Nesco American Harvest FD-1010 Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nesco
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $149.99
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Rating:  39 reviews
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.9
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 17.3 x 11.5
MPN: FD-1010
Model: FD-1010
UPC: 029517641148
EAN: 0029517641148
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| Features:
| • | 1000 watts of power dries foods, flowers in hours, not days | | • | Use for fruits, vegetables, herbs, jerky, granola--for camping, hiking | | • | Four trays included; expandable to 30 trays; 64-page recipe book included | | • | Patented system pressurizes heated air up through and across each tray | | • | Thermostat adjusts from 95 degrees up to 155 degrees |
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Amazon.com Review
Drying apple slices in just three hours and beef jerky in four, this 1000-watt dehydrator is exceptionally fast, using a big, 4-1/2-inch fan to force air up through the drying trays' outer rings and across each tray. A thermostat adjusts from 95 degrees to 155 degrees for drying different items. Each of the four plastic trays is 13-3/4 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch deep—that's four square feet for drying fruits, vegetables, herbs, or flowers at one time. Additional trays can be ordered separately, and up to 30 trays can be stacked on this unit's metal base at once. A fruit-roll sheet inserts into a tray so that applesauce or other fruit sauces can be dried into healthful snacks, and soups and sauces can be dehydrated for camping trips. Beef-jerky spices and a detailed 64-page recipe and instruction booklet are included. The dehydrator measures 15-1/2 inches in diameter and 10 inches high, cleans easily, and carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
Product Description
1000 watts of drying power means you can dry more, faster. Patented Converga-Flow fan forces heated air up the exterior pressurized chamber, then horizontally across each individual tray, converging in the center, for fast, even and nutritious drying. No flavor mixing! No need for tray rotation. 1000 watts of drying power! Adjustable Electronic Temperature Control. Includes 52-page recipe and instruction book, 1 solid sheet, 1 mesh sheet, and 1 packet jerky spice. 4.5" Fan, 2400-RPM Motor, Adjustable Thermostat, 1,000 Watts. Dries in Hours, not days. Fruit rolls 3-6 hours, Beef Jerky 4 hours, Apples 4-6 hours, Bananas 5-8 hours, Pineapple 4-6 hours. Opaque Vita-Save Exterior (blocks harmful light). Expandable to 30 trays. No Tray Rotation, 1 Sq. ft. Per Tray.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 FD-1010 Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator August 30, 2008
J. Bandura (Dayton, OH USA)
I ordered this so that I could dehydrate a lot of the veggies we are growing in our garden, as we can't eat them fast enough. I picked this one due to cost and the amount of positive reviews it had received. We have not had a chance to use it to dehydrate veggies yet, but we did make beef jerky and it works great for that. Took about 5 1/2 - 6 hours for a little less than 5 pounds of meat. The only thing about this dehydrator that I would change would be how many trays it comes with, as it needs at least 2 to 4 more, I guess I will be ordering those soon, and the location of the fan and vents on the bottom. Drippings can get in there easily and it makes it hard to clean up. Maybe if there was a way to open it up in the base to make it easier to clean. Still a great product and easy to use. The trays clean up a lot easier that I thought they would, but I lightly coated them with olive oil to ensure nothing would stick, that might have helped.
 Great new tool August 25, 2008
Jennifer G. Liguori
This dehydrator comes with a handy booklet with drying temperatures in lists. Make sure to use it in a separate room, b/c it is loud and hot.
Great Dehydrator August 13, 2008
Elspeth Goates (San Diego, CA USA)
This dehydrator works great. This is the only one I have ever had, so I have nothing to compare it to, but so far so good. I solved the noise problem by putting it in the laundry room and I can't even hear it in there. I have made fruit roll ups, dried tomatoes, peaches, apples, and jerky. They have all been great. It is a great way to feed children fruit because the fruit becomes sweeter as it dries.
Noise suggestion August 10, 2008
Theodore M. Amenta (Breckenridge Colorado)
I have used the product for a few years making jerky, dehydrating fruits for granola, and drying wild mushrooms. So far, so good and I give 4 stars instead of 5 only because I would like to have a "fan only" setting without any heat.
Anyway, I decided to post a review because I just stumbled across a way to cut the noise down quite a bit. Sitting on the kitchen counter, the product is somewhat loud and annoying. But sitting on a milk crate over carpet, it is certainly less noticeable. I think that much of the noise comes out of the bottom of the unit and that the milk crate / carpet set-up causes much of the noise to be absorbed rather than bouncing around the room.
I needed and bought additional trays and screens and think these pieces of plastic are over priced. However, I'm still happy and would buy it all again.
 Very Disappointed August 9, 2008
Tina Manley (Rock Hill, SC)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I would have given it a zero, if possible. I have a Harvest Maid dehydrator that I used for almost 40 years with no problems. When I had abundance of tomatoes this year, I decided to buy another dehydrator. This one looks exactly like my old one. When it arrived, I loaded up the trays with tomatoes and turned it on. It didn't work. No fan. No heat. I called American Harvest and they were very rude. They refused to send a replacement unless I paid for shipping the defective one back and shipping the replacement to me. Luckily, I called Amazon and they agreed to replace the unit at no charge. I am pleased with Amazon but not with American Harvest. I'll never buy anything else from them.
Tina
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