Chefman 5-Tray Food Dehydrator, 11.4-Inch Transparent Trays, Adjustable Temperature Control, Create Dried Snacks For The Family, Prepare Fruits, Jerky, Vegetables, Meats, & Herbs

We eat a lot of fruit in our house and dehydrating is a great way to take it with us on hikes or dry canning when it goes on sale and we buy a bunch. After burning out several different dehydrators we have been thrilled with this and its been put through the paces. The first week we did a half a dozen pineapples, 9 bunches of bananas and a handful of kiwis. The second week was all about apple and strawberry chips and herbs from my tea garden. It's used at least a couple times a week since.Relatively easy to clean. We use a nylon scrub brush and it works really well. I was amazed at how quiet it is. Even standing next to it it's hard to hear it going. My only complaint is that it did take some tweaking on temps and times with the various things we've dried. Not at all what the booklet had listed but not hard to figure out either. I do not like the fruit leather tray at all that came with it. Outside of that it fits nicely on my countertop and works beautifully.

Works as it should. Temperature settings are handy.

This is my first dehydrator and I waited to do multiple varieties of foods before writing this. I wanted square because it's easier to cut parchment paper to fit to make fruit roll ups or spread chili on it rather than buying special round trays for a round one. I like the 9 tray because let's face it, dehydrating everything takes a good amount of time so I'd rather do as much as possible all at once.The first time I used it I knew it'd need a test run because it is all made of plastic and it definitely smelled like plastic. I made dog treats. Came out amazing. I don't mix meat with veggies I'm dehydrating so I did veggies after that and no smell of plastic.For all of you who claim the door hits the shelves, please see my video. It doesn't. It is user error.There is a cardboard piece inside the back of the machine that MUST be removed. It says to remove it on the front piece of cardboard but I suspect many do not take the time to read. Could also be why your door isn't shutting or your temperatures don't add up to the settings.Speaking of settings, I do wish I could pick 130 or 135 degrees rather than the present of 131 for example. But, I'm probably just being picky.The noise level is like my central air conditioning, not my bathroom vent fan. It's there, but isn't going to interrupt my lifetime movie marathon.I'd totally recommend this for the above reasons despite minor drawbacks. I'd stay clear if you have a problem cooking in plastic.

Read the reviews and thought this would be the best dehydrator for the money. Really not necessary to spend $200 on a food dehydrator. Used it multiple times now for fruit. Will try fruit leather this weekend. Overall it is a nice product with the ability to set different temperatures and times. Very easy to use. Really my biggest complaint would be the door. You have to make sure you close it completely and tightly. Very cheaply made and found out that it wasn't closed completely after checking on some fruit and came back to see the door was slightly opened and the heat escaping. Could do a better job with the door to make sure it is closed. Not much instruction on how to dehydrate. Best getting a book that covers everything. Used teflon type mats that I cut to fit the trays for some cherries as the tray holes would be too big and it made for easier cleanup. Only issue is that it make the drying time longer. Will be getting some mesh to cut for the trays to help with airflow. Well worth it for the price. Can fit a lot of fruit. Runs quietly. Would recommend it.

I love this machine. First time dehydrating fruits. I have a mango tree and I wanted to find another way to keep the fruit longer besides freezing. Great mango fruit and leather snacks! So far I've made strawberry chips, banana, figs, pineapples, mango and I continue to experiment. Loving it! I only regret that the temperature doesn't go sny higher than 158. To make meat jerky you need 165 degrees which is the required temp in making beef/chicken jerky. They advise to use the oven to bring the meat to this temp after doing at 158. An extra step. It's OK but I would have wanted to know this upfront if I were to be making more jerky than fruit. It is still great product, very quiet easy to clean shelves just soak in soapy water swish them rinse.

Love how quiet it is, how nice it actually looks, and how well it preforms. First off it’s so pretty. Its take a bit of counter space but you won’t want to hide this baby away, at least not during the growing season. I’ve done both fruits and vegetables and they have turned out perfect. Having six racks makes it possible to jam SO much into this machine at once! The hardest thing I have found to dehydrate was basil, but after reading reviews on 100 products I think this is basil issue and not a functional issue of this machine. The Trays are a pain to clean but that’s not a surprise. Get a vegetable brush and you’ll be fine! The bottom is hard to sweep out so I just give mine a good shake to clear the debris. Or you could just do better then me and don’t dehydrate tiny pieces on the regular tray. They give you a fine mesh one for a reason. The outside gets warm but not hot. I prefer to run it while I’m home.Get this machine, it will not disappoint!

I want to add a review more or less to help others who have had problems with this unit. Basically,the problems are with the operator not the unit.The main complaints I saw were that the front cover would get stuck on the tray when taking it of and on. The other complaint was that it seemed like it took extra time to dehydrate products.The fix to both these problems is to remove the cardboard on the inside back of the unit. I had the same problems as others until I “accidentally“ pulled it out. Otherwise, this is a fantastic dehydrator. Easy to clean , works great and seems less clunky than the nesco brand. I also want to add that the capacity is deceptively large. It just seems like you the space it well utilized for tons of jerky!

I’ve used this dehydrator nonstop for everything from fresh pasta to tomatoes and mushrooms—and it hasn’t missed a beat. It dries evenly across all trays, holds temp well, and doesn’t sound like a jet engine. Dehydrated pasta holds its shape perfectly, and tomatoes come out sweet and concentrated. Mushrooms dry fast and rehydrate beautifully. Super easy to clean too. If you’re preserving ingredients for future use or running a small food business, this thing is a workhorse.

De las mejores que e visto, la uso especialmente para la carne y en aprox 9 horas la tiene lista es tardado pero vale la pena

I purchased this for my wife who likes to make fruit leather etc. It works great and is far easier use than the old round version she had previously. She loves it!

I needed something to dry my filaments. This worked out great. I can stuff 5 rolls of 1kg rolls in the unit after taking out all the trays. Took my filaments from 30% moisture to 15% in a couple hours. Get this dehydrator instead of those filament dryers. This gets so much hotter, the filament dryers only get up to 40c. Its so easy to use with the simple sensored buttons and magnetic door. Very quiet too.A must have unit for anyone who owns a 3d printer.This costs twice as much as those round stackable units but holds 5 rolls of filament vs 2.I throw a bunch of dry packets inside and use it as a filament storage too.Probably works really well making jerky too😅

La uso para secar mis galletas que tienen royal icing, se lo recomiendo mucho

Funciona bien. Hice tomates secos. En cada charola, caben 12 mitades de tomate saladet, 60 mitades en total. Fueron suficientes para 4 frascos de 250 ml. Fueron 4 días de secado.La única desventaja es que, conforme a las instrucciones, hay que intercambiar las charolas, para que la de abajo no se sobrecaliente. En las noches dejaba temperatura muy baja para no intercambiarlas.Dejo fotos del proceso.