A good food dehydrator should be able to provide fast, even dehydration while preserving healthy enzymes and nutrients, durable and easy to clean. If you are planning to buy a food dehydrator, then we have a list of top food dehydrators to help you make the right choice. Our list is based on the brand, price, performance, features and more.
Our Top 5 Food Dehydrators
1. Tribest Sedona Express SDE-S6780-B Food Dehydrator
2. Excalibur 3948CDB Food Dehydrator
3. Excalibur 3926TB Food Dehydrator
4. STX International Dehydra STX-DEH-1200W-XLS Food Dehydrator
5. Gourmia GFD1950 Food Dehydrator
1. Tribest Sedona Express SDE-S6780-B Food Dehydrator
The Tribest Sedona Express with temperature range of 77°F to 167°F and eleven stainless steel trays is a great food dehydrator for drying fruits, vegetables, meats, crackers and more. Its Two-Stage Sequential Temperature-Timer, TST speeds up the drying process by allowing you to start at a higher temperature and then continue at a lower temperature automatically. Other features include Overheat Protection to prevent enzymes degradation and Continuous Operation that enables dehydration to go on up to 99 hours. This Tribest food dehydrator has a clear glass door for you to monitor the drying progress easily.
Things we like:
1. Durable and versatile with ten-year warranty
2. Eleven stainless steel trays and a drip tray
3. Temperature range of 77°F to 167°F with 99-hour timer
4. Two-Stage Sequential Temperature-Timer for rapid dehydration
5. Overheat Protection and Continuous Operation Mode
6. Transparent door for easy monitoring
Things we dislike:
1. Expensive but worth the price
2. Excalibur 3948CDB Food Dehydrator
The Excalibur 3948CDB Food Dehydrator comes with nine trays, an adjustable thermostat temperature control that ranges from 85°F to 165°F and a 48-hour timer. Designed with 2-time 2-temperature setting, you can set the dehydrator at a higher temperature for a certain period of time, and then set it at a lower temperature for a specified period of time. Its Parallex Horizontal Airflow and Hyperwave Fluctuation Technology removes water from food with a continuous flow of thermostatically-controlled warm air efficiently. The Excalibur food dehydrator includes a transparent door for easy viewing of drying progress.
Things we like:
1. Durable and versatile with ten-year warranty
2. Nine trays, temperature range of 85°F to 165°F with 48-hour timer
3. 2-time 2-temperature setting for rapid dehydration
4. Parallex Horizontal Airflow and Hyperwave Fluctuation Technology
5. Transparent door for easy monitoring
Things we dislike:
1. Expensive but worth the price
2. Plastic trays instead of stainless steel trays
3. Excalibur 3926TB Food Dehydrator
The Excalibur 3926TB Food Dehydrator is ideal for drying fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat for jerky, fruit puree for fruit roll-ups, raising bread and making yogurt. It has nine trays, a 26-hour timer and an adjustable thermostat range of 105°F to 165°F. The temperature range is low enough to preserve active enzymes in fruits and vegetables and high enough to dehydrate meat for jerky. The Excalibur's Parallex Horizontal Airflow provides fast, even dehydration and its Hyperwave Fluctuation Technology preserves healthy enzymes and nutrients, both making food look and taste better.
Things we like:
1. Durable and versatile with ten-year warranty
2. Nine trays, temperature range of 105°F to 165°F with 26-hour timer
3. Parallex Horizontal Airflow and Hyperwave Fluctuation Technology
Things we dislike:
1. Plastic trays instead of stainless steel trays
2. No transparent door for easy monitoring
3. No 2-time 2-temperature setting for rapid dehydration
4. STX International Dehydra STX-DEH-1200W-XLS Food Dehydrator
The STX Dehydra STX-DEH-1200W-XLS is a commercial grade food and jerky dehydrator. This STX food dehydrator features ten stainless steel trays, a stainless steel drip tray, a 15-hour automatic shut off timer and 95°F to 165°F of horizontal air flow. The back dehydrating fan section can be easily removed from the front dehydrating section to make cleaning this dehydrator very easy.
Things we like:
1. Durable and versatile with one-year warranty
2. Ten stainless steel trays and a drip tray
3. Temperature range of 95°F to 165°F with 15-hour timer
4. Removable dehydrating fan section for easy clean up
Things we dislike:
1. No transparent door for easy monitoring
2. No 2-time 2-temperature setting for rapid dehydration
5. Gourmia GFD1950 Food Dehydrator
The Gourmia GFD1950 Food Dehydrator with nine adjustable trays provides plenty of space for drying anything from sweet pineapple slices to beef jerky. It comes with eight preset temperature settings from 95°F to 158°F for you to choose from, and an easy select-and-set timer with 30 minutes increment up to 19.5 hours. This Gourmia food dehydrator also includes a drip tray, a fruit leather sheet and a transparent door for easy monitoring the drying progress.
Things we like:
1. Versatile with one-year warranty
2. Nine trays, a drip tray and a fruit leather sheet
3. Temperature range of 95°F to 158°F with 19.5-hour timer
4. Transparent door for easy monitoring
Things we dislike:
1. Plastic trays instead of stainless steel trays
2. No 2-time 2-temperature setting for rapid dehydration
