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FOOD CORNER => Cooking equipment => Topic started by: Nate on December 14, 2020, 12:33:18 AM

Title: In need of
Post by: Nate on December 14, 2020, 12:33:18 AM

I am in need of a food dehydrator!

What do you folks know and want to share with me?

Brands, pros, cons, etc please........

Title: Re: In need of
Post by: Bigdave_185 on December 14, 2020, 02:12:07 AM

My kids will leave the bread tie off the bread bag for ya if you want Me to send one your way


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Title: Re: In need of
Post by: TexasRedNeck on December 14, 2020, 06:11:44 AM

What is your purpose?  Which foods?


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Title: Re: In need of
Post by: Nate on December 14, 2020, 07:49:50 AM

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on December 14, 2020, 06:11:44 AM

What is your purpose?  Which foods?


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vegetables from next years garden, i wouldnt mind trying some fruit as well.  jerky is whatever, because i can do that in my smoker.

i was thinking something like this....

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QCXU5M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A4WIG7WPHQ0UH&psc=1

Title: Re: In need of
Post by: TexasRedNeck on December 14, 2020, 01:57:42 PM

My mom has dehydrated some fruits and herbs, but not much veggies.

I have been investigating the freeze dryers but they are high dollar.


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Title: Re: In need of
Post by: Farmer Jon on December 16, 2020, 06:33:00 AM

I had a harvest maid like this one for years. It quit working and I never found another one. I loved it.

https://picclick.com/Vintage-Harvest-Maid-APS-FD-200-8-tray-Food-Dehydrator-253361643211.html

Title: Re: In need of
Post by: dave945 on December 16, 2020, 11:44:51 AM

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201216/f1bce0f00e5281e31c9295cbd27fb1e4.jpg)
Here’s the one we have, nine trays. We’ve used it for fruits, veggies. Also make fruit leather using the excess mother from our Apple cider vinegar and blending it with strawberries. The kids love it.


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Title: Re: In need of
Post by: EL TATE on December 16, 2020, 04:18:48 PM

Didn't Turner use to do a lot of this stuff, the whole preservation and superfood dehydration sort of thing?

Title: Re: In need of
Post by: Nate on December 16, 2020, 05:06:54 PM

Quote from: dave945 on December 16, 2020, 11:44:51 AM

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201216/f1bce0f00e5281e31c9295cbd27fb1e4.jpg)
Here’s the one we have, nine trays. We’ve used it for fruits, veggies. Also make fruit leather using the excess mother from our Apple cider vinegar and blending it with strawberries. The kids love it.


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Dave, as long as that thing is cleaned after use......it will double outlast 90% of the new models today.

Title: Re: In need of
Post by: wyorunner on December 16, 2020, 11:07:27 PM

Quote from: EL TATE on December 16, 2020, 04:18:48 PM

Didn't Turner use to do a lot of this stuff, the whole preservation and superfood dehydration sort of thing?

Tate, we only ever canned... extensively. Now that we’re on an island, and meat is difficult to come by in large quantities, we don’t do any. We have looked at the freeze dryers, and will probably get one in the future, but doesn’t make much sense right now.

We did at one time participate in the Thrive Life freeze dried foods multi level marketing thing. And still use that product, but no longer a rep. Maybe that’s what you were recalling.

Title: Re: In need of
Post by: EL TATE on January 20, 2021, 12:34:43 PM

Turner, that was it exactly.