I found a dehydrator in my house! :D

[Riiiya]

I just had the biggest discovery- i found a new dehydrator in the house i live in!!!!!! it was somewhere in the basement..it's a cheap plastic round one, but i'm soooooo happy! i'm making sweet potato chips now AND LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THEEEEEEEEEMMMM!!!

i just don't know if its actually "cooking" my food- what would a temperature be like in a dehydrator like that (they sell it in Target and Wal-Mart)... it says "Food Dehydrator by Mr. Coffee"

I definitely will get an excalibur (i feel like my food smells like plastic in this one!)

So yea, basically- does anyone have a similar dehydrator and do you know what temperature it has??

THANKS!

[StarFire]

stick a meat thermometer in it and turn it on!!

Wow that's like discovering a treasure!!! And maybe the smell will leave after its been run a few times... cuz after all the excaliburs are made of plastic...

MEGA COOL!!! A house with treasures!!! talk about score!!!

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[klomasius]

YAAAYY!

A freebie!

I have a round dehydrator, but mine has an adjustable temperature dial. I'm assuming yours is not one that the temp can be adjusted on? And the plasticy smell does go away, I thoroughly washed mine in a gentle detergent before using it and there wasn't too much of a smell.

But still... what a find, wish my storage area had treasures such as that.

Happy dehydrating! :D

[spicyfull]

What a PRIZE...........

[Bingo24]

I had one of these. I downloaded the manual and contacted the company to determine the temperature.

Neither one resulted in any true figures.

However, I did read in Serene Allison's Raw Food cookbook that most dehydrators without a temperature control were set around 160 degrees - YIKES.

I would suggest checking with the thermometer - could be that it's okay.

But, save for an Excalibur - wow, what a difference! My Blonde Macaroons aren't as toasty on the outside - but I'm sure they are not 'cooked' like they might have been before.

Good luck!

[Coconutcutie]

Definitely check the temperature...I have a Nesco American Harvest (Christmas present, usable until I get Uncle Sam's tax rebate and I can buy my Excalibur:D ). My dehydrator has a temp. dial and even when I set it at the lowest setting (95 degrees) my flax cracker batter almost burns me when I touch it after it being in there for a few hours so I'm pretty sure a few of my batches have been "cooked". Now I make sure to leave a few empty trays on the top and put my dehydrating food on the bottom trays where it stays cooler. Good luck with your find!

[Riiiya]

Thanks guys! hehe i was excited too.. of course, there's always some kind of an exchange going on in the universe... i find a dehydrator, but my food processor brakes the same weekend- I AM cRUSHED... anywho, i'll use a thermometer, great idea :D oh and- i didn't know excaliburs were plastic too!

p.s. either way, the dehydrated eggplant was DELICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[gritsnla]

I have the same dehydrator coconutcutie. Thanks for the idea of putting what I want dehydrated on the bottom!!

[RawHeaven]

now that's what i'm talking about...

you are abundant!!!

Wow.

enjoy your new treasure.

[jacsam]

LUCKY GIRL....exciting!!!!

[Riiiya]

Coconutcutie,
i thought the top trays stay cooler(?)

I do feel like i found a treasure though :D

[Coconutcutie]

Coconutcutie,
i thought the top trays stay cooler(?)

I do feel like i found a treasure though :D

Definitely not in the case with my dehydrator...the hot air blows from the top and blasts the top tray continuously with hot air

[violetsareblack]

I got one from Freecycle. No brand listed on it, no nothing so I just stuck an oven themomitor in it and it whatever I had it on was at 110 degrees.

[Riiiya]

Coconutcutie- ooh mine is just the opposite :) hot air blown from the bottom..so i'll be putting mine on the top sheets i guess ;)