Reddit reviews Nesco Food and Jerky dehydrator, 15.25 x 10.25 x 15.63 inches, White
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Adjustable thermostat (95-160º F)Powerful Top Mounted Fan. 700 watts of drying powerExpandable to 8 trays. (Outside Tray Dimension 14.5 x 14.5 x 1)Patented Converga-Flow drying system forces air down the exterior pressurized chamber (not through the trays). The hot air is forced horizontally across each individual tray, converging on the core for fast, even and nutritious drying. No flavor mixing and no need to rotate traysIncludes: 2 Jerky Spice and Cure Packets 1 Clean-A-ScreenMade in the USA of Global and Domestic partsEasy-to-use dehydrator for drying fruit, vegetables, herbs, and jerkyAir-circulation system ensures fast, even drying; no need to rotate traysAdjustable thermostat; printed guidelines on motor housingBale handle; dishwasher-safe parts; instruction manualShips in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
A square Nesco for the greater surface area, and then I ended up buying a couple more trays and the "fruit roll" screens (which would also work well for nuts).
I use my dehydrator for backpacking. Actually, this summer, my dad has been hiking the AT, so my mom has been using it extensively to ship him meals. I have this model. I bought it about four years ago off Amazon while it was on sale. It's great for fruits, veggies, making jerky, and even fruit rollups.
We usually buy 2 things of bottom round (about 4lbs each at buy one get one free) We get it cut at 2.25 millimeters thick (about)
We usually fill 2 one gallon bags. The meat shrinks about 20% of its thickness.
We've been happy with this model of dryer. It normally comes with 4 trays but you can expand it a few more trays.
https://www.amazon.com/Nesco-FD-80A-Square-Shaped-Dehydrator/dp/B0090WOCM6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1504896681&sr=8-3&keywords=nesco%2Bair%2Bdryer&th=1
If you have a food dehydrator like this guy: http://www.amazon.com/Nesco-Square-Shaped-Dehydrator-Frustration-Free-Packaging/dp/B0090WOCM6 you can just put the hops on the screens and dry them on the lowest setting for a day or two. After drying you should vacuum seal them and keep them in the freezer.
I have this one (Nesco FD-80A Square Shaped Dehydrator) for $75 and I like it. I swear I paid less for it several years ago though, I thought it was like 55 or so when I bought it.
A little late to the discussion, but if you're starting out and making jerky, you'll want the larger Nesco than the one previously recommended. Less than 10 bucks more gets you a lot more room for drying jerky (essential) and a square form-factor.. both features essential for jerky production.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0090WOCM6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks for the advice about the temperature! I couldn't find that anywhere.
But lol I guess I misunderstood about the model. I know the model of the food dehydrator, but I thought you said I could look up the temperature of that dehydrator on the shroomery.org
But in any case I've decided to buy one from Amazon instead. This one is decently priced, has a temperature setting, pretty quiet, and has good reviews. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0090WOCM6/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER What do you think?
There is not much to say about the dehydrator. I just bought it at a big box store a few years ago without doing much research.
It is a Nesco American Harvest 700 watt model FD80
I also bought extra drying trays and some rollup sheets to dehydrate liquids
I'm pretty happy with the setup, it seems to work quite well.
I've tried dehydrating ground beef and chicken with mixed results. I mainly use it now for dried fruit and vegetables: apples, pears, kiwi, bananas, peaches, strawberries, raspberries, tomato, broccoli, have all been smash successes.
I did try quite a bit at making chili and pasta sauces, and it did work well, but I prefer the mountain house actually. I didn't find the home made dehydrated sauces to be any better than mountain house meals, and they took quite a bit of work (cooking the sauce, dehydrating, blending).
So we have migrated to only using the dehydrator for fruits and vegetables now.
Oh, we also use it to dehydrate fresh herbs from the garden quite a bit as well, but this is not necessarily for camping, though, we have taken some fresh commomile tea from the garden.. very nice!
anyway, I hope that helps.
Jerky is kinda time-consuming, but ridiculously easy.
I use a meat slicer and a fairly expensive dehydrator, but a sharp knife and warm oven will do the job, too.
(The oven is a bit of a hassle, though, so I would recommend a reasonably-priced dehydrator. The square-shaped models are more useful than round.)
I used Alton Brown's box fan & furnace filter method for a while, but it just takes sooo long. Even in my hot garage, it could take four or five days of drying, and I simply do not have that kind of patience where jerky is concerned.
Nesco American Harvest FTW. But get the square version not the round one; you'll thank me later!
http://www.amazon.com/Nesco-FD-80A-Square-Shaped-Dehydrator-Frustration-Free/dp/B0090WOCM6/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1454187233&sr=8-13&keywords=nesco