Food Dehydrators

[frankypettolina]

I figured box's world was a good place to ask this- do any of you have experience using food dehydrators?

I am looking for any and all info. I am not really interested in making jerky (yet) more looking into dehydrating fruits and veggies-

Thanks

[FLATLINER]

Cabela's. Thats where I got mine. WOrks equally well on deer or bananas

[clt_capt]

I've got one like pictured below. Mostly I use it for jerky, but it does a pretty good job on fruit and herbs - Not nearly as good as the commercial type freeze dryers, but for $50.00 a pretty good job...

[Squidnation]

I've got one like pictured below. Mostly I use it for jerky, but it does a pretty good job on fruit and herbs - Not nearly as good as the commercial type freeze dryers, but for $50.00 a pretty good job...

Franky jen bought one like this at wallmart. we just dried the last of the chilli peppers and it made the best damn hot pepper flakes I have ever tasted. takes a long time though

[frankypettolina]

Turns out my mom had one she bought last year at Bed Bath Beyond and she had never even opened it. So I have been messing around with it this weekend.

The results so far....

Banana Chips- cut a little to thick, but tasty- next batch will be better.

Sweet Potato Chips- cut too thick- thrown in the trash- tooth breakers

Strawberries- successful enough that Mom ran off with the sack of them.

Flavored Zucchini and Squash Chips- 2 Thumbs way up!!!!

Green Bean crunchies- so far epic fail, but not quite done yet

I feel like this is a low end machine that my mom bought, so I will probably upgrade after I am sure I am gonna stick with it.

[jaws]

Turns out my mom had one she bought last year at Bed Bath Beyond and she had never even opened it. So I have been messing around with it this weekend.

The results so far....

Banana Chips- cut a little to thick, but tasty- next batch will be better.

Sweet Potato Chips- cut too thick- thrown in the trash- tooth breakers

Strawberries- successful enough that Mom ran off with the sack of them.

Flavored Zucchini and Squash Chips- 2 Thumbs way up!!!!

Green Bean crunchies- so far epic fail, but not quite done yet

I feel like this is a low end machine that my mom bought, so I will probably upgrade after I am sure I am gonna stick with it.

We need samples

[clt_capt]

Apples and pineapples work pretty well too. Again - figuring out how thick is the hard part.

[WAHOONBOX]

BRING SOME DRIED PEAR, BANANA AND MANGO WHEN YOU COME SOUTH FRANKY....I'LL TAKE A 3 LB BAG OF EACH.

[frankypettolina]

Box- From what I can figure, for me to make a 3 pound bag of anything it will probably be the 2012 or maybe 2013 BFT season!!

I will see about brining some tasty snacks down with me though.

You want me to put the dried bananas in the coffin or up on the bridge with da Beast