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05-08-2009, 01:04 PM | #1 |
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| FOOD DEHYDRATOR anyone??? Hi Everyone, I've recently decided i want to make some dried apples and carrots for my babies. Can anyone recommend me a good and fair priced food dehydrator? Which brand do you use? Does anyone here dehydrate fruits / jerky for their furbabies? I got this idea after going to 3 Dogs Bakery, and got some dried carrots for Simba and Teddy, and they LOVED LOVED LOVED them! They cost $10 per bag, so I figured i can just do this myself! Thanks in advance!!! |
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05-08-2009, 01:12 PM | #2 |
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| I make liver jerky. Partially freeze it and slice it as thin as you can before you dehydrate it. This is my guy's favourite.
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05-08-2009, 01:21 PM | #3 |
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05-08-2009, 01:30 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I just use my oven set to 200 degrees. You can put paper towels over cookie sheets. Beef liver, cut in cubes, (first boiled for 1/2 hour) takes about an hour. If things start to brown too much, you just turn the oven down 10 degrees. I don't know how long vegetables would take, I'm going to try it. A convection oven would even work faster.
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05-08-2009, 02:18 PM | #5 |
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| Wow what a good idea. Thanks. I have a dehydrator and now a new use!! I have a 4 tray excalibur. It is an oldie but a goodie!! |
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05-08-2009, 02:36 PM | #7 |
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| I have a Nesco brand dehydrator.
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05-08-2009, 02:57 PM | #8 |
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05-08-2009, 03:49 PM | #9 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Here some information on drying foods, I was wrong about the oven temperature, it should be closer to 140-160. Drying Food You can safely use the oven for up to 5 pounds of food.
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05-08-2009, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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| To answer your question about where to get the excalibur, I think looking on line would be your best bet. They are a little expensive compared to the other brands out there. Excalibur dehydrators have a temperature control so you can adjust the heat for those on a raw diet. Seriously you can just use your regular oven at a low temperature. Then you can decide if you really want to make the investment in a dehydrator. |
05-08-2009, 05:21 PM | #11 |
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| The Excalibur is the ONLY way to go. We live out of ours! Let me add that I always recommend shopping with Discount Juicer, Quality Juicers, Dehydrators, Wheat Grinders & More! for appliances like these because their prices are always the best, the customer service is amazing, and they ship really fast! Last edited by shannonroselive; 05-08-2009 at 05:23 PM. |
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