Commercial 10 Trays Food Dehydrator Machine for Jerky and Herbs Usable Area up to 24.65ft² and 194℉ Temperature 1000W Detachable Stainless Steel Dryer for Meat Fruit Mushrooms Beef Food Silvery

For those who care to read this review - this is the dehydrator you are looking for if you plan to keep it for many years to come. Here are some of the reasons why: 1. We researched. A Lot. We currently freezedry food from our garden, but have been lacking that dehydrator capability for raisins, jerky, etc. We compared dozens of models in "suitable" price range - $100-400 here, on Amazon and Septree model stacked quite high on the list. 2. The programming/temperature read is in somewhat odd place to be able to see and utilize if dehydrator is placed higher than chest level. But there is a reason for it - that whole back sections can unclip for easy maintenance of actual electrical components. It's very easy to service if something goes wrong. Many models are built with parts within units and some serious disassembly is required to fix them (motor, heating element, etc). This model, however, has clips on each side to remove it. That means that Septree can send a whole back part to their customer with easy swap - my cat can do it. Hope that makes sense. 3. The unit performs really well. Yes, it does require patience and time to dry organic matter. We see a lot of comments from people disappointed with performance and how they want almost instantly the results. Just a reminder for such folks - even freezedrying requires time and at times will take 3 days to dehydrate "watery" fruits as well. With this unit - we have made outstanding seedless raisins from our mini-orchard (30 plants). Soon we plan to cure some lamb and run a portion of it to make jerky. 4. The unit has "rails" at the bottom (outside). It helps to keep the dehydrator off the surface and we can tell that the unit was thoroughly thought through when designed. 5. 1k watts of energy use means a typical residential outlet. There is no power surge or anything to be concerned safety-wise. However, We keep our unit about 6 inches away from the drywall (in our garage) and it vents out from the front grill of the door. No access of heat observed at the bottom or sides or back during operation. Functions very well. Motor noise is very quite - pleasant humming. 6. CUSTOMER SUPPORT! We had to contact Septree customer support due to some issues with rails that support the trays. They were very prompt in their communication and assured (professionally) of being aware of our concerns. Almost instantly new shipment was sent from China with a tracking number. Perhaps 4 days maximum - we received a perfectly-packaged box with "we are very sorry for our mistake" note. New parts fit perfectly and we were good to go. 7. We plan to keep this machine for as long as it lasts. Septree appears to care about their brand and supporting their customers. We can tell - they want us to be happy with their product. And our experience with them has been outstanding. 8. It's built like a TANK. That semi-industrial (utility) look. We get a lot of compliments. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! A+

I have never had a food dehydrator before now. My wife is growing our own herbs with my favorite being basil. I set out to purchase our first dehydrator thinking that we would purchase one in the $50.00 range. It had plastic shelves and a base with some stainless steel. I got it, read the directions, plugged it in to burn off the factory manufacturing oils and immediately smoke came out of the unit that smelled like burning electronics components, the display extinguished and it no longer responded to the control panel. I don't try to get any purchase that I make repaired when it malfunctions right out of the box. I returned it and Amazon made quick work of issuing a refund. I went back to shopping and picked out a new unit from a different manufacturer in the range of $140.00. This one was mostly stainless steel but the door was cheaply made. I did the same thing as with the first unit, turned it on and set it up to burn off the manufacturing process oils. This one stopped working at random times and wouldn't complete a cycle. It got packed up and sent back for a refund and as usual, Amazon made quick work of refunding my purchase price. I went shopping for a new dehydrator from a different manufacturer with the intention of getting one with solid construction. I found this one and gave it a really good look at the description and photos. What I saw was was what looked like solid all stainless steel construction and it was described as a commercial quality dehydrator. One of the features that I saw was that the heater unit was easy to remove so that the food cabinet could be well scrubbed without worrying about getting the electronics wet. The reviews were decent so I pulled the trigger on the purchase in the neighborhood of $200.00. It arrived and my first impression was HOLY COW! This unit is solidly built. It weighs likely more than twice the previous unit. I plugged it in to burn off the manufacturing process oils and the controls were nicely made. It operated as it was intended to out of the box. I've put two batches of food through it and it worked flawlessly. This unit really is IMHO a commercial quality dehydrator. Now I'm going through the recipe book looking for some interesting things to try. My first batch was basil and sage. They came out perfect. Peaches are in season in New England so we went out to our favorite orchard and got a couple of baskets of them. I sliced them thin and put them in water that I added lemon to so that they didn't turn brown. I put parchment paper on the silicone liner in the trays and placed the slices. Then I sprinkled coconut palm sugar [a complex carbohydrate] with a few pinches of pink salt on them and got them started dehydrating. I let it run overnight and when they were done they were nice and crispy like potato chips. The taste was out of this world. At this point I have no doubt that this dehydrator is going to get a lot of use as we find more food that we can dehydrate. I am very happy with my purchase and my wife is as well. Only one caution that I can think of is that you need to check the dimensions of the unit to make sure that you have space enough to use it. It is big and heavy. The good news about that is that you can do a huge batch of dehydrating given the space inside this unit.

My favorite Christmas gift. So far. I been making jerky every couple weeks. Set it and for get it. I run it at 165f. Marinate the meat. And pop it in the dehydrator after 10 pm. After 8 hours it shuts off automatically. By the time I'm up at 6 it's done . All stainless materials. Easy to clean and service. Love it. Meat come out dry and crunchy, like sun dried jerky when I was a kid down south.

I am using the septree ten tray for the first time today. i have been dehydrating for over 40 years, and THIS is the one i wish i had always had!! all stainless steel, comes apart into two pieces to clean, easy access to repair if ever needed! i am amazed at the quality!! i will be buying another one soon! it's so quiet compared to Nesco, i cant believe it! i am IMPRESSED SO FAR. i will update review as time passes, but this is great! my only 'complaint' if you can call it that, is the 'recipe book' that came with it....no no no! toss that baby in the trash and buy a REAL book like the Dehydrators Bible and join some dehydrating groups on FB to learn the PROPER drying techniques and recipes!! every single recipe in the book that comes with the dryer is wrong wrong wrong!! i have dried fruit and veg and kept them in vacuum sealed jars for YEARS on the shelf!! and i always cook meat before doing any drying of it!! no raw meats. raw eggs, sure, but not meat. check out youtube to learn your way around! but be picky. anyway, this is a great dehydrator for everyone, beginner and expert. the price is right too, at $200 no matter what the 'coupon or discount' is offered. ! it's a shame they only include two silicone sheets to use, they are cheap, could have included one for each of the ten shelves, instead of the silly silicone 'gloves' (wait till you see the silly finger covers!) and two really lame plastic jars. not happy with that . i already ordered more silicone sheet liners, and silicone trays to fit for liquids. OH! the trays are 14 1/2 by 14 1/2 inches square. again, cant believe how quiet this machine is. it's a little difficult to reach the controls, of course they are on the top of the fan/electric motor at the very back of the machine. you will want it on a low table of some kind, if i put it on a regular counter height, i cant see or reach the control panel. no other complaints, and i will live with this one. i am absolutely buying another one! EDIT: still loving this dehydrator a year later! still the same complaint: controls are out of my reach. planning on installing a lower counter in the kitchen just for my machines. the only change i would have liked, is somehow to have the controls on the front face of the dryer. i know why it's not, but had it been , i could have stacked two, and if i could have stacked them two high, i would have bought two more! works great, even with two running at the same time in the kitchen, i cannot even hear them from 8 feet away. awesome!

This dehydrator is amazing, I even recommended it to others often. (I am in some soups that do food storage) I have used it for fruit, vegetables, meat, and more. I make all my dogs food by dehydrating it and they love it! The problem is it only worked for 8 months and then just stopped working in the middle of the night. I had food in it too that got completely ruined, because I didn’t find out until late the next morning. I would say I’d you are going to get it, get the product warranty. I did reach out to the company and I will update this review if I hear back. ***UPDATE*** I increased my review from 2 stars to 4 after the company reached out to me with some troubleshooting help. Basically there is a overheating protection that triggers a switch inside the machine and shuts it off. To fix it it only took about 10 minutes after 2 days of communication back and forth but it was a pain in the meantime. If you have trouble there is a video on YouTube that they will refer you to, but you can google "SEPTREE Manual reset for temperature control" and find the video. It started working again right away and so far I haven't had trouble again. I will update if I do. Overall I would get one again, but still, I would get the warranty. Heating elements are fickle sometimes.

The good: The quality of the materials appear to be excellent. There are no sharp edges and every part seems to be well machined. By all appearances, it seems like a really high quality, solid product. The parts are not shakey or flimsy feeling. The VERY BAD: Refer to the first two pictures I posted to see what is cooked and what is raw. You can see how bad it is on all the pictures. Every tray is cooking unevenly. Some trays the left side is cooked and the right side is raw, other trays the inverse, two of the trays on top and bottom, the back is fully cooked while the front is still raw. There are 2 trays in the device that seem to be heating fairly evenly. I verified the elements and the fan are not defective. They arent. Theres about 10F difference between one side and the other but I think thats just my heat meter and the fact that I'm testing it which adds a bit of air flow. It wouldnt explain why one tray is raw on the left and the tray RIGHT ON TOP OF IT is cooked on the left. This is kind of mind boggling to me right now. They better refund me or there will be trouble for them with how much I paid for this. Conclusion: The only way to make this work is to dehydrate much longer than it would normally take and to rotate the grills every few hours. Your mileage may vary. What I learned in the end is that for dehydrating, the heat is mainly for the purpose of killing off any potential contaminants in meat, and what you really want is AIR FLOW. Lots of air flow. The fan on this device is turning really slowly and theres not a lot of air flow. I've used other dehydrators and they had powerful fans. I have to cook my batches for 12 hours and at the end i leave the door open and point a fan at it for a few hours and it kinda does the trick but my jerkies dont have an even texture. Customer service: I contacted them on their website and they never responded and I am outside the return window. At this point i am considering contacting consumer protection where I live to see what my options are. TL;DR: Good quality material. Bad design. Do not buy. Customer service nonexistant.

This is one of the best investments I ever made. I have been dehydrating for years. I normally don’t review but this I thought I had to. I have had a few hydrators over the years, but this is one is the best investments like I said I would highly recommend very easy to clean. I’ve been using this now for a little over 2 years I really like to test the product before I make a review very great product.

I received this product well packaged and sealed NO dents! The quality so far seems sturdy but heavy, however they give grip handles to make moving it easier. I recommend placing it on a heat resistant tip. and make sure it has room to breath all the way around IT. I am a regular dehydrator person so this will get use from the get go! I love the trays they are wide and easier to clean and give much more room for your product. We could not even hear it when it was on which was a great surprise to us and very welcoming. I started with apples since are harvest was extremely well this year. Then did marigolds for tea... The controls are nice and simple the ONLY thing I wished is if the put then closer to the front of the machine for my arms do not reach them and need a stool to see and adjust times and I am 5'4" women. The apples came out very nice in good time and the clean up was to simple rotation time is fast to refill and get the machine going again...which I love to save TIME. It comes with good instructions, two plastic jars ( which I ? due to Plastic is NOT good for storage of dehydrated items ) two silicon Matts which I will not use to hard to clean with all those wholes.... The bottom catch tray is a blessing well received! The whole machine cleans up in less then 10 minutes. In the 7th picture you can see the handles and where the power, temp, timer buttons are. This is a DEEP unite and needs at least a foot away from walls or other items when on. Mind is on top of my dryer and butts up to the cabinets but has over a foot behind it clear to breath which does not show in pictures. I am enjoying this product and hope to up date you all on its wear and tear issues IF it has any

Excellent quality. Easy to operate. Easy to clean.

Excelente equipo para deshidratar alimentos, funciona muy bien.

Equipamento de fácil manuseio, produto final de muita qualidade. Por enquanto testamos só com bananas, eu amei. A única questão foi que pedi 220V e veio 110V. Preferi não trocar.

Excelente calidad. Todo es de acero inoxidable Hice 3.5 kilos de carne seca en una sola tanda. Muy fácil de limpiar y de programar

Love love love it best dehydrator I bought yet