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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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plainandsimple72
Farmgirl at Heart
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Lisa
Upper Midwest
USA
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 Posted - Jul 21 2011 : 08:12:48 AM
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I have a Excalibur 4 tray and I love it...
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Bushel n Peck
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tracy
Truly
MT
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2011 : 1:22:29 PM
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I have an Excalibur too. It's so nice to be able to make jerky without the oven. I have made some fruit leather and apple snacks too!
I chose the excalibur because it's made in USA and is more versitile than the round ones.
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C. S. Lewis
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2011 : 3:49:14 PM
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I dont have one yet, but everyone who has an excalibur is delighted with it. I want the 9 tray...it's on my list! :)
Playing in the Sonshine
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2011 : 4:05:29 PM
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I have the same dehydrator as Lisa, an Excaliber 4-tray. It works wonderfully. Just wouldn't recommend using it to dry onions in the house. I run mine out in the garage. I have dried apples, apricots, cherries, and some fruit leathers. Yum.
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jul 21 2011 : 6:56:25 PM
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2011 : 8:53:23 PM
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I have a Nesco with 8 trays and have used it forever. They still make it and I would buy another in a heartbeat. I like being able to buy more trays to stack. I started out with 4 but have graduated to 8.
:-) The Nesco is pretty inexpensive. If you would like, you can see what it looks like at my blog at
http://www.oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog/?p=2578 Just scroll down and there is a picture.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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Sobyn
True Blue Farmgirl
752 Posts
Sabrina
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2011 : 06:00:50 AM
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The excalibur is on my wish list, I'd get the 5 or 9 tray depending on what I can afford when I can :). I want it big enough to put a jar in for cultures or ferments or to put bread in to rise so it has to be at least the 5 tray size. Definitely going with that one for the versatility!
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2011 : 06:20:21 AM
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I have a Nesco and an Excalibur...both are real good machines and I have used them quite a lot.
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I ask not for a larger garden, but for finer seeds.
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Acelady02
True Blue Farmgirl
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Penny
Washington
GA
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2011 : 5:24:30 PM
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I have the Excalibur 5 tray but use to use my Moms 9 tray...the one I have also has a timer on it...it cost a little more but is well worth it...good luck
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2011 : 06:46:56 AM
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I have a ronco that I purchased off of craigslist for $10 and it came with about 7 trays. I am in love with using it.
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supernaynay
Farmgirl at Heart
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Jeanne
Santa Margarita
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 03 2011 : 6:15:19 PM
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i have the four tray nesco american harvest - i purchased from amazon.com about 3 or so years ago - very inexpensive, and works as well if not better than my friend's excalibur!!! save yourself over $100 and try this one out :)
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2011 : 08:03:36 AM
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| Agreed about Nesco vs Excalibur. Had my first Nesco for 10+ years and had to buy a new one this year, not because it died but because a mouse had decided that the motor part made a good home. Went to amazon and bought a new one with the top motor/fan this time (a must) and since it was the same kind all of my old trays fit the new one. The Nesco comes with 5 trays and is expandable up to 12 trays so you can dehydrate a little or alot. It comes with 2 screens and I do recomend that you invest in as many as you have trays for, they are great for keeping your food on the trays as it shrinks. As for what it will dehydrate- everything and it is way cheaper than the excalibur! Just a FYI- the Nesco is still assembled in the USA with US and forign parts. |
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Farm Kitchen: dehydrator recommendations? |
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dehydrator recommendations?
