Ronco Food Dehydrator, Yogurt Maker and Beef Jerky Machine | 
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| Brand: Ronco Inventions
Category: Kitchen
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Rating:  59 reviews
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 13.4 x 13.2 x 11.6
MPN: 1876
UPC: 030713018764
EAN: 0030713018764
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| Features:
| • | Dehydrates foods for snacks, camping, hiking | | • | Operates silently with convection air flow; no motorized fan | | • | Includes five trays for drying fruits, vegetables, jerky | | • | Fruit rollup trays and herb/flower screens sold separately | | • | Makes yogurt in eight hours |
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Product Description
It's a good time to be jerky! Beef, fish or turkey jerky that is! Make your own with this Ronco Food Dehydrator! SAVE BIG! Now you can make your own delicious jerky right at home and save money doing it! Also make healthy dried fruit, yogurt and fruit roll-ups with no additives or preservatives. Dehydrated food can be preserved for longer periods without refrigeration and has far less weight and bulk... great for backpackers, hikers, campers, boaters! Easy to use: Comes with 5 dishwasher-safe trays; Built to last with powerful heat coil and convection air flow; No noisy fan with a motor to break down; No temperature settings to worry about... it runs at 133 degree; 23" cord, UL-listed; 12 3/4" diam. x 12 1/2" h., 4 lbs., 5 ozs. Don't get jerked around by lesser brands... order ONLINE today! Ronco Food Dehydrator
Amazon.com Review
This Ronco dehydrator dries everything from fruits and vegetables to meats and seafood to flowers and herbs to flour-and-water dough for crafts. It makes beef jerky (and other jerkies) and, with the aid of a little unpasturized yogurt as a starter, it also makes yogurt. This 5-tray model is a medium-size convection-air dehydrator, as opposed to the 10- and 15-tray models that use motorized fans, and runs silently. It can take a day or two to dry apple slices, which may be longer than a motorized-fan unit. Up to five trays can be stacked on the base, and then the unit plugs into a wall socket. The included trays are 12-1/2 inches in diameter, the unit is 12-3/4 inches high, and instruction/recipe booklets come with it. For fruit rollups and dried herbs and flowers, special trays and screens can be ordered separately. --Fred Brack
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| Customer Reviews: Read 54 more reviews...
 Cooks more than dehydrates. October 7, 2007
T. J. Vasquez (LA, CA)
Just was not as simple as it looked on TV. My fruits look more cooked than dried.
 Worked as advertised, a little slow to dry, lots of room for items. July 7, 2007
Itty Bitty (Florida)
Sturdy, easy to clean, plenty of shelf space for lots of veggies or fruits. Evenly dried the products, just seemed to take longer than expected. Healthy way to make inexpensive dried fruit without additives, and to dry vegetables for storage. My dog loves the beef jerky made from table scraps, saves a lot on dog treats! Didn't attempt to make any yogurt.
Dry food June 9, 2007
C. Karafa (Macomb, MI United States)
This thing does what it says. It takes a long time to dry certain items and because there is a heater at the bottom food 'cooks' slightly but overall an easy to use and reliable product. Don't leave it too close to your oven though, the unit is made of a pretty cheap plastic and it will melt and deform easily.
 Great For Beef Jerky May 18, 2007
RGL
I use this constantly for making beef jerky. The trays aren't real rugged, but it has lasted several years. It's lightweight and easy to use.
 VERY DISAPPOINTED April 10, 2007
Trina L. Bollin (Iowa)
I bought this dehydrator a year ago...the first time I used this product, it melted whatever tray was on the bottom nearest to the heating element. So, in the end, I had beef jerky with melted tray stuck to it. I called the customer service number, within a week of ordering it, spoke with a gentleman named Saul, who said he would send a new unit and a return authorization for the old, clearly defective machine. I have yet to receive ANYTHING, a year later! I have called, been put on hold, faxed, mailed, done everything I was supposed to in order to get this taken care of. I guess I am out $35 and will never buy another Ronco product in my life. Buyers beware!
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