Information and discussion about canning and dehydrating tomatoes and other garden vegetables and fruits. DISCLAIMER: SOME RECIPES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH CURRENT FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES - FOLLOW AT YOUR OWN RISK
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March 20, 2015 | #16 |
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Most of the refurbished have only a 30-90 day warranty....not the original 5 or 10 year warranty. For all you users out there....have you had any problems? do I take a chance on the refurbished? It can be a 50-75 dollar difference....
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March 20, 2015 | #17 | |
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I bought my KitchenAid mixer refurbished but there isn't a thing I cant fix on it. A food dehydrator I would have no idea. By the way I would go for the 9. What are you looking at, the stainless or the regular, with or without timer? On their site there isn't really that much difference in the price for 4 more trays. I like the red one. By the way I am looking as I write this post. I noticed something, the colors are only available in the ones with timers. Dirty dogs. Has anyone looked into a Weston? Worth |
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March 20, 2015 | #18 |
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I am a market gardener, growing too many tomatoes for any sane person in this rural area. So I dehydrate the extras, and have been successful at selling them at my farmers market. And last year I added pepper powders to my offerings. So the two machines get pretty heavy use in season.
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March 20, 2015 | #19 |
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I like drying tomatoes and adding them to soups, stews, etc in the winter time.
Last fall, I bought a huge bag of onions on sale and dehydrated them all. I put them in baggies inside a large heavy duty ziplock bag that had contained dog treats (because they were stinky) and it was great not having to deal with onions all winter. Eggplant is really good dried and added to stews etc. Zuchinni dries well for chips! Kale chips were ok when I didn't over-dry them.... Linda |
March 20, 2015 | #20 |
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What ever happened to this stuff?
I used to live by it when I was working in the oil field years ago. |
March 20, 2015 | #21 |
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Oh yeah! I bet that's not Gluten Free! Sigh!
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March 21, 2015 | #22 |
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I remember that! Used to make it back in the 70's I think it was.
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March 21, 2015 | #23 |
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The reason I would go with the nine tray if I was buying today is that there isn't a lot of space between the trays and if you have foods that need a bit more headroom you have to leave out every other tray. With a five tray model that leaves me only two usable trays. With a nine tray I could use four at a time.
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March 21, 2015 | #24 | |
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March 21, 2015 | #25 |
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Thanks for starting this thread. i have been looking for a great dehydrator for a while. I found the 3900b at Walmart for $201.25, but not the extra"free" bells and whistles that cost 48 dollars more at Excalibur. It comes with free shipping and full warranty.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/29461623?w...250592&veh=sem |
March 21, 2015 | #26 |
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Are you buying the economy 9 tray or the deluxe? Will the 440 watts compared to the 600 make that much difference? I don't care about the timer.
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March 21, 2015 | #27 | |
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At that price and free shipping I would jump on it. Here is the link again click and order. http://www.walmart.com/ip/29461623?w...250592&veh=sem It is on sale at the Excalibur site for $249 regular price $299 and here it is for $201. You cant beat a deal like that and you might not see these prices this low ever agism. People are ringing the phone off the hook and have our website jammed up right now so order while supplies last. Worth |
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March 21, 2015 | #28 | |
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May 1, 2015 | #29 | |
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After thoroughly reviewing Worth's research on this for 45 seconds I went ahead and ordered it. I'm counting on Worth's faithful and reliable good work. I did purchase the 3 yr warranty as he suggests. Thanks Worth! I will always think of you as I enjoy my dried tomatoes and other good stuff.
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May 1, 2015 | #30 |
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Charles I hope it works out for you.
I did a lot of research and about the only things better were commercial grade. Worth |
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