I am a raw foodist and would like to make raw breads and crackers-- will this dehydrator work for that? It normally takes many hours in an excalibur.
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I like keeping things raw too. I would not, however, recommend this particular product for making things like raw crackers or bread, because there is not enough air flow to dry the goods. For this, and making marvelous Kale chips and all my dehydrated backpacking foods, I use an Excalibur with 9 trays. The Excalibur allows me to dehydrate at temps that keep the enzymes live. Hope this helps!
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I wqs interested in purchasing this but my question was never answered so did not buy.
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We found this to be poorly designed. The trays balance in the structure and the supports were not rigidly attached allowing all the trays to tilt spilling the entire contents in the bottom (domino effect). We now use the trays without the structure. I would not recommend buying it for any purpose.
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Unfortunately, it's doesn't work because the trays fall down constantly at the slightest touch. Too bad because I really like the idea. I returned mine and they even said it wasn't that good of a design. Maybe they've improved it. I bought it about 2 yrs ago.
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I use "Breadman." I use the basic setting for 3 hrs, 5 min. It comes out perfect every time. Had this for about 2 years. No problems.
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I would say that the Oxo is perfect for this task...you have a choice of thickness in your slices, and VERY uniform slicing which should help the dehydrating process. All of these months later I still love my Oxo!
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Absolutely Sarah! I have used it many times for cheesy breads and it works perfectly!! Many mats do not go to the temperatures this mat can go to so have fun :)
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I use mine regularly for processing large batches of fish and have run it steady for hours with no problems. You just have to time it so you leave it sit for 20 seconds between bags, which is usually about as fast as you can go anyway. I have also burnt out several food saver specials but this one works well.
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I use it for fresh herbs, and it's great. It is so fast and easy to control the end product - julienne strips, coarse mince, fine mince, etc. I would imagine it would work equally well on dry. But only buy it if you have the time to be extra-careful with its sharp blades. Hint: I wash it by turning the blades under running water, using a plastic mesh sponge to move the parts. Never fingers!
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Idon't much bread either and have found the freezer works best. Take it out 30 minutes before use. Also I prefer the sourdough has more of a bread feel to mouth.
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Yes. I believe the directions are something like 220 for 2 hours. I personally put them into a food dehydrator for 2 hours at 165. I have some other kinds which have indicator crystals so you can tell when they are recharged and I do them all in one batch. So far, 2 hours at 165 seems to work just fine. If you have them in an oven, do keep an eye on them so the paper doesn't scorch.
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Though I never have, I did find recipes on YouTube using this dehydrator to make yogurt. Looked yummy, especially when one lady used dehydrated fruits that she dehydrated on her Excalibur.
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I have used it in the 5 minute a day recipe...worked great, keeps the bread fresh longer. Hope that helps. Good luck
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It all depends on how thick you cut your meat, but at about a 1/4 inch thick cut it will do about 2lbs. How long it takes is somewhat dependent and how thick your marinade is and how long you marinate it; but the beauty of this dehydrator is that it only takes 3-6 hours to dry the jerky. I have used many dehydrators over the years of drying and have found this one to be rather nice (just made some cinnamon pineapple a couple of days ago).
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Hi Melinda, that is some really hard questions to answer because it really depends on how thick your pieces are on any thing you put in it. Some things also have more density to them (less air space) so they take longer than something light. But it takes between 12-20 hours for anything you dehydrate. Some foods I found are better not to dehydrate. Vegetables work great if your going to make a soup or stew, but to just rehydrate say broccoli and cook just it, for me it's tough and chewy but cooked in a big pot of soup with other dehydrated veggies works fine. I have never done meat in mine and don't plan to so someone else would need to discuss that with you. I hear that jerky does great. On u tube there are videos of people dehydrateing just about everything and tell you how long and all. That is what influenced me to buy 2 of them. Good luck to you, hope you find the answers your looking for.
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Im sorry but i havent used it on bread yet, only meats and seafood. It does work good on all that stuff.
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Yes! The outside becomes very hot to the touch. If you are sensitive to the heat you do not want this dehydrator...now we only tried beef jerky in it. We also had problems with both of them shutting off mid-cycle and never coming back on again. You might want to try another brand.
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Yes I use it quite adequatly without the timer. In fact your supposed to turn the trays 180 deg. Halfway thru drying process ( approx. 2 hrs.)This is the way I've always done it and with great results.This dehydrator is specifically designed to operate with certain parameters and guidelines the rotation being one and also always having all trays in dehydrator even when there empty. But I'm curious if you or anyone else will or have done it using the timer w/o rotating I would really like to know how it turns out.
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Sorry, I'm not sure . . . I use it in the bread machine . . . and the recipes call for it in dry form.
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I have made pizza dough and bread with great results. I suppose it all depends on the receipe you use. My suggestion would be to visit their website or better yet call and ask them specifically. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.