The Most Underrated Kitchen Appliance: Food Dehydrators

If you don’t have a food dehydrator in your kitchen, you’re missing out! Food dehydrators can be used to preserve meat, fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers and more.

Once food has been dehydrated, just put it in a container or sealed bag, place it in a cool, dry place and it can last for up to six months!

How Does a Food Deyhdrator Work?

A food dehydrator contains stacks of slotted trays with a heating source at the bottom (usually a low-voltage electrical element). Simply lay out the food you want to dehydrate on the trays, stack them up on the heating element, and rotate the trays as the food dries.

Why Get a Food Dehydrator?

Food dehydrators are ideal for people who enjoy camping or back packing – or for people who simply want to make their food last without the preservatives that are usually associated with dried food. Wild game, domestic cuts of beef, and lean ground beef are just a few examples of foods that can be dehydrated.

Modern Food Dehydrators

Food Dehydrators are smaller, faster and more affordable than ever before. This Open Country Seven Tray Food Dehydrator will dehydrate your food in just hours, rather than taking entire days like many other units. It also features a 350 watt motor, Fan Flow Radial Air for even heat distribution, 7 drying trays and 2 spice and cure packs. Best of all, the base is dishwasher safe and the dehydrators is on sale for just $39.97!

Another fast and popular food dehydrator is the Nesco Gardenmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, available for $129.99. This model offers 1000 watts of drying power with 30 trays and the patented Converga-Flow air circulation system. Adjustable temperature controls allow you to use custom settings for different foods. You can dry fruit rolls in 3-6 hours, and beef jerky in just 4 hours!