Food dehydrators

[saraha]

Does anyone have this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Presto-06300-Dehydro-Electric-Dehydrator/dp/B008H2OELY/ref=sxin_6?ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.cef1c577-14ec-455b-b896-88e216959dcc.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&creativeASIN=B008H2OELY&crid=NC7VXR6Z7G4E&cv_ct_cx=food%2Bdehydrator&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.cef1c577-14ec-455b-b896-88e216959dcc.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source&dchild=1&keywords=food%2Bdehydrator&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B008H2OELY&pd_rd_r=3e2cd5de-f6c8-4b32-9356-2c8429d02a25&pd_rd_w=L409c&pd_rd_wg=QPiIp&pf_rd_p=7f9a42bd-c050-43e5-9e70-deb13f53640d&pf_rd_r=P9CPZ7WHKRHYF8VHAKT4&qid=1600035796&sprefix=food%2Bdehydrat%2Caps%2C-1&sr=1-2-72d6bf18-a4db-4490-a794-9cd9552ac58d&tag=buyersguide0e-20&th=1

What do you think? I would like to have a simple one, and need it to be on the cheaper side, but don't want to buy something that will only last a year. Not asking a lot am I?

[saraha]

 I am also open to suggestions if anyone has one they love that is maybe $75 and under?

[Ausmumof3]

I don’t know if they’re available in the US but we have the fowlers vacola one and its a workhorse.  They are more expensive but you can often pick them up second hand for less.

[Bambam]

We have an older model of this Nesco. https://www.amazon.com/NESCO-FD-75A-Snackmaster-Food-Dehydrator/dp/B0090WOCN0

We've had this one for 4-5 years? We use it a lot certain times of the year and less other times of the year. I usually do a bunch of strawberries, bananas, apples, and grapes - and sometimes a few peaches. I make fruit leather when we have a bunch in the summer and some of it is starting to get a little ripe for our tastes. I just mix whatever we have together and make fruit leather. 

I have five trays and four fruit leather inserts. 

It's been excellent. Before this we had a cheaper model where we had to switch the trays around to help even out drying time. We don't have to do that with this one. 

[gstharr]

I owned several different models of those round stackable trays type dehydrators.  None of them produced good results.  Then heard about the Excalibur 3400B, with 9 trays. It is one of the best home units, but it is expensive at $300.  Decided to go with Magic Mill, a similar design to Excalibur but $100 cheaper.  I am very happy with the Magic Mill. Funny, I was browsing Craiglist after I bought the Magic Mill, and saw many Excaliburs for under $100.   The main advantages of the Excalibur/Magic Mill models are that they have fans for even heat circulation, temperature controls, and timers.