Before purchasing this dehydrator I did some research as to which dehydrator to get. Was going to start off small with one of those "cheap" dehydrators, but decided to get this one instead. Reason being, that the Excalibur blows the air from the back of the unit going across the trays. While others just blow from the top. Number ONE problem I kept reading over and over again from comsumers is that those types of dehydrators dry the outside but the inside of whatever they were dehydrating wasn't completely dried. When it came to reading up on The Excalibur I looked at it as a investment. I rather pay a little extra for a better product, knowing that with the size of this one I only need buy one for now. With the other one I almost bought I would have had to buy 3 or 4 of them. Once I get my garden up and running I plan on purchasing yet another Excalibur Dehydrator. I been learning how to use this product on [...] from a awesome lady check out [...].... Watch her videos. I was already... Read more

About to buy my second Excalibur 9 tray (economy) dehydrator. My first one was purchased 10 years ago and is still working very well. I don't know why they call this an 'economy' model, it is very well built and does an excellent job- no idea why there is another higher priced model; I'm very happy with this one!

If you are looking for a dehydrator, don't bother with any of those round (cheap) vertical models- the engineering behind this product is much better for what you want to accomplish. I have also had the privelage of talking to one of the owners (a long time ago).... they are honest people with a product that they (and you) should be proud of.

You absolutelty cannot go wrong with this unit.

I did a lot of research before I bought my excalibur dehydrator and I have not been disappointed. Works wonderfully. The trays are large and hold a lot of food. So far I've done ground beef jerky, banana chips, apple chips, potatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, oranges (yum!), fruit leather & yogurt leather. All have turned out wonderfully. It's been an easy was to get my kids to eat healthier snacks.