Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Hi Raw Foodies! HELP! Too many choices! I'm a newbie to raw living and would love advice from experienced dehydrator users! I'd like room to grow into the dehydrator as I gain culinary experience with the basics like yogurt, fruits, veggies and with recipes such as crackers, chips etc. How many watts do I need? How many trays is best? Which brand and model to you recommend? I've noticed 'Excalibur' dominates the market... what about 'Nesco'? Many thanks so much for sharing your experience! Warmly, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Good morning! I have a Harvest Savor that I bought from VitaMix years ago and it does me just fine. They don't make it any more, however. I was looking at the Excalibur when I first started eating raw but I quickly found out that I didn't need it. I hardly ever use the one I have. I like fruit and veggies better just as they are. When I'm going to make a fancy recipe for a special occasion, I can use what I have. Since you don't have a dehydrator, that isn't a whole lot of help but my advice would be this: don't buy more than you will use. The wattage doesn't matter as much as how low it will go. I believe that mine has a top temperature of 108 degrees. Any higher than that and your food is in danger of not being raw. There is some debate if any dehydrated food IS raw. A lot of the nutrition is lost with the moisture. As you progress to more and more optimal raw eating, you will lose your taste for dehydrated foods. The Nesco is definitely less expensive than the Excalibur. It also allows temperatures down to 90 degrees. The Excalibur goes to 85 degrees but I doubt you would ever use anything under 105-108 so that isn't a real selling point. Let us know what you decide! I'd like a review of whatever you get. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " lisnookums " <lisagribowski wrote: > > Hi Raw Foodies! > HELP! Too many choices! I'm a newbie to raw living and would love > advice from experienced dehydrator users! I'd like room to grow into > the dehydrator as I gain culinary experience with the basics like > yogurt, fruits, veggies and with recipes such as crackers, chips etc. > > How many watts do I need? > How many trays is best? > Which brand and model to you recommend? > > I've noticed 'Excalibur' dominates the market... what about 'Nesco'? > > Many thanks so much for sharing your experience! > Warmly, Lisa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I love my Nesco, I have the garden master dehydrator with the mesh screens and the fruit roll up sheets. It does a very nice job and was half the price of the Excalibur. Now, with that said you have to get creative with the Nesco to do some of the fancy dehydrated recipies that are out there. I am going to butcher one of my trays to create an extra layer of height in my dehydrator so I can do taller stuff. If I want to do pesto stuffed mushrooms I have to have little mushrooms as the big ones are too tall for the dehydrator! Taevia > > rawfood , " lisnookums " <lisagribowski > wrote: > > > > Hi Raw Foodies! > > HELP! Too many choices! I'm a newbie to raw living and would love > > advice from experienced dehydrator users! I'd like room to grow into > > the dehydrator as I gain culinary experience with the basics like > > yogurt, fruits, veggies and with recipes such as crackers, chips > etc. > > > > How many watts do I need? > > How many trays is best? > > Which brand and model to you recommend? > > > > I've noticed 'Excalibur' dominates the market... what about 'Nesco'? > > > > Many thanks so much for sharing your experience! > > Warmly, Lisa > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Taevia, You have gotten me to thinking about stuffed mushrooms! I have some baby 'bellas stuffed with spinach pesto in my dehydrator! One quick tip--if you want to make some of the " un-meatloaf " , etc., you can cover the tray with an upside down bowl. Gotta go! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " T. M. " <jinx wrote: > > I love my Nesco, I have the garden master dehydrator with the mesh > screens and the fruit roll up sheets. It does a very nice job and was > half the price of the Excalibur. Now, with that said you have to get > creative with the Nesco to do some of the fancy dehydrated recipies > that are out there. I am going to butcher one of my trays to create an > extra layer of height in my dehydrator so I can do taller stuff. If I > want to do pesto stuffed mushrooms I have to have little mushrooms as > the big ones are too tall for the dehydrator! > > Taevia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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