Reddit reviews Presto 06301 Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator

I sound like your girlfriend, as I made basically the same things for myself and my boyfriend :)

Best of all, however, I've made our own beef jerky, which is absurdly delicious and cheaper than store bought. I would buy an eye round roast at Costco, slightly freeze it so it's easier to slice, and then slice, marinate, and dehydrate the slices of meat. It takes a bit of time, but it's worth it for gourmet jerky.

I bought Presto 06301 Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008H2OEKK/ and it has worked fantastically. It's less than the cost of one weekend of mountain house meals for two and is well worth the money.

Every night I have a base of either quinoa or rice, prepared in my rice cooker with various vegetables and spices. If rice, I'll roll it up with nori for homemade veggie rolls.

With dinner I have a 12 ounce glass of water with two tablespoons of flax and one tablespoon of chia.

I buy my pinto beans and black beans loose in bulk at the local grocery store when picking up my vegetables, usually around 5 or 6 pounds of each at a time.

Cumin, garlic powder, tahini, and dry garbanzo beans go for a good homemade hummus in a food processor. Needs a fresh lemon or two squeezed into the tahini. Original recipe had olive oil and salt, I leave out the oil entirely and either cut the salt down to a dash or none at all.

I keep oats and almond meal on hand to make pdb cookies with the same food processor, just add a banana or two, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond butter, and raisins if you like. The original recipe called for dates and I said eat me I'm doing raisins.

I got peppermint in bulk to make tea with, both by itself as well as mixing with chamomile, mugwort, etc.

I keep almost all of the above in these convenient cereal containers to both extend shelf life, shelf space, and remove any branding or advertising. Mason jars are also awesome!

Don't forget you can dehydrate your own food as well!

Edit: I don't work for Amazon, I just live no-car and order like this to survive!

I use a food dehydrator. 2.5-3 hours at 125-135. My wife and I love it and it has so many uses. Fresh herbs are generally better, but we don't use them fast enough.

Presto 06301 Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008H2OEKK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_vkLVufxZJKAtT

The trick is that there is “drying time” as in dry to the touch, then there is “curing time” which can be a little....or a LOT... longer (as in weeks). I’ve noticed reds of most paints seem to take longer (along with some metallics).

I finally gave up, bought a food dehydrator (with thermostat and timer) and use that to accelerate drying times especially as I live in the humid South so during warm weather my paints take freakin’ forever to cure out.

Example of the dehydrator I have (if you get one, make sure it has a thermostat, not a fixed temperature as the cheaper ones have)

Presto 06301 Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008H2OEKK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_8UyzCbPHXW8NH

You're welcome! Here's the link to the one my spouse bought me. We've had it for a 3 years and it's been working fantastic so far!

(Whoops, it may have been a bit more expensive than I thought it was -- it's around $65).

http://www.amazon.com/Presto-06301-Dehydro-Electric-Dehydrator/dp/B008H2OEKK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008H2OEKK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That is what I bought earlier this summer for making jerky, and I have loved it so far. It is a little annoying to clean it, but not that bad. At your price range, I think you could get to the lower end of the price range on the Excalibur ones with the back mounted fans which are supposed to be better and more even than the ones like I got which have a bottom mounted fan. I still love mine, though. Good luck with your jerky making.

I'm a little late for this comment (by 5 months) but this one has been working great for me. It's only 60 bucks and if you're only planning on doing meat you can get the cheaper version that doesn't have adjustable heat. You likely have a grocery store around that has a butcher that can cut the meat into slices for you for little to no extra charge.

This one. I like it in part because it has the digit thermostat and because you can set it for a time and it will turn off when done. I find I like to periodically check on the jerky after a few hours. With chicken I have found you want it to turn a light brown, become firm and dry, but not let it get to the very crispy dark brown stage.

I have a Presto 06301 Dehydro, My sister just got it for me for my birthday in July, I like it so far but I haven't had to much time to play with it yet.

https://www.amazon.com/Presto-06301-Dehydro-Electric-Dehydrator/dp/B008H2OEKK/ref=sr_1_7?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1504790413&sr=1-7&keywords=dehydrator

Thoughts on using this to dry homegrown hops?

I've got this one and it's pretty good. I'd recommend buying a few extra solid trays (I think they call them fruit-roll-up trays) Presto 06301 Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008H2OEKK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_IJVQwbM5ZV98K

No Amazon or ebay? I have something like this. Works great, gets em cracker dry. I can't get that level of dryness from a fan alone.

I have the same wet tumbler you do. I use this media separator to spin around the cases to remove any pins I missed from shaking out the tumbler into a big bucket. Works very well. I fill it with water and do one run through water and then another run in open air.

Also, GET THE MAGNET those little bastard pins get everywhere and your life will be 100 times easier with the magnet to pick them up quickly.

As for drying them after, I got THIS food dehydrator. works like a charm. It's got a good price point and it has temp and timer controls so you can set it and forget it. I usually run it for 1.5 hours at 130 degrees to dry out my brass. I'd also recommend additional mesh nets as smaller cases like 9mm want to fall through the outer spokes. The nets prevent this and also let you put more on there completely horizontal to get any remaining water to drip out.

This is my primary, and I absolutely love it:

Presto 06301 Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008H2OEKK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_zYroDbAWZ3PS1

I have 12 tiers on it and have it running 24/7. I hate running appliances long term, 24/7, but it’s taking it like a champ so far. I also have a nesco that I keep as a backup (got it as a gift).

I’m going to stop drying peppers soon. I’ve got over a kilo of dried superhots. I’m going to switch to freezing them now.