Nesco FD-1018A Gardenmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, for Beef Jerky, Fruit, Herbs, and Snacks, 8 Trays, White

I originally had this exact model - the 1018A, and it worked great. I loved experimenting with it, and drying all sorts of things. But then I heard all kinds of great things about the Excalibur, so I gave my old-faithful Nesco to my niece, mortgaged the house (just kidding...), and got the Excalibur. I used it a lot, too - and loved it. This is just subjective, but I didn't really think the Excalibur worked any better than the Nesco. (I hope all my fellow raw foodists don't hate me for saying that!) I will say this for the Excalibur - it looked better in my kitchen. It was quieter, too - so it was more of an "indoor" dehydrator. The Nesco is a "garage" dehydrator. (At least that's what my wife says.) But in my opinion, they both work the same. When I moved, I gave the Excalibur to my Mom, and she loves it. I didn't want to ask for it back again (kind-hearted son that I am), so I just went out now, and re-purchased the 1018 - just like the one I had before. What I like about this: 1) It's expandable - up to 30 trays. (That's something that the Excalibur - as great as it is - couldn't do.) It would be a ton of work to fill 30 trays, so for now I'll just stick with the 8. To have trays that I'm not using would cause me to lay awake at nights - with overwhelming guilt and anxiety. 2) This "package deal" is really a great savings. I priced what it would cost if I did all the accessories (screens, roll-up trays) individually, and this is much cheaper. I ALWAYS use the screens, even for things that don't need them, because they help keep the trays a little cleaner. Screens are easier to wash than trays. (BTW, I found it easiest to wash the trays in the bathtub. They are too big for the kitchen sink and for the dishwasher.) I know that this model has been around for years - so I anticipate that I'll have no trouble whatsoever with this. If there were any bugs in the design, they would have been worked out a long time ago. Any questions? Just holler, and I'll do my best to answer them.

The Nesco Garden Pro Master Dehydrator with 8 trays works great ,a lot of room drying time is fast and easy comes with 8 fruit leather trays and have been using it quite a lot lately ,is not very loud ,set it in mud room or spare room and you can’t even hear it and if sitting in same room the noise is very minimal can still listen to radio or watch TV with no problem.

I have an old American Harvest food dehydrator from the 1990s and this Nesco food dryer is the new model. Nesco, in case you don't know, bought out American Harvest in 1995, so if you liked the old American Harvest or have heard great things about the old American Harvest dryers, this is the same...but better! My old American Harvest was 13.5 inches in diameter but this new Nesco is 15.5 inches in diameter! Woohoo! More space for food. I purchased one of these for my son and he loved it so much that I purchased another for my daughter. My son uses it mostly for garden produce and gleaned food from abandoned orchards. My daughter swears it's the only one that she will use to dry her wild mushrooms. The temperature is fully adjustable so you can dry really wet things on a higher setting at first, then adjust the temp down for a 'crisping'. The motor is very quiet, not silent but certainly tolerable. We tend to place the dryer in a basement, porch or laundry room when running so we actually don't notice the sound at all. Whatever room you do place it will warm up from the heat so keep that in mind. The trays are lightweight and easy to move on and off the base. We bought additional trays to make fruit leather but pay close attention to the size you order to make sure they fit. I actually inadvertently purchased 10.5" trays and had to return them. All in all, this dehydrator works better than any other, especially for the price. Clean-up is easy too. We hand wash all our components, but I suppose they are dishwasher safe. Good design, user friendly, no funky plastic smells. Love it!

I bought this dehydrator to dehydrate the mass of amount of lemons I get from my trees. I made dried lemon slices, candied lemon slices, and lemon zest powder. I made the best teriyaki beef jerky ever. The machine is extremely easy to use. The trays are easy to clean. I looked up how long to leave the food in and at what temperature on Google. Everything turned out perfectly. This machine does not have an automatic shutoff so you need to make a note of when it needs turned off. It’s a large machine and I’m struggling to figure out where to store it when it’s not in use.

I have had a NESCO dehydrator for 50 years and it finally quit working. I hope this new one will give me a long life use too! I dried a bushel of apple slices and it works great so far !

Excelente producto

You are probably thinking... will this thing really work? There are those smaller ones for $50-$75 and they do the same thing right? They do not. Most of the cheaper ones don't have enough power to dry food in a reasonable amount of time. If you have to wait 12-16hrs for things to happen you will become discouraged and it will be in your next garage sale from lack of use. The Nesco is very simple, expandable and drys much things in half the time plus it's fairly easy to clean. The only slightly negative thing I can think to say is that it does take up a fair amount of counter space.

Está máquina viene de mala calidad ya los discos no traen el mismo grosor y resistencia que las anteriores que he comprado ya están igual de frágiles como la de marca mexicana que es pésima en durabilidad

I was hesitant to buy this Nesco dehydrator after reading many reviews about the trays not fitting the base properly and that the machine was very loud. I placed the 8 trays on the base and let the dehydrator run for 1 hour. Everything was perfect. The noise is a little more than my Hamilton Beach. Comes 8 fruit leather trays and 8 fine mesh. So overall, this is a great value, great machine at a great price. No regrets at all. Works very well, dehydrates fast and no need to rotate the trays. If you are still hesitating, don't!

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