Nesco FD-79 Snackmaster Pro Digital Food Dehydrator for Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Meat, Vegetables & Herbs, Gray, 4 Trays, 1 Count (Pack of 1),Grey

Heats and blows air from the top so it’s easy to clean. Small crumbs fall to the bottom and easily wipe clean. Motor seems to work well and dries quickly. Came with extra tray inserts.I really like the design and simplicity of it.

My old Nesco dehydrator finally died after 20 years. It was the model with the manual dial and no timer, and what I hated about that model was it could only be turned off by unplugging it, and I had to remember to unplug it at the right time.This was a great price for me to get this digital model to replace it.The digital controls make a big difference. You can leave it plugged in and turn it on and off with a button, and you can set the digital timer to turn it off for you. The digital temp lets you set exact degrees instead of guessing with a manual dial.Other than that, it works great just as my old Nesco dehydrator did for dehydrating herbs, fruits, veggies and jerky.

Super easy to use and clean, and it dehydrated well. I normally leave it on overnight, and so far had no problems.

So far, I've used it about 20 times to make jerky. The trays are slightly undulating, but not enough to be a problem.One complaint is that the digital readout for its cooking time and temperature has begun to fail one segment at a time. So while I still can do so, I need to count the number of times I push the buttons to position the settings correctly.Another complaint is that I REALLY wish that the trays were dishwasher safe!

Replaced a dehydrator I had from 20 years ago. I was able to salvage and use the trays from my old unit. This unit drys more even and faster.

my wife loves the timer, and it works great, and dose cut down time from the older unit. what took 12 hours this unit took 6 hours

The best features:The FAN is housed in the top position. Long years ago, when I bought my first food dehydrator, the machinery was in the BOTTOM position. While that might have some advantages for balance, it meant that whatever dripped or fell down impacted the piece with moving parts. Consequently, clean-up, PARTICULARLY of grease drippings, was difficult, as you can't immerse the unit in hot water. I really like this design.The time and temperature controls are easy to use. A helpful guide to temps for different snacks is printed on the control unit, so I don't have to remember. It also makes it possible to get a batch going that will be finished in the middle of the night, and not have to set an alarm to wake up and turn it off.Very quiet. I was running a batch in the room next to where I was having a meeting, and it presented no problem at all. I have even had a conversation at the kitchen table while to machine was running, and I didn't have to raise my voice to be heard.A new development, and one I haven't tried yet, are the tiny grid Clean-a-screens. I'm going to try dehydrating nectarines today, and that might be the way to go.My 16-year-old son Kenneth is fascinated by the process of seasoning and applying the beef to make jerky.

This solid-state version has a very bad behavior - if there is a little power glitch (as little as will make your lights flicker) this dehydrator turns off then does not come back on automatically. Call me stupid but after losing one batch of food I continued to use it until I lost another. Buy yourself a UPS or get this older version: https://www.amazon.com/NESCO-FD-75A-Snackmaster-Food-Dehydrator/dp/B0090WOCN0