Okay, so, after making the best nuts in the oven this weekend (not sure why it worked better this time, but it did!), DH and i decided we need to get a dehydrator. It will be costly to run the oven all the time, and there are so many things we buy that we could make (leathers, jerky, etc). So, can someone give me some recs on dehydrators. We would not need the big 9 trays, perhaps in the future, but I dont want to spend a ton and then realize that we dont use it much.
Anyway, I have seen the excalibur rec. all the time. They have some with 5 trays up to 9. I did some more research and the Nesco American Harvest square dehydrator gor great reviews. But, I don tknow what the trays are made of. I htink plastic. The only ones I could find that had stainless steel trays were more than $300. Anyone have any thoughts? I cannot put our food on plastic. Not making a judgement for anyone else, but I have taken great pains to eliminate all plastic from our home that could possibly be removed and I cannot justify heating plastic to 160 degrees. Any thoughts woud be greatly appreciated!
Anyway, I have seen the excalibur rec. all the time. They have some with 5 trays up to 9. I did some more research and the Nesco American Harvest square dehydrator gor great reviews. But, I don tknow what the trays are made of. I htink plastic. The only ones I could find that had stainless steel trays were more than $300. Anyone have any thoughts? I cannot put our food on plastic. Not making a judgement for anyone else, but I have taken great pains to eliminate all plastic from our home that could possibly be removed and I cannot justify heating plastic to 160 degrees. Any thoughts woud be greatly appreciated!
