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Title: Food dehydrator...
Post by: OldBaldHippie on November 28, 2015, 12:46:51 AM
Good idea...or just another device that you have fun using a few times and then it takes up space in the cupboard?


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Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: merigayle on November 28, 2015, 06:43:17 AM
I had one, it took FOREVER to dry anything, I gave it away. I have been reconsidering buying an Excalibur one though......
Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on November 29, 2015, 03:33:45 PM
Good idea...or just another device that you have fun using a few times and then it takes up space in the cupboard?


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I converted one into a bowling ball oven.   :)

*The modern bowling ball absorbs the lane oil so the reactive cover stock can contact the lane's surface and create friction.  It will eventually reach a saturation point and you need heat to get the ball to shed the oil so it will once again react to the lane surface. 
Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: radial on November 29, 2015, 03:40:21 PM
Is there any reason you couldn't use a regular oven with the temp set really low and the door ajar to dehydrate food?  Works for beef jerky. 
Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: OldBaldHippie on December 01, 2015, 01:19:20 PM
I was thinking about getting them for the kids xmas present...


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Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: caribougrrl on December 01, 2015, 01:49:23 PM
I was thinking about getting them for the kids xmas present...


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in that case it is BRILLIANT

because even it it's just a bit of fun a few times, you can starting asking them for dehydrated stuff for gifts, which will make them keep using it




I would be very happy to get one for xmas, largely because I'd like one but can't justify buying it for myself.
(I would also be happy to get a new oven that I could set at a low temp and leave the door open...)
Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: merigayle on December 01, 2015, 02:38:10 PM
I was thinking about getting them for the kids xmas present...


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that sounds great!
Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: OldBaldHippie on December 01, 2015, 04:02:35 PM

in that case it is BRILLIANT

because even it it's just a bit of fun a few times, you can starting asking them for dehydrated stuff for gifts, which will make them keep using it




I would be very happy to get one for xmas, largely because I'd like one but can't justify buying it for myself.
(I would also be happy to get a new oven that I could set at a low temp and leave the door open...)

One thing I read is that people like to make doggie treats and my kids would do that for sure...


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Title: Re: Food dehydrator...
Post by: nadra24 on December 07, 2015, 10:11:00 PM
My parents use theirs quite a bit in the summer, but that's because they have two peach trees and they dry like half of what they harvest. I don't think they have ever really used it for anything else. Also they have a lot of storage space.