NESCO Snackmaster 4-Tray Jerky and Food Dehydrator, 500 Watts

Sent the wrong item but they quickly corrected it without any hassle. I understand things go wrong but when they do it is good to work with people that take responsibility and fix it quickly. I love the dehydrator,

I bought this dehydrator for my husbands birthday. He had been asking for another one for quite awhile. He already has a dehydrator that is showing its age and I bought this one so that he can make even more of his famous jerky. I could have purchased more trays, but thought that another unit would be better for him. His other dehydrator works okay, it's the bottom tray that is starting to crack and I can't find a replacement for it. We simply love the Nesco product and would recommend this product for anyone who makes jerky.

Since its purchase, it has operated almost continuously without flaw. The thermostat seems to work too, but I haven't actually checked the temperatures with a thermometer. However, I am not fully pleased with its design. The bottom of the dehydrator is composed of a stack of four dehydration trays. On top of this stack sits the fan / heater unit. The bottom trays don't align or connect with each very well, resulting in an unstable and flimsy stack. This means you have to be more careful when creating the stack of trays. The top fan / heater is great. It can be added and removed with one hand and it is stable and won't roll off the countertop. With this in mind, I would recommend this product but be careful when setting it up before dehydration.

Love my Nesco dehydrator! In fact, I purchased the Nesco dehydrator to replace my 20 year old Nesco that died.

I love this dehydrator. I've used it non stop since I've recieved it. Made beef jerky. Fruit leather, apple chips and pear chips. Its a must have when you want to save food and prevent waste. I ordered additional tiers and fruit leather inserts from amazon. I love that I can have up to 12 trays going at the same time.

I have had this same dehydrator for about 6 years, I drop it on the floor and broke it. odered another because I like the trays and the dependability of the product.

Loaded it up for the first time ladt night. Worked great. I dehydrated 6 quarts of store bought frozen vegetables. Dried down to 1 1/2 quarts! So far I am pleased. 4 racks enough for just me.

this was an early Christmas gift for my husband. he's already making a batch of jerky today. we have always bought nesco products, they're dependable!

Would have been 5 stars because I loooved using my dehydrator, but when I received it, the jerky cure that came with it was opened and got everywhere. I don't think someone intentionally opened it, but it definitely was not sealed properly.

Worked well for jerky. Will be trying it for fruits later. Trays are a little tricky to stack but once done no problem. Reasonably easy to clean up. Suggest using soft brush. If you are processing 5 pounds of meat you will need an extra tray or 2 or run in split batches.