Hi Chuck,

I have been using the Excalibur 2900 (with 9 trays) for about two months
now and I love it!

I did some research on the Living and Raw Foods web site at:
        http://www.living-foods.com/marketplace/dehydrators.html

Some of the reasons that I purchased the Excalibur are that it has a
good temperature control (range is 75 to 145 degrees), dries evenly on
square racks with a fan at the rear, comes with teflex sheets for
"mushy/runny" stuff, and most of the reviews were very good. The only
drawback is the noise from the fan. But I keep it in a room away from my
living area and it isn't too obnoxious that way.

Living and Raw Foods have always been prompt with their orders and send
confirmations too. I have purchased several items from their site.

I bought the 9 tray instead of the 4 or 5 tray because it offers more
versatility than the others. My food dries evenly and in about the
amount of time recommended in the accompanying booklet. I have also used
recipes in RAW by Juliano. I especially like the recipe for Living
Buckwheat Crust and have made it twice in 2 weeks. It reminds me of raw
ground beef.

Let me know how you like it if you buy this one.

Live raw,

Kate
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Chuck Spindler wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm in the market for a new dehydrator.  I've been using the Mr. Coffee
> model for a couple of months, and now I understand that I'm probably
> cooking my jerky with it, not simply drying it.
>
> I've perused the dehydrator section on "www. paleodiet.com" and must say
> that all the top-of-the-line models look pretty good.  What are the
> majority of you using?  The Amer. Harvest Gardenmaster Pro and
> Snackmaster Pro both look pretty good to me via pictures and
> descriptions.  The Excaliber also looks interesting, but unfortunately
> most of the frame links on their website weren't working (at least this
> evening!) so I couldn't really learn too much about it.
>
> I'd appreciate as many responses as possible so that I can feel
> confident that I ultimately order the best unit for the money.
>
> Thanks, Chuck