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Your cart is empty.The Hamilton Beach® Digital Food Dehydrator with 5 Stackable Trays has up to 4.2 sq. ft. of drying space, adjustable temperature control and a digital timer. The 500 watt base-mounted heater and quiet fan provide even drying without rotating trays.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024
Did not write a review on this for months as I wanted to use the heck out of it before I did a review. The "Fat Wyoming Norwegian" gives it very high marks for sure. I dehydrate all my jerky in this during the winter months. It is easy to clean if you stack up the trays and spray a little cooking oil on them before loading. I like the clear lid and the digital timer and temperature controls. I have never been to Hamilton Beach before (ha) but this Hamilton Beach was a winner for me and lets you get your jerky just like you like it. It comes with two fruit mesh trays that fits into the other trays (I use them for the tiny bits of jerky that are always present and try to fall through the regular trays). Sure, we all wish our dehydrator's had more square inches to place our perfections on but this one is fine and does not have a huge footprint. Glad I chose this one as there are many, many to choose from. All I know, it that this one works for me.
retired RN reader
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2024
This dehydrator is a very nice product. It’s very easy to use and clean. I have to make apple chips every few days for my daughter. I’m still in need of a good recipe for jerky, but all in good time. This dehydrator is one of my very best purchases. You really don’t need to pay for the high priced ones, this one will do what you need it to do.
Thomas Palmer
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2024
I have been having a blast with this thing. It works so well! The night it arrived we went out and bought a bunch of fruit and just filled the whole thing up. Set it up overnight, and had dehydrated fruit for breakfast (and yes, our stomachs hated us for it, but it was SO GOOD).The next trial was spices. I do a lot of gardening, and had a massive Oregano bush out back on the patio, so I harvested the whole thing and filled it all up. This was the one "Ehhh" area of the machine. It did a wonderful job dehydrating my oregano, don't get me wrong! But it only comes with ONE fine mesh tray, which I mean, is okay, I can put it at the bottom. But that "fine mesh" isn't very fine. A lot of the dehydrated oregano leaves fell down into the machine. It wasn't a huge deal, not even enough to take off a star, but I DO recommend getting some actual fine mesh if you ever plan to do your own spices.The machine is great though. It's super lightweight yet feels durable, it's compact, and it's reasonably quiet. It's a little quieter than like, a box fan on low setting. It's also really easy to use, and comes with an excellent manual explaining how to dehydrate different foods, what temperatures to use, and how long, even with a list of different fruits and veg! Really all you do is set the temp, set a time, and leave it. Anyone can use this thing. It's great!
L. H.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
This thing is pretty impressive. It seems to clean very easy (I have never put mine in the dishwasher), is easy to use, and dehydrates evenly, which I was skeptical about. The guidebook is pretty useful. I bought this mostly to make jerky, to minimize waste (if bananas are getting old on you, just dry them!), and to make homemade food for my bunnies.I mostly do bananas, apples, peppers, carrots, celery, and jerky. I have done chives, pears, tomatoes, and sweet potatoes. I plan to do more fruit come summer, especially strawberries, and herbs since I have an herb garden.It's semi-noisy (or semi-quiet?). Everyone says it sounds like a hair dryer in the distance. It doesn't bother me, I keep it in our great room (kitchen/dining/living room/office next to my potted plants so they can benefit from the moisture output).On the downside, drying typically takes a LOT longer than the instructions say. I have a dial-slicer so I can be pretty accurate and consistent with the thickness of my slicing.Bananas are never crisp. I can let them dry two days and they never get crisp. Not sure what the deal is there, but they are still very tasty.It does apples splendidly (core and everything, just remove the seeds and stem) plus the house smells like apples when they are drying.It did make some splendid chives but MAN the smell was almost unbearable.I could really use one of the mesh sheets for each level, the carrots and celery shrink so much they all fall through the shelves. The slots in the trays could be a bit smaller, they are pretty much 1/4" which is what you are supposed to slice your food to.The mesh and fruit-roll sheets are inserts, I didn't realize this, thought it had 3 regular trays and 2 special trays.
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