Product DescriptionThe NESCO Professional Food & Jerky Dehydrator has more power than most dehydrators -- 700 watts -- which means faster drying time. You will have results in hours, not days. The top mounted fan with patented Converga-Flow action pressurizes air downward through the outer ring and horizontally across each individual tray, converging at the center, for fast, even drying. No need to rotate trays. The adjustable thermostat allows you to dry different foods at proper temperatures (95-155 F), providing the flexibility to produce the best drying results. As your needs grow, the Professional Food & Jerky Dehydrator can be expanded up to 12 trays.
What Others Say
Highly recommend!
I bought Nesco Food Dehydrator about 3 months ago and very happy with it. It serves the purpose for the price I paid. If it would come with Timer and OFF button it would be a big plus but I guess it would cost more. So when it's running you have to be alert. Other than that this is a great product.
Nesco FD-75PR 700 Watt Food Dehydrator
I purchased this dryer a couple of months ago and am very pleased with the performance of Nesco American Harvest FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator. You may want to purchase more of the screens Nesco American Harvest Clean-A-Screen Tray as it only comes with 2 and there are 5 trays. These help prevent dried foods that have shrunken from falling through the grates of the trays. They are also needed for fruit leathers.
The book that comes with the dryer is good for a starter but not detailed enough. For instance, if you are wanting to dry fruit for storage the best pretreatment is a sulfite dip rather than ascorbic acid or honey. Sulfites are not recommended for people with asthma. Pretreating with an acidic solution or sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite or sodium bisulfite ... Read More
Great value for money, perfect for home use
After some research, I settled on this model as the best combination of size, flexibility and price. I'm glad I did -- this little powerhouse has been doing a great job since day one. I've made raw cookies, sprouted granola, fresh fig leather and all kinds of fruit and veggie chips with it. I haven't made jerky yet, but I'm glad that the variable temp gives me the option to do so in the future.
Pros:
- Has large capacity without taking up excessive counter space.
- Variable temp lets you dry delicate foods without harming nutrients.
- Stackable trays customize the size of your dehydrator - you don't waste power drying empty space.
- Dries contents fairly evenly from top to bottom of tray stack. I only rotate ... Read More
Exactly what I was looking for
This is what we were looking for. With the fan it dries so much faster than the older styles. We also purchased some extra trays to do more at one time. The only thing I can see to improve would be an on/off switch on the lid with the heat controls. Don't like having to unplug from the wall to check the progress of the food.
Makes good Jerky
Very good Jerky maker. Trays are hard to clean but there's no getting around that with any dehydrator. I noticed that the meat closest to the motor dries quicker than the ones at the bottom so you will have to rotate the trays.
The motor on the top is a better design than the models with the motor on the bottom. That way there will be no liquid dripping into the motor and destroying it.
Runs very quiet.
