Excalibur 3500 Deluxe Series 5 Tray Food Dehydrator - Black

by Excalibur 3500 Deluxe Series 5 Tray Food Dehydrator - Black

Product Features

• Deluxe Non-Timer Heavy Duty Model
• 5 Polycarbonate Trays with Polyscreen inserts: 8 square feet of tray space
• Heavy Duty 5" fan, 400 watts, Adjustable Thermostat: 85º - 145ºF
• Built In On/Off Switch
• Americal Made - 1 Year Manufactures Warranty - 10 Year Mfg. Extended Warranty Available

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 19 x 8.5 inches ; 14 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001P2FUZC
• Item model number: 3500
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,137 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #15 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Specialty Appliances > Dehydrators

Product Description

Excalibur 3500 Deluxe Series 5 Tray Food Dehydrator The 3500 Deluxe Series is a 5-Tray food dehydrator that is great for families that love eating healthy! Drying food is fun! The Excalibur Dehydrator allows you to dry anything evenly and efficiently. The unit can dry all fruits, vegetables, meats, and more! Make fruit leathers and home-made jerky - FRESH! The Excalibur has a trademarked horizontal-airflow drying system which dries foods perfectly evenly on all the trays. Dehydrating is a great way to add a new way of consuming foods without damaging valuable nutrients which may be lost during high heat cooking! Dried foods are a great treat to snack on because they hold almost all of their nutritional value and flavor. This unit differs from other dehydrators because of its unique horizontal drying system in the rear of the unit. This provides a sure way to provide an even dehydration process as the warm air removes moisture and is pushed out the front of the machine. There is also no need to rotate trays because of the horizontal drying. Includes instruction manual with over 50 recipes!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I finally bought one and am I glad!, February 5, 2010

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brook - See all my reviews

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This Excalibur dehydrator has exceeded my expectations. It makes great organic, "less sweet" fruit rollups and dehydrates cooked broccoli to a crunchy treat. It does make more noise than a fan so make sure to put it away from your bedroom if you will be running it overnight. Make sure to buy the Paraflexx sheets sold separately if you intend to make rollups. The recipe book is very helpful and quite extensive. I'm delighted with it and wish I had purchased this dehydrator sooner.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, well built, does the job, September 29, 2010

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dacypo - See all my reviews

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This was my first venture into dehydrating foods. After reading all of the reviews I made my choice to go with the Excalibur brand. I have been extremely pleased with the ease with which it works and the product it produces.

With the fan in the back, all of the fruit and vegetables placed on a single tray appear to be drying at the same speed so there is no need to rotate the tray from front to back, However, I have found that when I have all 5 trays loaded, I need to rotate the trays vertically. I move the top tray to the bottom and each tray up one slot. I usually will only do this a couple of times in a 12 hour period. As the fruit and vegetables get smaller from dehydration the air is able to circulate better.

The 5 tray size has been all we have needed so far but I could see a time down the road that I might have need for the 9 tray.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful product and I love it!!!, December 16, 2010

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B. Thomas - See all my reviews
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This is a great dehydrator that I recommend for all people who would like to save food in an economical way. The food is very, very tasty and also very convenient to use. Be careful of dehydrating onions though. I did and smelled up my house for weeks! The fan is loud and annoying to me but can't be helped. My kitchen is in the open right by the living room so we moved the dehydrator to a back bedroom and set it on a foldable table. That worked great until I did the onions and that stunk up the entire guest bedroom and I tried opening windows, washing bedding, putting out baking soda, and even coffee to try to deodorize the area. I also tried opening up windows and blowing fans--still have the smell. So, be careful of what you dehydrate.