I know there are some people here who make their own jerky and things--my wife is looking for a food dehydrator for jerkies, fruit snacks for the kids, and dried nuts. Maybe even fruit roll-ups. Anybody have any recommendations? I'm leaning toward the Excalibur 3926 but I'm not married at all to it. I'd like something that is good quality, relatively easy to clean, can dry multiple items at once, and will probably be used for 2-3 batches a week. Thanks in advance.
An easy method is to spread out desired food stuffs on a rack next to your TV, turn on the news and wait two hours. That is enough to suck the very life out of anything..
My son uses this one to make all-natural jerky dog treats which he sells. You can add trays to it for larger batches. He runs it pretty much around the clock. http://www.homeapplianceguru.com/fo...erican-harvest-fd-80-square-dehydrator-review
Don't spend too much, they all do the same thing. We've used a 30 dollar dehydrator for years and it's awesome.
I have one I'm not crazy about, as it tends to cook food while drying - so if we get consensus on best model I'm also interested. I dry a lot of figs from my tree, sometimes tomatoes.
I don't grow catnip for the simple reason that I don't want every cat on the block tearing up my yard! I buy some for my cats (oh noes! drug dealer!)
