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Reddit mentions of Gourmia GFD1650 Premium Electric Food Dehydrator Machine - Digital Timer and Temperature Control - 6 Drying Trays - Perfect for Beef Jerky, Herbs, Fruit Leather - BPA Free - Black
Sentiment score: 1
Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Gourmia GFD1650 Premium Electric Food Dehydrator Machine - Digital Timer and Temperature Control - 6 Drying Trays - Perfect for Beef Jerky, Herbs, Fruit Leather - BPA Free - Black. Here are the top ones.
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- 6 TRAY: Six trays provide plenty of room to get creative drying anything from sweet pineapple slices to sticky dates and even chewy beef jerky! Also comes with a bonus fruit leather sheet and drip tray.
- 360º CIRCULATION: Simple, precise, digital controls activate 360º airflow circulation for thorough uniform drying without overheating- no rotation required.
- TRANSPARENT DOOR: Door is clear for easy at a glance monitoring of all sheets.
- FRESH & HEALTHY: Forget store bought processed junk. Now you can make a more flavorful, nutrient dense, preservative/additive free, and much much cheaper alternative to commercial products.
- ETL CERTIFIED: We, at Gourmia, take the quality of our products seriously. This product is ETL certified and BPA free, so you can be confident that you’re receiving a safe, efficient, high quality appliance.
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 12 Inches |
| Length | 17.62 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 6 Tray |
| Weight | 11.5 Pounds |
| Width | 13.5 Inches |
This is the model I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090WOCN0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_27ABybM378CRH
Pros are it's cheap to get into, expandable up to 12 trays, and easy to clean.
Cons are the heat comes from one end, so you will have to rotate trays part way through.
An alternative is something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017HX1966/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_F.ABybB9VDQGT
Pros are it heats evenly, so no need to rotate.
Cons are you're stuck at the amount of trays it came with (anywhere from 6-12 usually), and it's a little harder to clean.
Edit - Either way, you'll need to be careful of the smell, it'll get into everything. My dad bought one. I tried to warn him, he didn't believe me (although he did use his balcony). Thought I was exaggerating. Until his neighbor two doors down asked him what he was cooking (jerky). I recommend doing it in a shed or garage.
I like to use 1-star reviews to find out the worst thing that could possibly happen with the product.
First thing that comes to mind was when I was browsing for food dehydrators. Most of the low-star reviews for various models mentioned breaking after a month, no customer service, cooking food instead of dehydrating, etc. Then one of them, the only low-star review (like 50 5-star reviews) said "I'm giving it one star because it did not come with a manual!"
found it! - looks like they have had a few more reviews since then :P
I see your point about getting unbiased pros and cons, but imo, if the worst someone can say about a obvious-to-operate product is that it didn't come with a manual (which I assume is on their website), I think that accomplishes the same thing.
This one is normally expensive, but I got it on a best buy flash sale for like $40 a few months back, so I assume that happens occasionally. https://www.amazon.com/Gourmia-Countertop-Dehydrator-Temperature-Circulation/dp/B017HX1966
I can fit like 5 rolls inside. Actually just used it for the first time today, wow, I should have been drying out my rolls from the beginning. I put a roll of petg (that had been printing fine) in for 2 hours and now it's absolutely flawless. It also made a roll of sain smart flexible finally usable again. I'll never underestimate moisture content again, lol.