Dehydrators - dryers

And what I accidentally found on the Internet is a new type of dryer for vegetables and fruits, a dehydrator. Right here 🔗 comparing it with conventional dryers. I read it, I was somehow inspired. True, the price is not very humane. Here is the price and models 🔗 .
Right here 🔗 there are also photos and questions-answers from the user of this device.

[Dehydrators "Excalibur" and "Bioline-6"]

Dehydrators "Excalibur" and "Bioline-6"


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Model "Excalibur"



Model 4926T-220
220/240 Volt, 50 Hz
9 trays
Perfect size for a large family and garden area.
Fan, 600 watts, temperature sensor, 26-hour timer (automatically turns off at the right time)
Dimensions: 31 x 42 x 50 cm
Weight: 10KG
Black colour
Model "BioLine-10"



- 10 mesh trays (tray height 3 cm)
- power 600 watts
- size (without packaging) 33x47 × 35.1 cm
- size (with packaging) 39x53x39 cm
- weight (without packaging) 7.01 kg
- weight (with packaging) 8.4 kg

- price $ 279 (shipping included!)

Teflon sheets are temporarily out of stock, will be available later.
They are needed for drying wet foods, breads, crackers, etc. (Alternatively, they can be replaced with parchment paper, but this is not very convenient, or cut to the shape of the tray yourself)

[Excalibur dehydrator or round dryers?]

Excalibur dehydrator or round dryers?

Design



Drying system - thermostat and fan - located at the back of the dehydrator. Cold air enters the back, where it heats up and is evenly distributed along each tray. Warm air escapes from the front of the dehydrator during drying

Easy to wash
Drops fall onto the smooth, empty surface at the bottom of the dryer. A movable mesh tray holds food above the main tray.

Horizontal drying Provides uniform drying, eliminating trays shifting. Food is dried faster and more economically: no heat is lost, since there is no need to disassemble the entire dryer to change the order of the trays.

Adjustable thermostat provides the most efficient drying in each case.
The thermostat is adjustable from 30є to 60є С
For faster drying and preservation of food value, the following thermostat values ​​are recommended:
herbs - 35 C, flowers - 40 C, yogurt - 45 C, vegetables - 50 C, fruits - 55 C, jerky, gypsum, medicinal compounds and clay - 60 C
Those who adhere to a raw food diet and monitor the safety of enzymes (enzymes) in food should set the thermostat to 40 C. Enzymes are destroyed at a drying temperature above 48 C

Square design increases the drying area by 25% since no hole in the center of the tray is needed. Check it out for yourself: draw a square on a piece of paper. Now in the square, inscribe a circle, as large as possible. Then draw a hole in the center of the circle. Paint over all the parts of the square outside of the ring you just drew. This is the area you lose with each round tray.

Thanks to the square design, you can easily dry fruit puree or other liquid substances by placing them on special paper sheets (parchment). This is almost impossible on round trays.

Multifunctionality
The trays can be pulled out and thus the drying chamber can be enlarged.
Trays can be stowed away to accommodate bulky foods and items such as whole fruits, flower bouquets for drying, fruit crafts, dough figurines, clay crafts, papier mache, dried flower and fruit wreaths.

Sliding door and trays
The Excalibur dryer does not need to be completely disassembled to check the drying process or to cover food.Each tray has its own support. It is very easy to reach or insert the tray if required. This comes in handy when you need to get out thin pieces that dry first. It will take you a few seconds to check the tray, during which time the food will not cool down.

Almost impossible to break
The trays are made of polycarbonate and are FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved. The trays are dishwasher safe.

Drying cabinet made of polycarbonate plastic and transparent polycarbonate door. The Excalibur dehydrator has dark inner walls. During drying, they protect the light-sensitive vitamins.

26-hour timer turns off the dehydrator while you sleep or are away

[How can you use a dehydrator?]

How can you use a dehydrator?

When you buy an Excalibur Dehydrator, you are buying more than just a dryer perfect for preparing live, enzyme-rich food. At the same time, you become the owner of a universal assistant that can be used by all family members.

Excalibur stores fruits and vegetables quickly and easily.
Unlike canning or freezing, drying vegetables and fruits with Excalibur Dehydrator is quick and easy. No need for hot water and intensive preparation. Simply cut, dry and store your crop. It will take up little space, will no longer require expenditures (eg electricity) and can be stored almost forever!

dries meat and fish in just 4-6 hours
With a dehydrator, it's easy for you to preserve meat. You can turn almost any meat into a nutritious jerky delicacy in a very short time. It can be stored indefinitely and used as a protein source. You can significantly reduce your costs by buying meat in bulk and in season when prices are lowest.

helps to prepare delicious baked goods and reduce reliance on in-store sweets
Flavor your baked goods with a variety of dried fruits and berries, and you will no longer want to buy "artificial" cakes in the store. For example, add aromatic cherries to the dough instead of raisins, stir in dried ground raspberries into regular pancake dough, etc.

prepares delicious fragrant fruit sticks and rolls that are really USEFUL.
Store-bought sweets contain tons of sugar and chemical additives. With the help of a dehydrator, you can improve the nutrition of your children by replacing sweets with natural, 100% fruit and ten times more nutritious fruit rolls. Use a variety of flavors, including homemade flavors like currants, strawberries, blueberries. Children love these sweets!

prepares healthy and tasty yoghurts
If you love yoghurts, Excalibur Degitrator will help you with that too. You will save a lot, since you will not need to buy expensive store yoghurts. For the same money, you can make several times more homemade natural fruit yogurt. Recipe

ideal for home crafts
The Excalibur dehydrator design allows trays to be pulled out, so you can extend the drying chamber to dry large items there. For example, natural flowers, whole apples, dough crafts and many other home crafts. Thanks to the temperature sensor, you can dry fragile and thin objects, choosing low air temperatures.

saves you money
If you dry even purchased fruits and vegetables in season, then you will save a significant amount. Compare dried fruit prices with your drying costs. You will find that you are saving around 90%.

displaces foods with preservatives and artificial additives from your diet
The more you dry, the more reason you have to use your natural products and the less you need to buy store products with preservatives.

reduces the amount of salt and unhealthy sauces in your diet
Many grocery stores contain large amounts of salt. Sometimes a single serving of the sauce contains 1/3 of the recommended daily salt intake.If you have diseases associated with high salt intake and you are advised to limit yourself, the Excalibur dryer will help to diversify the taste sensations.

helps to say "No!" harmful products
Many people use Excalibur because they have certain dietary restrictions. Using a dehydrator will greatly improve your diet - you can eat healthy foods that are low in fat, salt, and sugar. It is a great alternative to dietary foods with artificial additives such as sweeteners, fat blockers, and salt substitutes. Now let delicious vegetable chips or dried pumpkin seeds delight you. And if you're in for a sweet tooth, you can enjoy dried fruit, healthy grinded cereal bars, and fruit rolls. Plus, dried fruit crumbs and dried fruit can be added to homemade baked goods so you never reach for a cake with unhealthy saturated fat and refined sugar.

Good day!
Today she became the owner of Hilton perfect dehydrator. There are several questions about both the apparatus and the drying.

By device:
- it is written that there is a function of making yogurt, but nowhere is it described how to cook it?
- and it is written that there is an automatic shutdown, but I don’t quite understand how it works if there is no timer ..

I want to dry:
- meat, there are several options for drying, including pre-cooked, share your experience, + and - different options and marinades, if someone tried them
- if fruits / vegetables remain not dried, but dried, how to store them correctly and whether they will simply spill indoors
- is it possible to cook something like prunes and if so, how?
- I read that if you dry a cucumber, then it will recover in water ... that is, it needs to be dried entirely?

Thanks a lot in advance for the tips :)

Good day!
Today I became the owner of Hilton perfect dehydrator .....

Anny, could you share your impressions?

For 2 years now I have been drying products in the dryer Hilton DH-09 PERFECT. I'm happy. Dries (in fruit season) day and night. But I have no automatic shutdown, and is it necessary? After all, all the same, each product is dried differently each time (depending on the degree of ripeness, set temperature, etc.). From time to time I change the pallets in places, and put the previously dried ones for storage.
Also, the instructions say about the function of making yogurt, but I didn't even think how to use it. There's a yogurt maker for that. And in drying, most likely, you can simply use a certain temperature for fermentation and further preparation of yogurt in it. But is it worth a small amount of yoghurt to fill a large area of ​​this dryer? In vain to catch up with electricity ...
Well, maybe only when a couple of pallets are empty ...

Dehydrators from the USA - Excalibur (Excalibur) 4500 and Sedona (Sedona) Tribest - appeared in Moscow.

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Description here

Miller

[Universal electric dryer SU-1]

For half a year I have been using such an animal produced in the city of Miass. Judging by the amount of iron they make at the same plant as all-terrain vehicles, they weigh 7 kg. , power 800w., holds 5 kg at a time. apples or something else on six pallets. Dries in full and bought for 2700r. in a nearby hardware store. I wanted to buy a bourgeois, but the toad strangled my wife and was afraid for the misuse of budgetary funds, but this one, with its stern proletarian appearance, reminded of the Soviet past and the support of domestic producers. Ascetic design - nothing more. As the saying goes - "not well cut, but tightly sewn." Unlike foreign (according to many reviews on the forums) drying squishies with unnecessary bells and whistles is reliable as an army truck "Ural".
Universal electric dryer SU-1