I love the dried fruit and jerky - it is better than anything store bought and a lot healthier without all of the preservatives. I would recommend this product to anyone wanting a dehydrator for their personal use.

I have one of those little outlet adapters to turn the thing off when I want. I couldn’t be happier with this model. I bought this just to make jerky on the easy clean screens but the fruit screens worked so well I ordered more and everyone demands my fruit bags. I just use my ninja blender to liquefy fruit, add a little water as needed to get the fruit to blend smooth and be a thick runny (apple sauce) texture.

Sure enough, it’s 5 degrees hotter than what it’s labeled. I love this dehydrator. This one came with 5 trays, 2 screens, and 3 fruit roll up trays, I was expecting two roll up trays and had bought enough of the inserts, expecting only one roll up tray. I guess I will have to max this out to 11 trays (12 isn’t possible unless you want to have an extra tray laying around) I’ll update the review once I have all the trays I need. I tracked my package and they received it in 24 hours. That was three weeks ago. However, I am happy with this buy. A lot of research went into my decision to purchase this dehydrator; the reviews and price were the determining factors. We dried apples, bananas, pineapple, apple puree, cherries, kiwi, and strawberries. The puree was poured onto the fruit leather inserts one thick, one thin, then the fruit intermingled. I think the Nesco brand is the best on the market and hopefully I just got a lemon. Whenever, I get my replacement and use it, I will follow-up this review. I upgraded from my parents big brown Ronco food dehydrator and what a difference! The RONCO used take over 24 hours to dry jerky. This time I bought 8 packs of them used my dehydrator, and then vacuum sealed them. I use them in all kinds of dinners. I wasn’t going to buy this one because of the price, but you really get what you pay for and this is worth the money. It does make a little noise but not bad.

They are also needed for fruit leathers. The book that comes with the dryer is good for a starter but not detailed enough.

The FD-75PR does go up to 160 degrees F, while the FD-60 only goes up to 145 degrees F. Thus the FD-75PR can be used for creating jerky.

I have found out you can’t really “over-dehydrate” most foods so if you accidentally leave it running for a few hours, no big deal. Lastly, and probably most obviously, is the price.

The drying racks are dishwasher safe and fit into our dishwasher quite easily for easy cleaning. KITCHEN STORAGE CABINETS.