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Now you can save money by making your own jerky, dried fruits, vegetable, trail mix and more. It means that you are not buying those foods in-store, with packages that end up in the landfills. That is sustainability and no wonder the powerful Nesco/American Harvest dehydrators are called the "Green" machines. Nesco builds the World's Fastest, Most Even Drying Dehydrators. The Nesco American Harvest FD-37 4-tray Food Dehydrator is 400 Watts of drying power to dry foods quickly and evenly for quality dehydrated fruits, vegetables and jerky. The temperature is preset at 160 degrees to dry everything from herbs and spices to jerky meats. Make your own snacks that are natural, healthier, better tasting, better for you and it costs less than similar type store bought snacks. Fan Flow Radial Air dries all trays evenly without the need to rotate the trays. Features a clear top to monitor the drying process and includes plastic side clips to secure the dehydrator trays for easy transporting and storage. Dries in hours, not days with no flavor mixing and no need to rotate trays. The FD-37 is packed with 4 trays and base and all components are dishwasher safe except the powerhead. Expandable to 7 trays by purchasing trays WT-2SG.
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298 of 303 people found the following review helpful
By Zoetrope
I have had 6 different dehydrators over the last 20 years. This model (Nesco American Harvest 400 watt) works well, but if you are going to use it a lot I recommend spending a bit more money to get one of the other Nesco models. The fan on this model is fairly loud and after time the heat started melting the inner portions of the trays. I now have the square model from Nesco and it was worth the extra money. The trays have more surface area, the fan is much quieter, you can adjust the temperature and the heating unit doesn't go down the center of the trays so they don't get as hot and don't melt.
156 of 161 people found the following review helpful
By Galeann
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I basically got this for drying herbs. People said it was loud, so I was kind of hesitant of buying it, but I'm glad I did. It's not loud and dries my herbs in about an hour.......
272 of 293 people found the following review helpful
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I love this product!
I bought this and the add-a-tray set for it, with or without the two extra trays within 12-15 hours I have dried fruit chips and great beef jerky.So far I've done 5 pounds of beef into jerky in one batch.I used a non-alcohol marinade of zesty italian dressing with added pepper, soy sauce, worchestershire sauce, and dried herbs on beef round and beef tip steak strips.I could have used far more pepper as I like zingy jerky, but even so the 5 pounds is going fast, it added up dried to enough jerky to fill half a gallon plastic zippy bag.For the fruits I used 1 TBSP Fruit Fresh to 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup water in a gallon plastic bag to pre-marinade the sliced fruit for 10 min. or less.I simply sliced bananas into chips and dropped in bag until I had finished 3-4 whole bananas then I placed each slice flat on trays till they were covered in 1 layer. I used the same recipe for every fruit. Blue berries I pre-treated by putting them in colander and dropping it into boiling water for 1-2 min. then ran under cold water to chill, I wished I had dropped them into ice water it would have worked better, or sliced the fat ones in half. they went into dehydrator for 15 hours but only the smaller ones really dried well, so I keep them stored in freezer til use to keep from spoilage, cutting the large ones in half they all would have dried well enough to be stored in bags or jars at room temp. The peaches and strawberries I cut into slices about 1/8-2/8ths inch thick dropped them into marinade bag and then onto trays 1 slice thick.I rotate trays at the 4 hr and 8 hr times so everything gets dried faster. I switch top trays to bottom and on up so botto tray becomes new top tray at 4 hrs. At 8 hr switch I consolidate the 4 driest trays down to 2 and put them on the bottom.I leave the base tray empty for a drip tray even tho you can use it for slices. I found that pre-oiling all the trays lightly with a mist or brushing of canola oil makes removing the dry fruits much easier and the light oil doesn't effect the final flavor at all. 2 large cans of pineapple wedges packed in its own juice from store using same marinade dried down in 12 hrs to 1/2 a plastic quart zippy bag and ran out the door attached to my Brother in Law as soon as it was bagged. I have already placed an order for peaches and pears by the bushel with my local fruit stand so I can dry them. 10 pounds of bananas have already gone with Hubby to work for break snacks instead of him hitting the candy machine 3 times a shift. Cleaning trays is fast and easy with a soft brush and soap and hot water, I don't have a dishwasher and I wouldn't trust the plastic trays in one except on top level without drying cycle.I have yet to find a dishwasher that does washing as well as I do by hand. I do put 1/4 cup bleach per full sink in my wash water for sanitizing items. Spraying the trays after washing with 1/2 solution of white vinegar and water then air drying them would do the same sanitizing that is so important in getting good dried products. I cover all the trays during drying with cloth to keep them from dust and flies between uses. WARNING: everything you make in this will fly out the door faster than any candy or store made jerky, so plan to make far more than you think you will need !!!!!
I most certainly would recomend this as a gift to anyone you know for holidays and birthdays !!!!!!!
I bought this and the add-a-tray set for it, with or without the two extra trays within 12-15 hours I have dried fruit chips and great beef jerky.So far I've done 5 pounds of beef into jerky in one batch.I used a non-alcohol marinade of zesty italian dressing with added pepper, soy sauce, worchestershire sauce, and dried herbs on beef round and beef tip steak strips.I could have used far more pepper as I like zingy jerky, but even so the 5 pounds is going fast, it added up dried to enough jerky to fill half a gallon plastic zippy bag.For the fruits I used 1 TBSP Fruit Fresh to 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup water in a gallon plastic bag to pre-marinade the sliced fruit for 10 min. or less.I simply sliced bananas into chips and dropped in bag until I had finished 3-4 whole bananas then I placed each slice flat on trays till they were covered in 1 layer. I used the same recipe for every fruit. Blue berries I pre-treated by putting them in colander and dropping it into boiling water for 1-2 min. then ran under cold water to chill, I wished I had dropped them into ice water it would have worked better, or sliced the fat ones in half. they went into dehydrator for 15 hours but only the smaller ones really dried well, so I keep them stored in freezer til use to keep from spoilage, cutting the large ones in half they all would have dried well enough to be stored in bags or jars at room temp. The peaches and strawberries I cut into slices about 1/8-2/8ths inch thick dropped them into marinade bag and then onto trays 1 slice thick.I rotate trays at the 4 hr and 8 hr times so everything gets dried faster. I switch top trays to bottom and on up so botto tray becomes new top tray at 4 hrs. At 8 hr switch I consolidate the 4 driest trays down to 2 and put them on the bottom.I leave the base tray empty for a drip tray even tho you can use it for slices. I found that pre-oiling all the trays lightly with a mist or brushing of canola oil makes removing the dry fruits much easier and the light oil doesn't effect the final flavor at all. 2 large cans of pineapple wedges packed in its own juice from store using same marinade dried down in 12 hrs to 1/2 a plastic quart zippy bag and ran out the door attached to my Brother in Law as soon as it was bagged. I have already placed an order for peaches and pears by the bushel with my local fruit stand so I can dry them. 10 pounds of bananas have already gone with Hubby to work for break snacks instead of him hitting the candy machine 3 times a shift. Cleaning trays is fast and easy with a soft brush and soap and hot water, I don't have a dishwasher and I wouldn't trust the plastic trays in one except on top level without drying cycle.I have yet to find a dishwasher that does washing as well as I do by hand. I do put 1/4 cup bleach per full sink in my wash water for sanitizing items. Spraying the trays after washing with 1/2 solution of white vinegar and water then air drying them would do the same sanitizing that is so important in getting good dried products. I cover all the trays during drying with cloth to keep them from dust and flies between uses. WARNING: everything you make in this will fly out the door faster than any candy or store made jerky, so plan to make far more than you think you will need !!!!!
I most certainly would recomend this as a gift to anyone you know for holidays and birthdays !!!!!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
works perfect for my needs
it was delivered fast and meets all my needs. If I had one thing to complain about it would be, well I cant think of one.
Published 1 day ago by Wallace L. Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loving this so far!
Had it for several weeks! Love drying my fruit! Looking forward to drying herbs later on!
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Published 3 days ago by Eclipse
5.0 out of 5 stars
A little noisy, but does the job.
I bought this after my dog's treats were taken off the market and couldn't find any that he liked. I agree with other reviews that it is noisy, but it doesn't bother me. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Do-it-yourselfer
2.0 out of 5 stars
Eats up a lot of electricity. Like running a hair dryer for 6 hours...
Why all the high ratings? Don't these people look at their electric bill? I should have continued using the stove for dehydrating vegetables.
Published 4 days ago by Gayle C. Boyd
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not good for a raw diet
I bought this item to use in conjunction with a raw diet. It seemed to be getting pretty hot so i stuck a thermometer in it. It got up to 150°. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Jessie
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
A bit louder and takes a lot longer than I thought it would, but it gets the job done and is great for making some healthy snacks
Published 8 days ago by Daniel Heydebrand
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
We're new to the whole dehydrating our own food thing, but this one's great. Only regret now is that I wish we would have bought a bigger unit. Use it several times per week. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Robert J. Clausen
5.0 out of 5 stars
I really love this
Great value for the money I've been getting my beef jerky for what I paid. The good thing is that you control the sodium for the beef jerky and in 6 hours you have the best beef... Read more
Published 12 days ago by rick
5.0 out of 5 stars
a good deal
Item worked as described. Actually dried the items quicker than expected. The jerky was terrific. And it uses very little electricity. That is a good deal.
Published 13 days ago by bar
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dries As Advertised
Really awesome dehydrator for cheap. I used this to make beef jerky and a lot of people think I should sell it. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Thomas Kuo
