Maxi-Matic EFD-1010 Elite Gourmet 5-Tray 135-Watt Rotating Food Dehydrator, White

by Maximatic

Product Features

• Five removable dehydrating trays
• Vented lid for dehydration and control circulation ensures efficient drying
• Rotating air for even distribution and dehydrating
• Adjustable and stackable trays for your desired capacity
• 135-Watt of power

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 13.8 x 13.5 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0006H0DO0
• Item model number: EFD-1010
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,606 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #98 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Specialty Appliances > Dehydrators

Product Description

Elite by Maxi-Matic's 5 tray dehydrator is ideal for drying herbs, fruits, meats, and even flowers. Enjoy a variety of foods for healthy snacks. Features include vented lid for dehydration control, rotating air for even distribution and dehydrating, adjustable and stackable trays for your desired capacity and 135-watt of power.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars maxi-matic dehydrator, December 26, 2009

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farmer - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Maxi-Matic EFD-1010 Elite Gourmet 5-Tray 135-Watt Rotating Food Dehydrator, White (Kitchen)

This item arrived damage , called , and it was replased in 3 days .2nd one was fired up and we made beef jerky as chriatmas presents. Made app. 50 lb in 4 days . this product worked great.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Silly design, burns food, November 21, 2009

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TA (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Maxi-Matic EFD-1010 Elite Gourmet 5-Tray 135-Watt Rotating Food Dehydrator, White (Kitchen)

The food will be dried at different speeds, not just because this is a tray tower and the heater is onj the bottom but it also manages to burn food on one side of the circle while the other side remains not dried. Also the towering of trays is odd, trays seem to fit but then you will realize they are not quite mounted.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worked well with monitoring, September 3, 2011

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Brian S. Meehan (southwest OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxi-Matic EFD-1010 Elite Gourmet 5-Tray 135-Watt Rotating Food Dehydrator, White (Kitchen)

We bought one in 2006 and it lasted thru about 4 years of use of about 40-60 hours of "on" time each year. Now it seems something has burned out in the motor (fan wasn't frozen, no fuse that I could find, heater elements looked fine, etc). So we must buy a new food dehydrator.
For a cheap dehydrator, it worked fine. The trays were average; we never had a problem with food on one side vs food on the other. Rotated the trays like the manual said and left the top open 25-50% and it worked great. With some attention the trays lock in place just fine; one just has to be aware of what one is doing, versus spacing out and thinking about other stuff.

It gets a 3 out of 5 because it works and comes with 5 trays but has minimal features and only lasted for about 200 hours of use. Final verdict: we will probably look at something else having now owned/used our first dehydrator.