Nesco American Harvest 5-Tray FD-35 425-Watt Snackmaster Dehydrator

We love doing bananas, and this dryer does them really well. Incidently we also got the fruit roll up trays, and those work really well. The recipe tells you to put oil on the trays, but you really don't need it. You can just bend the trays and the fruit peels right off.

I highly recommend this dryer, and am even going to buy one for my parents as a gift. They are trying to replace more of their diet with raw food just like I am - this thing is just perfect for when you get the desire for snacks, or even to have as part of a meal.

Don't be afraid of this unit - it's an excellent one, at an excellent value.


Nesco 5 Tray Dehydrator   November 8, 2002
36 out of 37 found this review helpful

I received this machine for Christmas 2000 and have used it regularly ever since. It dries evenly and the big asset is that the trays do not have to be rotated manually! The jerky and fruit roll-ups have been a big family hit. I will be purchasing this as a gift for others this Christmas.


GREAT VALUE   January 29, 2004
JUlia Keith Coffey (Dallas, Tx USA)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful

I needed an easier way to make beef jerky, got this due to the fact that it has the heater/fan on top and is cheap. It works great, DOES NOT have variable temps. but cooks jerky perfectly. GREAT VALUE and I HIGHLY suggest. One more thing, if you want to make jerky from ground meat dont even waste the 15$ for a jerky gun, I just use meat, season it, and press between wax paper and cut it


Great bargain - exactly what I was looking for!!   March 22, 2006
Rose M. Anderson (Long Beach, Calif.)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

I wanted to dabble into making some homemade Beef Jerky.. but I didn't want to spend a whole lot of money on a dehydrator because I wasn't sure of the outcome..
Well this dehydrator has exceeded all my expectations. It's easy to use.. it's an affordable appliance, and it's economical because I can make better tasting Jerky than I can buy in the store for far less $$$ ... it works FANTASTIC!!
The fan at the top of the unit prevents you from having to rotate the trays versus the types that have heating coils at the bottom. This also makes the unit & trays much easier to clean.
My experimentation into the Jerky world has been a successful one. I would definately recommend this unit.





Just what I wanted   June 18, 2005
JJ Cahill (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This was exactly what I needed. I cut some fruit and put a little lemon juice on it. I turned it on (it was a bit noisy, it sounds a lot like a microwave) Then I went to work, I came home just over 5 hours later and all my fruit was absolutly perfect. Some of it was ripe and it turned out one way, some was a little underripe and it turned out another way, but both taste great without a hint of lemon. The only down side is my item came in its retail packaging, with no protective styrofoam. But it came in flawless working condition, so it seems durable enough to me.