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- #52,160 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
- #71 in Dehydrators
The NESCO FD-61 Snackmaster Encore Food Dehydrator's grey top and speckled design features 500 watts of drying power. This dehydrator generates maximum speed and quality for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, beef jerky, and venison jerky. Helps dry food in hours, not days like ordinary food dehydrators. The top mounted fan eliminates liquids dripping into the the heating chamber!
Fearless Freep
Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2025
This is my second Nesco dehydrator. The first one lasted about 20 years. It got used a lot. Love the fact that the power unit is on the top. Just a heads up. It is made in the USA.
TG
Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2025
This is the second one that I have had. They're easy to use, work well and meet my needs.
Hokepoke
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
Plenty of trays and space for drying fruit. We have an apricot tree which produces tons of fruit. When I couldn’t bear to make another jar of preserves, a friend recommended this product and it worked perfectly.
mary kay conover-walker
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
Yummy and easy
Deanna Moskaliuk
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2025
This is our 2 model of this dehydrator. We wore out our 1st one after 8 years of use. During the summer we use the dehydrator all the time. It is very reliable.
Heather Pearce
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2025
This product is amazing - I have been making apple chips since the day it arrived. Great seller - product survived shipping - no damage and arrived within the suggested arrival window. These machines are great fun and everyone loves the end result - and it’s healthy. So glad I got it!
Sean C.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
this is my 4th and got as a replacement for my oldest one which was about 20 yr old I am very happy with the quality of my Nesco dehydrators.
Jim M.
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
Made in China. Not as advertised. Not happy!!!!
David454
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
The Nesco FD-61 food dehydrator does an outstanding job for my dehydration needs. I bought this after my previous dehydrator (Nesco FD-60) finally stopped working after more than 20 years of use. So far, it works just as well, if not better. The jerky and fruits that I have dried have come out fairly uniform in consistency and drying time has been spot on with the guidelines in the instruction and recipe manual. I hope it lasts as long as my previous dehydrator!
Ginny
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
I've only had this for a month. Didn't want to waste a bumper crop of grape tomatoes so thought I would dehydrate them. WOW! I am not one to pop a grape tomato in my mouth, but I could eat the dehydrated tomatoes right out of the jar. I have dehydrated 4 batches of tomatoes, chives, oregano and basil. All came out perfect, though it did take longer for the chives to dehydrate than expected. It does make that "hair dryer on low" sound, but I just stuck it in the guest room. It is also very large. Think of where you might store it before purchasing. I am looking forward to dehydrating some pineapple and apples with this soon.
BJBT
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2020
I bought the SnackMaster Encore, Model # FD-61, to replace my 25 yr old one that had been a gift from my father. This is a very good unit to dry herbs, fruits, veggies, and flowers. It is very easy clean-up since the blower is top-mounted instead of at the bottom. My old one had the blower at the bottom so it was always full of seeds and/or sticky juices which were very hard to clean up. Having the items with suggested temps listed on the blower unit is helpful. This unit is also much quieter than my older model. & my husboan really appreciates that feature! It holds up to 12 trays so I can do multiple types of fruits/veggies/herbs at one time. The Recipe & instruction manual is also very helpful, esp. if you are a novice at dehydrating. I also bought the Nonstick Round Silicone Dehydrator Sheets which help with the cleanup.
lisa
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2014
the item is brill, the delivery was early the item was as stated, works well and overall well worth the money was very pleased with this product would recomend to enyone
James Riddle
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2009
This dehydrator is top notch for the money. I read the reviews, making note of people wanting timers, time tables in the instruction manual being incorrect and one that states they didn't like the hole in the middle, huh? That's where the fan blows hot air downward. As far as a timer and the manual being off on time tables, let me point out you don't need a timer and you don't want to rely on one. This dehydrator doesn't take days to finish, so if you have to leave the house or go to bed..unplug it. Use it when you can check on the progress. It's not a Crock Pot. As far as the time tables being off, take into consideration that people cut their foods into different thickness and a quarter inch differs from eye to eye. Humidity levels are different place to place and so many different factors are in play. So the time tables are only a guide and not the law. That's why you DON'T want to use a timer. This product can also be used WITHOUT electricity. Take the top motor off, cover the top of the trays with clear or black plastic and set in the sun. It's a great product and a good buy,
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