good4u 6 tray dehydrator question

[dmb2002man]

hello,

Im planning to buy the good4u 6 tray dehydrator and it comes with 2 non stick sheets and 2 mesh. Should i look at ordering more when i purchase this. I am new to dehydrating so it will take me some time to learn it. The non stick trays are reusable correct? So if i wanted to fill up all 6 trays at a time then i would need 6 sheets? I plan to start with dehydrating fruit and i also have alissa's latest book and alot of the recipes require a dehydrator. I also own a vitamix 5200 and manual juicer. Does $150 sound like a good price for a 6 tray black with 2 non stick sheets and 2 mesh and free shipping.

thanks

Josh

[MysticTree]

I don't really know - depends how big the trays are - but if it is affordable for you, you have space for it and it helps you see if a top-notch dehydrator is necessary.

[TangerineCat]

i had a Good4You dehydrator. it was nice. excalibur was more sturdy (cracked some trays in Good4U) and better (and i liked that it had a "door" too)

i'd get more teflex sheets!!! so much more productive that way :)

[DebB]

Hi Josh ~ I don't know if you're open to ordering from ebay, but we were just discussing this a bit in another thread on Excaliburs. There are some new units for less than $150 with free shipping on ebay (9 tray Excaliburs).

[MysticTree]

we get so ripped off on excaliburs and vitamixes in the UK. The prices are so much more than it seems fair that they should be!

[Revvell]

Yes Josh, you will need more non-stick sheets. It only comes with 2 mesh? That makes no sense! You NEED the mesh (and the non-stick.) I almost always start my drying on the non-stick and then go to mesh. With dryer fruit/veggies you may not need the sheets.

Is there a door on the G4U? The problem I've heard with it is, if there's no door and you need to remove a tray to put something with depth in it, you can't do it.

I've got a 9-tray Excalibur with timer. I can dry more at one time. Problem with a 6-tray w/out a door... you can do only very thin produce/crackers, etc. With a door, you can do as much as a 6-tray PLUS remove trays for larger things like loaves/patties, etc.

[dmb2002man]

Hi Josh ~ I don't know if you're open to ordering from ebay, but we were just discussing this a bit in another thread on Excaliburs. There are some new units for less than $150 with free shipping on ebay (9 tray Excaliburs).

hey Deb, thanks for letting me know. Do you happen to have a link for this? I use ebay quite often if the deals are good.

Update-Was checking ebay and didnt find nothing with a 9 tray for $150. More like $250.

[dmb2002man]

Yes Josh, you will need more non-stick sheets. It only comes with 2 mesh? That makes no sense! You NEED the mesh (and the non-stick.) I almost always start my drying on the non-stick and then go to mesh. With dryer fruit/veggies you may not need the sheets.

Is there a door on the G4U? The problem I've heard with it is, if there's no door and you need to remove a tray to put something with depth in it, you can't do it.

I've got a 9-tray Excalibur with timer. I can dry more at one time. Problem with a 6-tray w/out a door... you can do only very thin produce/crackers, etc. With a door, you can do as much as a 6-tray PLUS remove trays for larger things like loaves/patties, etc.

hey thanks so much for the heads up. I am thinking now to go with the excalibur after hearing this stuff about good4u.

[dmb2002man]

What about the "STX DEHYDRA 600W" 10 TRAY FOOD & JERKY DEHYDRATOR WITH DRAWER BLANK.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STX-DEHYDRA-...70712833422%26

[DebB]

hey Deb, thanks for letting me know. Do you happen to have a link for this? I use ebay quite often if the deals are good.

Update-Was checking ebay and didnt find nothing with a 9 tray for $150. More like $250.

Oh, I'm so sorry Josh. You're right. I found some with free shipping for $220, not $150 - my mistake. I believe the units for $220 do not have a timer, just pointing that out.

I would definitely recommend the 9 tray Excalibur. Like Revell, I also have 9 non-stick sheets. I didn't order 9 at the beginning and I regretted it. I saw the non-stick sheets on ebay too. The thread I was talking about is here.

[appifanie]

My Good4U is okay but I wish I'd gotten a smaller Excalibur with a timer instead. Of course, I don't love most dehydrated foods anyway (except for kale chips!)

[dmb2002man]

i just ordered a good4u 6 tray with 40 hour timer. I also ordered a pack of the non stick sheets as well. I cant wait to try this out!