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SheLovesToEat
10-23-2008, 02:22 AM
I got my Good4U recently but i havent had time to unpack it and test it out.
i am doing so tonight.
i have 2 very accurate themometers in there to see if 115 is really 115 deg.

well... i started it out at 115 and after a half hour it was barely near 95 deg.
so i turned it up to the next setting at 125 and after 15 minutes it went up to 102. then i put the setting up to about 130 and the temp went to about 105. now all this is fine because when i had an excaliber the temp ran hotter than cooler. so for raw foodists running cooler is ok.

i now have the setting at 135 and its finally up to 110 deg.... which i consider ideal for dehydrating. its low enough to be safe for the enzymes and warm enough to get the job done sooner than later LOL.

has anyone else with a Good4U noticed this disparity in temp vs. what the setting says?

i like this deyhdrator alot. its very quiet and its a good size for me ... i have the 6 tray. i look forward to using it now that i have the setting guide sorted out.

mtraezme
10-23-2008, 07:23 AM
I don't have a Good4You (yet), but I know with the clunky old dehydrator I have, that it takes a few hours to get up to true operating temperatures.

SheLovesToEat
10-23-2008, 01:39 PM
I don't have a Good4You (yet), but I know with the clunky old dehydrator I have, that it takes a few hours to get up to true operating temperatures.

well.... that may be but after further testing at the 115 setting.... it was still 95 deg. but thats ok. as long as the temp can be raised thats just fine.
i would rather have it run cooler that hotter.

its a nice dehydrator. and i am going to enjoy using it.