Reviews of Nesco/American Harvest FD-80P 700 Watt Square Food Dehydrator

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I became interested in a dehydrator after purchasing a Superfoods recipe book. I've used this model for nearly three months, and find it very useful, and a great jump into dehydrating for someone with no experience. I can see how, if I wanted to dehydrate soups and liquids, I would need an open-space dehydrator, but so far this is fine for my purposes. Because one dehydrates for hours, a timer is unnecessary IMO. I have purchased two extra trays and four extra screensone screen and four trays come with the FD-80P.

The square shape affords a lot of space, though one thing I noticed is that the screen ribs become farther apart toward the perimeter and almonds, which sit nicely on the surface next to the center, fall through the tines of the plastic near the edge of the dehydrator. A finer point. Seven different temperature settings between 95º and 160ºF make it easy to dry foods at specific temps, and the cooler/warmer temps are labeled with specific foods, i.e., herbs and nuts are dried at cooler, slower temps; meats and vegetables at higher.

I was slightly mystified when I started, but took to the internet for instructional videos; the model directions explain some things, but are more oriented to drying garden produce and making jerky. I make kale chips twice a week, and two big bunches take up 4 5 trays. I have made crackers, flaxseed corn cakes, granola, and recently dried a big batch of nuts. I am looking forward to dehydrating loads of garden produce this summer.

I am overall highly satisfied with this dehydrator.

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This is a great dehydrator and has transformed my jerky making. Love the square shape! Got the extra trays. Would recommend to everyone.

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Love it. Use it almost daily. My husband loves the apples and cinnamon. It's like having pie.

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Works Great! I have made dried fruits and Veggies and Beef Jerky.

The beef jerky was my own recipe and turned out great. I will be dehydrating a lot more.....

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I must have recieved a bad one from the factory. I plugged it in and started cleaning the dishes. Shortly I started smelling smoke and when I turned around the unit was melting onto the heating coils. Since we usually leave the unit running over night I did not want to try another model and risk a fire while asleep.