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5 out of 5 stars review

Really Nice product!

I was very pleased with this product. My first use was to make deer jerky and it turned out great. It didn't take long at all. I was very pleased with the automated revolving trays that turn constantly making sure your food gets an even flow of air. This is the right dehydrator to buy. Easy to use!
twinpinssavage

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1 out of 5 stars review

not a good product for jerkey

I purchased this and I was very un happy with it. I make jerkey all the time and I had gotten this product for that reason. It took way-way to long to complete the drying process!!!! A day and 1/2 !! I purchased another brand - same price range and it worked fine. Used the same recipe and thickness of the meat, so I know it was the product purchased that failed.
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  • 5 out of 5 stars review
    8/18/2007

    A good product

    I liked the machine... I only wish it had more space and dried all the fruits quick and even up to the top.... So far the fruit in the first trey dries much quicker then others...
    lalalina
  • 5 out of 5 stars review
    2/11/2009

    Really Nice product!

    I was very pleased with this product. My first use was to make deer jerky and it turned out great. It didn't take long at all. I was very pleased with the automated revolving trays that turn constantly making sure your food gets an even flow of air. This is the right dehydrator to buy. Easy to use!
    twinpinssavage
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    2/21/2010

    looks can be deceiving

    At first glance when you see this dehydrator, the appearance gives it a cheaply made look. Don't let that fool you. It may look like cheap plastic, however it will make some great tasting jerky and dried fruits. It sits out of the way on the back of our counter and doesn't even make that much noise when switched on.
    jjfunk
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    11/10/2007

    It is the right price

    This is good for the price but the problem that I have with it is that it takes just a little to much time for almost everything that you use it for. There is not to many features for it except that you can change the hight of each divider. It is good for the price, it does work farely good.You have to follow the directions really good or the food will not come out right. But all in all it is a good product.
    jasper77
  • 3 out of 5 stars review
    10/4/2009
    The appliance works fine by heating and drying, however the first time I used it, the bottom rack that causes it to turn broke out completely leaving sharp plastic pieces throughout the rack. I was promised a new part within 3-5 days. That was 10 days ago--no new part yet!
    Samandsuzee
  • 3 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchase
    4/20/2013
    The dehydrator was misrepresented in the descriptions as far as times.I was led to believe things would dry in hours and not take days but,60 hours or 75 hours amount to days .If it takes more than 24 hours it runs into days.That hours not days needs to be corrected.
    mommason55
  • 2 out of 5 stars review
    11/6/2007

    Don't do it!

    I also own a bottom-of-the-line American Harvest dehydrator but it unfortunately would not fit in my duffle bag when I deployed to Iraq so I did not bring it with, and could not find a company that would ship one out here. So I gave this one a shot, and have been sorely disappointed. It dries the fruit very unevenly, even within the same tray. Whereas my old one could dry an entire load of apples or bananas in about 6 hours, this one will have the bottom tray dry in about 10 hours, the second tray will have a ring of dry fruit around the outside but the ones toward middle - and all the rest of the trays - will still be raw. Last week I put on a load of pineapple before bed, and when I woke up the bottom tray was finished. The second tray,ho...
    Red7781
  • 1 out of 5 stars review
    10/27/2009
    All the air comes out at the bottom where the lowest rack spins. Very little air comes out of the top vent. Like the other reviewers, the bottom jerky was done while the top remained wet. I will take it back due to this design error. Bottom line, bad design and I recommend you purchase a different brand.
    Dave22
  • 1 out of 5 stars review
    9/17/2009

    Disappointing

    This was our second dehydrator. The first was a Snackmaster that worked great. When we bought the Aroma 5 tier it was our 2nd choice because WalMart was out of the Nesco Snackmaster. We were very disappointed in the Aroma for its perfornance and annoying squeak as trays rotated. We returned it and got a Nesco Snackmaster though Walmart.com that works great.
    bigsarge115
  • 1 out of 5 stars review
    4/24/2008

    not a good product for jerkey

    I purchased this and I was very un happy with it. I make jerkey all the time and I had gotten this product for that reason. It took way-way to long to complete the drying process!!!! A day and 1/2 !! I purchased another brand - same price range and it worked fine. Used the same recipe and thickness of the meat, so I know it was the product purchased that failed.
    shortcakex2
    Walmart Associate
  • 2 out of 5 stars review
    6/8/2009

    Disappointed

    This product does dehydrate food. Expect to have the item running quite a few hours longer than listed in the book. The items come out chewy. I do not recommend purchasing this item. Waste of money.
    Walmart Associate
  • 2 out of 5 stars review
    7/22/2011
    After 3 uses the plastic trays became brittle and cracked. After 10 uses, at most, the unit stopped heating. The unit does not dehydrate evenly, takes endless hours and repositioning whatever is being dehydrated. I do not recommend this product.
    SouthernBelle50
  • 5 out of 5 stars review
    12/18/2007

    Great Product

    This works great -- the auto rotate feature seems to dry the jerky meat in about half the time my old unit took. And its very quiet. Wish I would have bought it sooner!
    OkieGrannie
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchase
    4/18/2013

    Nice model, nice appearence easy to work with

    Overall I,ll give this a 9
    Babygirl550
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchase
    1/31/2013

    Good product

    Nice to have so many trays and the fruit leather sheet as well.
  • 5 out of 5 stars review
    10/2/2008

    A great jerky maker

    This product was everything we expected and more. So far we have dried jerky, fruit, and flowers and it works like a charm! The instructions are easy to follow, and the dehydrator comes almost all the way set up (all you have to do is take off some packaging). We would definitely recommend!
    SheenaGantz
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    8/3/2012

    Great Product

    Did what I wanted, I bought for the purpose of making my own beef jerky without having to always the pre made jerky. It dehydrated my jerky to a nice crisp after 16 hours and that was 3lbs of beef on all the trays. The trays are a little flimsy but with gentle handling it's not a problem. I would recommend this to a friend.
    R6AZN
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    4/30/2009

    Jerky making here we come

    Product works very good. Love that it has a fan and that the trays rotate. Does take a while to make a batch of jerky and it squeaks as it rotates not real loud but if your sitting in the home the whole time it's going it can be annoying. Worth the price!
    MommyOfThreeKiddos
  • 5 out of 5 stars review
    10/26/2010

    A good dehydrator

    This is the second Aroma dehydrator that I have had. The first one gave out after five years of hard use. It runs constantly from mid Aug through Nov. It is easy to use and reliable. I have used it for a lot of different fruits and herbs. The only thing that would make it better is to have a timer or humidity sensor that would turn off when the fruit or herbs are finished. I plug it into a timer so if I am not available when it is finished it will turn off.
    rooky8
  • 4 out of 5 stars review
    4/25/2012
    Works good but there is not much you can do if you want to dehydrate something like mashed potatoes. You can do it but only One tray at a time. It only comes with one Drying Scteen and One fruit leather sheet. For the price its ok If you are useing it to dehydrate things that are solid you can use all five trays
    rccowboyup