Excalibur 9-Tray Electric Food Dehydrator with Temperature Settings and 26-Hour Timer Automatic Shut Off - Includes Guide to Dehydration

Ariene: You do have to keep slices uniform and watch for extra dryness at the back and edges

United Kingdom on Nov 08, 2023

Sarah McSarah Mc: I love Excalibur. I’ve been happy with them for years so I decided to upgrade my 5 tray to a 9 tray and I’ve been having issues. To be fair, it’s probably the delivery, but packages could be packed better. Amazon replaced the first delivery because the fan didn’t work and the coil was bright red when plugged in (styrofoam was all broken in package so I expected some sort of failure). The replacement came with free shipping, and the styrofoam was mostly in place when it arrived. Plugged it in and it works fine, however, the handle was off (I found it in the box and reattached it) and it’s difficult to put on as the component has shifted inside. The timing timer is also hard to read. Great product, but shipping needs to be looked at.

Canada on Jan 21, 2022

D. LANDA-SILVA: Have bought this item before and very happy with it so we bought a second one. Unfortunately, this time one of the flexible mesh tray inserts was missing. There is no option for leaving feedback to the seller, hence hopefully this review will serve to pass the message on.

United Kingdom on Aug 28, 2019

Texas Son: I had NO idea how fast and easy it was to make FANTASTIC beef jerky. Overnight, I marinated ribeye steaks strips (little less than half inch thick slices) in four different flavors (brown sugar/cinnamon/vanilla, jalapeno, salt and vinegar and 18-year-old scotch), set the dehydrator to 155° for 6 hours and out came the best tasting, most(ly) tender jerky I could have imagined. I had my doubts about my choices of marinade, but, surprisingly, they all taste really good. The jalapeno gives a really nice, warm burn and the brown sugar is so sweet. I'm really excited about this thing, I kid you not.

The unit itself arrived in perfect shape. It's lighter than it looks because it's mostly empty space. It comes with plastic grills to lay on top of the trays. It could be considered a little bit loud, I guess, but it's no louder than your average microwave. The fan blows just hard enough where you can kind of feel the breeze coming out of the sides where it's vented.

It has a nice clean look to it and the dials (one for the heat, one for the timer) feel sturdy, not cheap. In fact, the whole structure is very solid, so I'm not worried about beating it up when I move it...

United States on May 06, 2015

TriciaH: We have tried other dehydrators...most had fan issues and we finally decided to just go for what everyone said was the best of the best. So far, we are not disappointed! We had beef jerky marinating when the machine was delivered...yeah we had that planned! It turned out beautiful. Next batch - chicken jerky for the dogs. Again results were amazing. Just ask the dogs - they'll tell you how good it was! Then bananas and three pounds of apricots. We had done bananas before but never apricots - we were very pleased with the outcome. They take a long time but they are sure worth it! Next chicken/sweet potato dog treats.

I ordered the nonstick sheets to go with this and they work well too. The racks are easy to clean - they fit flat in my sink (I have an over-sized sink). It runs quiet! I love the option to leave out racks if you have thicker foods to dry. This has run almost daily since delivery. Figured put it to the test and see how it holds up and so far it has passed the test with flying colors.

When you order they give you a several day delivery window. My Excalibur was delivered on the first day of that window which was awesome. It was well packed and everything...

United States on May 16, 2014

Angela: I became interested in the whole raw vegan lifestyle about 2 years ago.
I bought a stackable nesco dehydrator for my first dehydrator it was good. But those types of dehydrators are not suitable for a raw vegan.

I never could seem to make my Kale chips proper in a nesco for some reason they kept turning out really flat. not all curly like the ones you normally get when you buy them at the health food store. I also could not make wraps or crackers with a liquid consistency plus it is so annoying stacking and unstacking those stackable dehydrators.

so all that lead me over to finally purchasing a Excalibur I see most raw vegans use these dehydrators and all cant stop raving enough about these. so I just had to buy one!

I've had my Excalibur dehydrator for about 3 months now and Love it I use it regularly! I make the most amazing kale chips with mine that taste better than the ones you buy from the health food store. I make my own raw vegan crackers, raw vegan wraps, raw vegan cookies, raw Vegan Bacon, apple chips, I dehydrate onions, garlic and celery and make my own onion, garlic and celery powders, I make raw vegan pizza crusts in this dehydrator....

Canada on Mar 31, 2014

Busy mum: I bought this as a gift for my husband. He adores biltong which costs a lot of money for what it is, so I thought it would be great to be able to make our own. We have had our first attempt, and it was so easy and the machine worked brilliantly. But this machine has also opened a whole new world to us, in terms of raw foods.

My husband is wheat intolerant, so we have to avoid bread and biscuits and try to follow the "caveman diet" (natural, unprocessed foods). Raw food has many recipes that use dehydrators to create all sorts of breads, crackers and treats that use natural raw ingredients that replicate the texture of our highly processed diet without the bad bits and with more flavour. I've been having fun experimenting with all sorts of things, and this dehydrator works away in the background drying the foods out. It has a huge capacity, so I have yet to fill it up, but I have needed more than 5 drawers, so it's good to have the big one. Also the timer is helpful, switching it off when it's completed, so I can leave things in at night and not worry about them being overdone. It is rather large (the size of a large microwave) and it does make a gentle hum, but I keep mine...

United Kingdom on Apr 21, 2013