so I cannot yet comment on durability.Pros. Easy to use.Racks cleaned in dishwasher OK.Metal racks for durability.asy to use.Simple controls so no display to go wrong!Remove shelves and you have space for raising yeast doughs.Low temperature for making yogurt.plenty of shelf space.Easy to remove shelves and rotate during drying process.Drying times fine about 7 hours for fruit leathers, longer for slices and whole fruit but does need flipping to ensure complete drying.Light body so easy to move and fits on work top due to rectangular shape.Cons.only one non-stick mesh sheet.Minimal instructions in manual.If all shelves filled drying times take a little longer than when two or so shelves used.Advice.I am new to dehydrating so read up on google & you tube to learn how to! I started out with fruit leathers and rolls., and realised I needed a few non-stick sheets. I tried with non-stick paper and this didn't work at all well. I looked for a cheap alternative. I bought a large black oven liner from Aldi (cost a couple of quid!) , the reusable one for the bottom of the oven. This sheet cuts into two smaller sheets big enough to fit on a shelf with a bit left over (I lined my loaf tin bottoms with these.. Works a treat if you dry the puree until you can gently peel it away without sticking much. Turn ihe leather and dry for another hour. I must emphasise each type of fruit and thickness of slices determines how long it takes. I have found it's a matter of trial and error at first. I guess this is why the instruction manual is so sparse, there are so many variable . However it's fun to experiment and learn. I have found the temperatures on the controls are OK for fruit.I have used it for raising yeast dough and works well, very handy and better than balancing my bowl of dough on a radiator!I have not yet tried drying meat products.To sumarise...... read up if you don't know much about dehydrating. Be prepared to experiment and keep a note book of times for various items. Just as a reminder!It's now 2021. I am at the moment drying the last of my Kale crop ready to plant up the beans. The dehydrator is still as new but well used. Carrots,mushrooms, peppers, celery, apples, herbs all dried and stored. It's been so useful through the pandemic. I have made soups and stews with dried ingredients to hand. Christmas presents have included dried mangoes (I got some tins of mango slices very cheap and they dried beautifully) I have made fruit rolls and gifted so much of the sweet items. The only thing I have failed with are dried potatoes. I am still working on this!!!! I am more than happy with this dehydrator.

I've had the dryer for 3 months now and tried drying everything in it from biltong to watermelon. Simple to use and with 6 trays it has a great capacity. Drying is consistent across the whole device so you can dry a mix of different things at the same time, taking stuff out as soon as it's ready and leaving other trays behind to dry longer. Dehydrated fruit - apples, pineapple, watermelon and banana - very popular with kids, and jerky and biltong with everyone. It also helped deal with surplus tomatoes and chillis from the garden. Simple to clean, good range of temperatures and very quiet operation. Only criticism is there were no instructions on using it, other than plugging it in and switching on. If you're new to dehydrating you will need to buy a recipe / guide book to give times and temperatures for different products to get you started.

I bought this mainly to help me dehydrate the many apples I get off our trees, which we use for snacks throughout the year.This thing is huge, but it does mean I can get a mountain of food Dehydrating in one sitting. So far I have dried apples, bananas, lemons, and mushrooms. I am particularly impressed with the mushrooms, which reduced to a powder that I can add to food and tastes incredible without adding bulk.I tried to run it during the day from the power from my solar panels so that it’s completely free!The only downside is it is really big, so it took me time to find somewhere to store it.

Works great and have used it loads, only downside is the inside is a pain to clean because of the cells on the sides

I originally got this dehydrator for drying herbs for a herbal tea, but it quickly became the most used gadget in the kitchen, being used for at least 4-6 hours a day, every day. At 400W, it's significantly cheaper to run than the oven (ours is 2000W). Its temperature range is between 20-70C, and, although it's not PID controlled, it's remarkably good at maintaining a stable temperature. It's a great size, and balanced perfectly counter space and volume. Here are some of the uses I put it to every day:* Proofing box. I bake. I need to proof usually between 21 and 30C, and this can do that perfectly do long as the container is well covered (and with a thermometer inside).* Yogurt maker. Throw your yoghurt in a container and throw it in the dehydrator with a lid on. 35C for 4-8 hours: yoghurt. I've done up to 10L of yoghurt at a time (again, thermometer recommended here).* The most perfect meringues in the history of meringues: 70C for 4 hours then 65C for 4 hours. Perfectly white, perfectly crunchy on the outside, perfectly chewy in the centre.* Dog stuff: aside from jerky (dried meat), cookies for the dogs are really easy to make (take any food*, blend it, and spread it on the plastic tray. 70C until dried gives you dog cookies that will last for weeks (unless eaten) (*this assumes the food you're using is safe for the dogs - I'm not talking about human food here).* Got wet dog harnesses or something that you don't want to throw in the dryer? Yup, you guessed it! Low temp and a couple of hours later, it's bone dry.* Air dried clay? Speed up the dying process by sticking it in the dehydrator at 40C for 8 hours.* Human stuff: dry herbs, meats, fruits...whatever you want. Admittedly, this is the purpose that gets the least attention in our home.

The price was so good that I didn't expect too much from this DH, but it performs brilliantly - it's been on the go so often during the summer and going into autumn. I love the easy way shelves can be moved around (slightly more heat at the bottom, I think), it's easy to clean, and looks pretty good too.