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Food dehydrators for jerky, fruit, herbs and dog treats. Airflow, trays and the settings that dry food evenly.

Stacked dehydrator trays with apple rings, machine in soft focus

Best Food Dehydrator: Which One Fits Your Batches

Most people buy their first dehydrator for one thing. Apples in October, jerky before hunting season, herbs from a garden …

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Black box dehydrator with wide trays of tomato slices

Excalibur Dehydrator: 4, 5 or 9 Trays for Your Harvest

Excalibur is the black box on the counter in every serious drying photo, and the reason is the layout rather …

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Jerky on a dehydrator tray and on a smoker grate outdoors

Dehydrator vs Smoker for Jerky: Which One Wins

Ask this question in any hunting camp and you will get two confident answers. The dehydrator crowd points at even …

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Tray of unevenly dried apple slices with a fan behind

Dehydrator Troubleshooting: Uneven, Slow, Too Loud

Three complaints turn up in dehydrator reviews more than anything else. It dries unevenly, it takes far longer than the …

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Stack of mesh dehydrator trays with silicone sheets and raspberries

Dehydrator Trays and Sheets: Which Liner for Which Food

The dehydrator arrives with a set of trays and nothing else, and the first three loads teach you what is …

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Dehydrator trays covered with rows of dark jerky strips

Dehydrator for Jerky: What Makes a Safe Batch

Jerky is the one thing a dehydrator does where the machine’s weaknesses actually matter. Fruit that dries unevenly is an …

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Sweet potato slices and chicken strips on trays with a dog bowl behind

Dehydrator for Dog Treats: Which Model Handles Meat

Dog treats are the quiet line item that grows every year. A training week goes through a bag, a big …

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Trays of venison jerky in a rustic cabin with antlers

Dehydrator for Deer Jerky: Sizing It for the Season

A deer comes home all at once. The freezer fills in an afternoon, the roasts and the burger get wrapped, …

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Apple rings on dehydrator trays with a basket of fresh apples

Dehydrator for Apples: Stop the Browning Before You Dry

Apples are the crop that turns a curious buyer into a regular dehydrator user. A single tree, a neighbor with …

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Three different dehydrators in a row with bowls of dried fruit

Cosori vs Excalibur vs Nesco: Which One Fits Your Kitchen

Three names come up in every dehydrator conversation, and they are not really competing for the same buyer. Cosori sells …

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Bags of dried meal ingredients beside a camping pot

Dehydrating Backpacking Meals That Rehydrate Well

The meal that looked perfect on the tray in the kitchen arrives at camp as a bag of gravel. Fifteen …

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Round stacked dehydrator beside a box dehydrator with trays

Dehydrator Airflow: Vertical or Horizontal Explained

You set an alarm to rotate the trays every two hours. The top tray is crisp, the bottom tray is …

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