Nesco American Harvest FD-50 Snackmaster Pro 4-Tray Dehydrator
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: NescoBrand: Nesco
Model: FD-50
Product features:
- 500 watts of power dries foods and flowers quickly and evenly
- Dehydrator measures 13-1/2 by 8-1/4 inches; four trays are each 12-3/4 by 1/2 inches
- Patented system pressurizes heated air up through and across each tray
- Thermostat adjusts from 95 degrees up to 145 degrees
- Dehydrate fruits, vegetables, herbs, jerky, granola for camping, hiking, and other outdoor activities
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Nesco American Harvest FD-50 Snackmaster Pro 4-Tray Dehydrator
Customer Review: A Pretty Good Option
Summary: 4 Stars
I've owned this dehydrator for awhile and have been pretty pleased with it's perfomance overall. I found the art of drying to be challenging, fun, and productive. I make a lot of fruit leathers, jerkies, dried sauces, and dried soups. My next challenge with this unit is to make "just add water" meals for backpacking trips.
It has no problems running for several days in a row and can be trusted to run overnight or while at work. I was happy with the manual that came with it - it has many expected drying times for most common fruits, vegetables, meats - though the time windows are somewhat broad. (i.e. 8-16 hours) The unit comes with one fruit leather tray and one clean-a-screen sheet - something that's not mentioned on Amazon's description.
You will quickly find that more trays are an essential - it doesn't seem powerful enough to dry the full 12 trays it's rated for. I use 8 and find that suitable for my needs - even with that, occasional tray rotation is a necessity as the lower trays dry much quicker than the higher ones. (Bulk driers should consider the FD-1010) You should also definately pickup the "clean-a-screen" (super-easy cleanup) and fruit leather trays (leathers, soups, sauces) to go with this. The accessories are relatively expensive. I found the more expensive dehydrators have cheaper accessories - but for this unit, 4 additional trays, 8 screens, and 8 trays - I'm still into this one for less than a "premium" dehydrator with accessories.
Overall, it's a good choice to go with. Just don't blame me if you find yourself waiting up until 2AM for something to be dried just right. (Hint...turn the temperature way down and deal with it the next morning. Don't do this on jerky, BTW.)
Description of Nesco American Harvest FD-50 Snackmaster Pro 4-Tray Dehydrator
Made in the USA - Nesco American Harvest FD-50 Snackmaster Pro 4-Tray Dehydrator Professional food dehydrator and jerky maker uses patented fan to force heated air up the exterior pressurized chamber. Heated air is forced horizontally across each tray for fast, even and nutritious dehydrating. 1200 RPM motor and specially designed 5in. fan ensures the fastest, most nutritious drying.Drying apple slices in just six hours and beef jerky in nine-and-a-half, this 500-watt dehydrator is exceptionally fast for its price range. Its patented system pressurizes air up through the drying trays' outer rings and across each tray, ensuring not only speed but uniformity, so foods dry evenly. The dehydrator's thermostat adjusts from 95 degrees F up to 145 degrees F, offering flexibility for drying different items. Each of the four trays is 12-3/4 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch deep (the durable plastic dehydrator is 13-1/2 by 8-1/4 inches overall). Additional trays may be purchased, providing up to a total of 10 square feet for drying lots of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and/or flowers at one time. A fruit-roll sheet inserts into a tray so that applesauce or other fruit sauces can be dried into healthful snacks. You can also use the tray for drying other liquid foods, such as soups and sauces, for camping trips. This dehydrator comes with beef-jerky spices and a booklet with recipes and instructions. --Fred Brack
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