What about this dehydrator?

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Wal-Mart here has some magic chef dehydrators, for 10 bucks on clearance.( 5 trays ) Is that a great buy? Can I make jerky with this? Please let me know soon. I would like to go and get one or two if It is worth it. Thanks

-- Bonnie (josabo1@juno.com), August 22, 2000

Answers

Bonnie - Think this may be the same one I have (does it have afan to curculate the air) I am in my 3rd year with is and amvery happy. One certainly would be worth a try Dianne

-- Dianne (yankeeterrier@hotmail.com), August 22, 2000.

Go for it Bonnie , I have one and have done jerky and dried fruits in them .I do think it has a fan , those are better .Funny Hubby said we were out of jerky last night and wanted some more .Gotta check I think I have venison left in the freezer !

-- Patty Gamble (fodfarms@slic.com), August 22, 2000.

Sounds like a good deal to me! I also have one and I really like it. Need to get Dad to put a new plug on it though...

Started to dry some onions last year - take it from me - you DO NOT want to do that in the house! (Well Duh!!) Set it out on a table on the front porch and plugged it into the outlet out there and the hound from hell (aka Bentley, the sheltie) chewed through the cord. On the plus side - he won't do THAT again!! Minus side - Dad is an electrician, so you know how long it's going to take me to get a new plug on that thing!!

I haven't done jerky, but mine came with a pkg of jerky seasoning mix, so I'm assuming the manufacturer thinks it can be done.

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), August 22, 2000.


The 2 we bought this year are better than the 2 cyclones I bought 5 years ago. We had to pay 20 apiece for ours, go for it.

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), August 22, 2000.

At $5 I think it'd be worth it. I had one and the motor up and quit after just a few uses. I wasn't too happy with that, but by the sounds of things here that must be the exception and not the rule.

-- Chris Stogdill (cstogdill@rmci.net), August 23, 2000.


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