dehydrator question

[Tk2dsky]

So far I haven't had a lot of luck dehydrating anything palatable. It seems like everything is taking an extraordinary amount of time to dry ( over 24 hours). I have a l'equippe. I am also wondering if the number of trays stacked up matters. Will it dry faster if I have all of them stacked up, regardless of food being on them?

When dehydrating crackers, should I keep dehydrating until they are crispy, or do they crisp up on their after sitting?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[finallyfree]

I am not sure of how best to use your particular dehydrator, because I have an Excalibur...however, as for the crackers:

Dehydrate them until they are dry and crispy - this is how I make mine stay nice and crispy...I just posted more about this here:

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=23183 9 (go to the last comment in the thread).

Hope that helps.

finallyfree