LEM 1153 10-Tray Food Dehydrator - Dry Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, and Jerky

Travis M.: I bought this a few months ago and have used it many times to make Jerky. I can tell you that I absolutely love this dehydrator. It dries very fast and talk about quiet. You can’t even hear it running unless you walk up to it. I can easily do 10lbs of jerky at a time with some extra space left to spare. This is a nice LEM product and in my opinion worth every penny compared to my last round dehydrator I owned. I would recommend this to all.

United States on Aug 19, 2023

Linda O. Webb: What is not to Love. This machine is totally Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Nice big trays and all the controls are on the top so very easy to see. Plus, with it's nice big ten trays It holds a bunch and works like a charm. I have already cranked out garbanzo beans, greens , corn, peas, basil , onions , mushrooms and headed for more. Thank you so very much to the manufacturer for this machine.

United States on Jul 26, 2023

Kim: Works great. Easy operation instructions. Great product

United States on Jul 10, 2023

Tracy Hegedus: Works awesome. Easy to use and clean. Suggested it to a friend who purchased one himself. Would definitely recommend it to anyone.

Canada on Apr 18, 2022

Kevin Browner: I researched at least a dozen models over a weeks time before deciding on this LEM 5 tray and I'm very happy with it so far, No issues at all, I thought the door was on hinges but it's not, I didn't like that at first but now I think it's handy to just move it out of the way and then snaps right into place. I have made three batches of beef jerky, filled it twice with fruit like pineapple, mango, banana and two batches of apple chips and it dried everything perfect. I have always used the round dehydrators in the past but this one works a lot better because it dries faster, and more even and you can also fit more on the square 15'x15' racks and don't have the hole in the middle, I've seen some reviews saying that you have to rotate the trays because the air flow is uneven and I think that is with any of them, but really thought everything was pretty evenly dried although it wouldn't hurt to rotate the trays once, but doubt you would notice some being more dry than others. I could see that happening in the 10 tray model though. Also, This thing is really quiet, I wasn't expecting that, but overall for the price I can't imagine anyone having a problem with the way it performs. I...

United States on Feb 11, 2021

The Timahawk: I am so glad I bought this unit over the Excalibur ! It was half the price , has better control , built solidly and super easy to use AND clean . So far I have made beef jerky , lamb jerky , dried apples , mushrooms , tomatoes , strawberries and pineapple . EVERYTHING came out fantastic and clean up was a breeze ! At this time I can't say enough good things about this dehydrator . I just hope the machine lasts . It seems to be a quality build so I think it will . Plug it in , set temperature , set time , hit start and walk away . It is that easy ! There are thousands of tips out there to help you out so I'm not going to get into that but you will not find a better dehydrator at this price . The Excalibur has NO TIMER ! Just a temperature control . It doesn't even have an on / off switch !!! It goes on when you plug it in and off when you unplug it . AND it is $ 250 ! The LEM 1152 is half the price and works awesome . Great great great machine ! Get one , you will not be disappointed .

United States on Jan 29, 2021

RenoTime: Bought this for my husband for his birthday over a year ago. He makes his own jerky and we dehydrate chicken for dog treats. Easy to use, quiet, easy to clean. Quality product. He uses it regularly and it still functions like new.

Canada on Jul 06, 2020

Nydia vega astorga: Muy silencioso, me ha funcionado muy bien!
Muuy recomendado

Mexico on Jun 07, 2020

Jungle Jim: This unit has a large capacity and most importantly is more quiet than the so-called Sanson "Silent" dehydrator. I ordered a Sanson "Silent" dehydrator and had to return it because of a high pitched whining noise. I thought I had a lemon, so I reordered the Sanson "Silent" again. Same annoying noise. The LEM is quiet and does not make hardly any noise. It is 20 feet from my arm chair and when watching TV (although I do use headphones) I cannot even hear it. Also this unit is over 700 watts and can run for 30 hours. Much more powerful. The doors were tricky to take off and put on until I got the hang of it. The door mechanism can be improved. A main negative is that it comes with no food meshes for the trays. These meshes can be expensive. If importing to Canada, the shipping costs are as much as the mesh cost. Boo!! They should make the meshes available in Canada. Overall good buy. Well worth paying more. Another annoying thing is the warranty appears to be USA based. I'm not sure if bought in Canada, the USA company will honor.

Update: A week or so after using every day this unit developed a slight rattling noise that was intermittent. I thought it was a faulty fan. Turned...

Canada on Feb 13, 2020

Rolland B.: We wanted all stainless steel construction, no plastic, and chrome plated racks. This unit was the most economical one that had all the features we wanted. I appreciate having simple electromechanical controls since they can be easily and inexpensively replaced should they malfunction since they are also generic by nature, unlike needing to replace a pcb control board on those slicker, more expensive units. The unit is also very quiet due to it's big fan. It dries evenly, I have never had to deal with moving racks around to try to balance the drying effect. This is a great value for a dehydrator.

Canada on Oct 31, 2018