Laptronix 5 Tray Mini Electric Food Dehydrator Fruit Dryer Meat Vegetables Beef Preserver Machine Beaf Jerk

I read a load of reviews on these before settling for this one. Most other seem to suffer from the trays not being very robust or dish washer safe. They all seem very much the same other than that. Considering most of my kitchen gadgets last a month before retiring to the back of the cupboard I didn't want to spend a fortune. Anyway I've been pretty impressed with this, it does what it's meant to and was a good price. We've used it for fruit, mushrooms and biltong and it's done really well. The design is basicz the trays seem pretty strong. The lack of a timers is not really an issue if you pair it with a smart plug. And after a month we're still using it so overall a win.

Purchased for a single function - dehydrating the annual chilli crop prior to chopping into flakes. Cheap, cheerful and perfectly up to the task. Particularly like that the shelf spacing is adjustable (by spinning through 180 degrees). The plastic grating is quite coarse so items as small ad chillies can drop through. Solved this issue by purchasing some fine metal grating and snipping to shape - problem solved.When dehydrating chillies, found that it’s better to drop the temperature to about half way and dry them for longer. Max temp, although only about 70 deg, dries them quite quickly (12 hours-ish) but is warm enough to scorch them a bit if you leave them too long. Also a good idea to check regularly and remove them as they dry out.Recommended.

I put this into service with some apples, and it did a fantastic job with them.I haven't really tried anything else yet, but potatoes and tomatoes also both dehydrated well, except for my learning curve of never having used a dehydrator before. I let that first batch go on for a little (reader, it was a lot) too long, and the food got a little too crispy. I can confirm it is possible to burn food even in a dehydrator!However, that batch also allowed me to test how easy it was to clean, and it was a breeze. I soaked the trays for a short while, and it soon scrubbed off.The temperature control is great, it just allows you to tweak things for a better result. Especially if you swap the trays top to bottom halfway through to get an even heat on all the food. Like all the dehydrators I have seen people use online, the bottom half tends to be a tad warmer than the top half. Perfectly understandable given the motor is situated in the base.I was able to dehydrate three to four apples at a time, which may not seem a lot, but this is only a small unit, so it's actually more than I expected. I have a tiny kitchen, and this fits on the side nicely. A relief because it means I'm not constantly pulling it in and out of a storage space.There is only one issue I had, like others have mentioned, the box it comes in doesn't protect it well in the post, and one tray has a couple of cracks in it, which make me uneasy about using all five trays at once, but I wasn't going to waste time getting a replacement when I really needed it there and then. If they sort out better packaging, then this produce would likely improve its rating considerably.

If you are looking at buying this because you want a nice budget dehydrator... don't.I set my mushrooms off dehydrating for a couple of hours on a medium heat, and when I came back the trays had melted and warped in shape!The trays no longer stack, because they are all wonky and misaligned!I'm not sure whether I just got a bad one that couldn't moderate it's temperature, but it's not worth the risk! I will be sending it back and investing a little more in a better, safer dehydrator!

I’ve only had this a few days but have been dehydrating citrus slices for Christmas decorations. I’m very happy with it. It arrived a day earlier than expected too! As I live on my own I often find that fresh food that I buy is spoiled before I can use it and so this dehydrator will be most useful for drying items for soups and stews as well as a big variety of herbs. I’m sure that there’s more than just this it will do and I’m going to enjoy learning what else. It is quiet and unobtrusive to use and I highly recommend this item.

The times suggested to dehydrate various foods are not always accurate. I have researched how long to dehydrate various foods but the results are sometimes disappointing. Kale and minced beef have done well but bananas & potatoes two days in are still soft. I have not used a dehydrator before so it is hard to know if it is the machine that isn't hot enough or I am not following the instructions properly.The plastic is ridiculously thin and despite my handling all components very carefully it is falling apart and even split.It is a waste of money and bad for the environment to make something that lasts a couple of uses. Save your money and the environment.

Ideal entry product for dehydration for food, can be noisy

Easy to use, works well