Nesco/American Harvest FD-80 Square-Shaped Dehydrator

What People Says About Nesco/American Harvest FD-80 Square-Shaped Dehydrator?

Lets hears on what people says about Nesco/American Harvest FD-80 Square-Shaped Dehydrator. In this post just take some if they suggesting buying this? They satisfied using it? Maybe something lacks on this type of dehydrator? Just take some note on customers review on this Nesco/American Harvest FD-80 Square-Shaped Dehydrator. Total customers review on this kind of dehydrator is about 173 comments. And 112 of them give a five stars.Well this dehydrator still good right? Lets hear some of them commenting on this


Review 1

Very Happy with the Nesco FD-80 Dehydrator
December 11,2011


Very happy with purchase. Received this unit, the Nesco/American Harvest FD-80 Square-Shaped Dehydrator, a few weeks ago. Made several batches of venison jerky with it, turned out very good! For those concerned about the noise level I would compare it to a box fan on low speed (not noisy at all). Bought this model because it was square and would be best suited for the jerky strips and also the temperature can be adjusted for what you are drying. I do recommend checking the process for doneness every 10-15 min or so the last hour especially when getting use to the unit. The trays that came with it held approximately 5lbs of raw meat. Easy to use and easy to clean up. I would recommend this to family and friends. This was a birthday gift for my son, an avid hunter, who wanted me to pass along this review. I plan to dry fruits and vegetables with it when deer season is over.

BY : Donna Schoenhals "sahana64"

Review 2

Happy Hunter and Hiker
November 30,2011


Cheap trail snacks and home made jerky, mean you'll save big and have better quality.

The square trays give more drying room but it doesn't take up much more storage space in your cupboards than a round dehydrator. I sold my round old one right after getting this one. I bought an extra 2 trays and the fruit roll trays. I dry ragu and cooked pasta and mix a little dry TVP in for a very easy, tasty trail meal that re-hydrates with a cup and a half of hot water. Salsa dries well as does most any sauce. I really like the commercial dried meals but they are expensive. You'll save 3-6 bucks each time you dry a meal yourself and don't have a mountain house. With that formula alone it wont take long for an avid backpacker to pay for the dehydrator in savings.

As a hunter I can jerky my own meat too. There something very satisfying about knowing the meat you eat was killed humanely, lived free and wild and is totally organically fed. To then preserve it yourself is just the next step for me. This past season I snacked on dried apple rings and mango slices while out hunting. The apple is the easiest thing to do, just peel core slice (3/8s thick), dip in orange juice (with ascorbic acid to prevent browning) and place on trays to dry. Cheap dollar store orange juice usually has a high ascorbic acid level so is a cheap, easy source. It imparts a nice flavor too. The mango is way better than store bought, not covered in tons of sugar and tastes far more mangoey. Aging fruit and leftover pieces from slices are blended smooth with a little orange juice and poured on the trays to make fruit leather. It's like vegetarian jerky and my veggie friends like it. It's nice to have something to share with them on the trail. Just set the heat to mid level and a timer for 6-8 hours and you're done.

I use a simple cheap timer that allows me to set and forget. It also solves the power switch issue that some are not happy about. My timer has a power switch so problem solved. I usually set for 6-8 hours and go to bed. In the morning if it needs more drying I can guess how much, set the timer and go to work. Because it's dried it will sit till I get home and not go bad.

This dehydrator is cheap, easy and recommended.

BY : BooYaa

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