Gourmia GFD1650 Electric Food Dehydrator - Premium Quality for Healthy Snacks

Omar: Fácil de usar y buena calidad

Mexico on Jul 09, 2023

C Pretty: We use for beef jerky and dried fruit. Works well, pretty easy to clean

United States on Jun 05, 2023

Anonymous: Love it for dehydrating apples, bananas, peaches, mushrooms, greens, etc

Canada on Mar 20, 2023

Patricia F.: Me la recomendaron para ir iniciando y la verdad llevo desde octubre usándola y me es indispensable. Me ha gustado bastante. El recibo de luz no llega alto así que todo ok! El tiempo y temperatura se pueden modular y le caben bastante cosas.

Mexico on Mar 08, 2023

Dr. Bouchard: It works haven't had any problems.
I mainly use it to dry mushrooms.
Dried a 215g P.E in 24 hrs
Works well with the b+, maz and blue meanies I got as well
Overall great mushroom drier

Canada on Jan 31, 2022

Jilly P: CONTEXT
My husband wanted to purchase this to make beef jerky, chili powder and some other dried products! Our old roommate recommended purchasing one from Amazon, so we ended up buying this based on reviews.

PROS:
- For the price, this worked super good!!! I was thoroughly impressed.
- It's quiet! You can't even tell it's on when it's running.
- It doesn't get too hot. I was a little nervous about this, just because we had things near it and it takes up a lot of counter space and backed right up to your backsplash.
- The things you can dehydrate are actually tasty! Haha. If you are making it right, of course.
- It comes with a little book of recipes, which is nice!

CONS:
- We don't have the largest counters, but it did take up a good chunk of it. The bulkiness of this product is probably the one thing that really drives me crazy.
- Obviously, thing is running for hours at at time... it didn't seem like it would take too much energy, but I was totally wrong... my bill ended up being double what it normally is. :( Huge downfall.

OVERALL
Great product that I do highly recommend, if the bill isn't going to be an issue for you.

United States on Apr 07, 2020

Shoppy: I purchased this to make my own beef jerky.

1. I'm impressed with the speed at which it cooks and dries the steaks. I usually marinate 1/8" thick steaks. These are processed in less than 6 hours, or 4 hours if a more chewy consistency is desired. It will cook fondu cuts to a crisp in 4 hours. It does a good job on bacon.

2. It doesn't make much noise. I can barely hear it from the living room. It sits on my kitchen counter.

3. It's roomy. I have enough trays for my needs, although we're just two people in this household.

4. Trays would be expected to be difficult to clean. They're not that hard to clean after all. I simply dip them in hot soapy water and use a hand brush to gently remove any sauces or marinade stains off. Nothing to it.

5. Trays seem to cook evenly. However, I noticed the top-most tray won't cook as fast as the tray right underneath it, yet I have had good results every time I have used it so far.

6. The controls allow setting time in 30 minute increments. It defaults to 10 hours. It also defaults to 169 degrees, which is what is needed for beef jerky. All I do when I start it is to set the time and let it run.

Canada on Aug 31, 2019

G. KuoG. Kuo: With all the trays removed this dehydrator serves as an excellent 3d filament dryer. With its adjustable temperature and time settings, I easily process TPU, PLA, PETG, and polycarbonate spools (each at a temperature appropriate for the plastic of course)

I also dry my silica gel packs at same times as the filament rolls.

Can fit up to 10 2kg spools of filament with careful stacking, four across and one in front / layer.

==== Update after just over one year of use
Worked well for a year, but lately noticed on/off button growing less and less reliable starting dehydrator. It would beep and require repeated on/off to start. Finally, got to where pushing on resulted in just beeps and brief flash of 1000 on display. Would not start even if unplugged/plugged.

Fault was a blown 470 mfd, 25 volt electrolytic capacitor on the main board. Main board is mounted in rear of top portion of dehydrator. Original cap had completely blown off its metal can!

Replaced with a new 470 mfd capacitor, but with a higher 35 volt rating. She's back up and running normally again!

United States on Aug 08, 2019

Sarah P: I'm very pleased with this dehydrator! The design, quality, and construction seem on par with Excalibur, at a fraction of the cost. I bought this to make dog treats and backpacking food; my dogs are raw fed, and making my own dehydrated treats and meals for on the go is much cheaper than the premade alternative! It's fairly quiet, no louder than the regular hum of the fridge in my kitchen. It automatically shuts off when the timer is up, which is convenient if your batch is done in the middle of the night.

Each tray can hold about a pound of meat using the stick attachment on my jerky gun. I bought some Bright Kitchen silicone sheets for easy removal and cleanup; for fruit leathers or anything saucy these are essential! For the dog's food I use mostly ground meat which is easy to mix all their supplements in, like the bonemeal I use as a calcium source. I use a jerky gun to portion it out, it's faster and yields a more consistent thickness than I ever could with a knife. This setup makes the whole process quick and easy from start to finish! And of course it could easily be used for human snacks as well. I've made jerky, kale chips, and fruit leather, all were excellent!

United States on Mar 20, 2017

R. Hermann: We're really happy with this purchase! The day it arrived, we washed the trays as per the instructions, then dried a batch or persimmon slices. Everything went easily and smoothly, and the fruit came out perfect. So the next day we did a batch of apple slices. Same result.
The trays hold a lot, clean up easily, and seem pretty sturdy for being all plastic. The controls are simple and straightforward, and worked exactly as they're supposed to. The timer and auto shutoff were especially handy. The fan might be a little loud if you do your drying in a small living area, but in our enclosed porch it wasn't an issue (my wife commented about how quiet the fan was!). The size and footprint of the unit is similar to a tall laser printer.
I would recommend this product to anyone who wants an easy way to dry all that excess fruit at harvest time. Now we're going to experiment with the best ways to preserve the dried fruit (assuming it lasts long enough for that to be an issue).

United States on Dec 23, 2016