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Your cart is empty.The NESCO FD-61WHCK Food & Jerky Dehydrator is designed to be the ultimate kit for beginners or experts. Accessories include a jerky gun with three tip attachments, three fruit roll sheets, three clean-a-screens, three jerky seasoning & cure samples, and a recipe & instruction book. This dehydrator comes with six (13 1/2" diameter) trays and expands up to 12 trays so you can dry large quantities at once, with no tray rotation needed. Additional Add-A-Trays sold separately. The adjustable temperature control (95°F -160°F) gives you the flexibility to achieve the best results when drying different foods that need varying temperature settings. The quiet, powerful Converga-Flow fan forces heated air down the exterior pressurized chamber, then horizontally across each individual tray. The air flow then converges in the center for quick, consistent drying that is four times faster than other dehydrators. The top mounted fan eliminates liquids dripping into the heater chamber. The NESCO FD-61WHCK Food & Jerky Dehydrator is great for dehydrating fruit rollups, banana chips, apple chips, jerky, and other healthy snacks.
DP
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2025
The power unit does not fit to the racks. I had to return it because there is not a proper seal. The power unit diameter was about 4 mm smaller than the racks diameter. This would allow too much fresh air into the unit, resulting in inefficient and uneven dehydration of the contents.
Wawa
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
Works perfectly I got it really quick!
Bird
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
I have 4 of these, I really like them and use them often
lady
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
I have more than one Nesco Snackmaster. This is my latest model. I recommend using a dehydrator for more than just jerky, although my guys like lots of jerky for hikes and quick pick-me-ups doing heavy work. I started making dried fruits and seeds in season for lightweight trail mixes when the guys were in Boy Scouts. Drying onions and storing them in glass jars for fall soups makes only one session with tears for weeks. Herbs dry well too. Here, the dehydrators are essential appliances.
Review
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024
The dehydrator works very well. BUT they don't seem to last more then 2 years. This wasn't terrable because I use it 5 days a week for 14hrs a day. I have owned 5 units between 2015 and 2024. Normally the failure is that there is no heat as in the bulb they use burned out. This last failure was on the temperature control. It melted 4 trays and could have started a fire. I am considering changing brands for something more reliable that won't melt.
Euny
Reviewed in Mexico on June 27, 2023
Excelente para deshidratar galletas decoradas.Lo único que le hace falta que traiga apagado y encendido.Lo recomiendo.Me llegó el día que prometieron.
Nancy Keiter
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
Delivered promptly and I love the dehydrator. I've used it four times so far to dehydrate apples, papaya, and made beef jerky. It came with jerky seasoning packets (enough for 3 batches), I was a little leery about trying it but I did and it was a good flavor. Would highly recommend this item.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2022
Great product. Would buy again.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2022
Ca fait vraiment ce que je m'attendais, tres bon achat pour ma part
Janet
Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2022
We do beef jerky every weekend, and it turned out perfect, fast and convenient.
Duane Vaughn
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021
After quite a bit of research, I chose to buy this Nesco Food Dehydrator due to the price point for what advertised. My main reason for buying this was to dry all my Ghost Peppers this year instead of pickling or freezing. I had 2 plants that WAY over produced this year and wanted to smoke and then dry these chili's. This dehydrator does not disappoint. I have used it to dry out basil and other spices along with thoroughly dehydrating my Smoked Ghost Chili's. I will have to wait till after Deer season to try my hand at some Venison Jerky but I'm pretty sure it will do it's job.PRO'S:1. Many trays and accessories to literally dehydrate any kind of food. Even fruit rollups.2. It achieves temperature pretty quickly and I used my wireless BBQ thermometer to verify the temp's and it was only 1 degree off(there will be some margin of error due to it being an analog temp dial). Don't really need a digital readout to break on me later down the road.3. It does it's job and pretty much at the prescribed times the instruction book says it will take.4. It has a pretty good price point compared to other dehydrators that I read reviews on not being able to achieve high enough temps to dry jerky correctly.5. Dishwasher safe trays and accessories.CON'S: Right now, none that I can think of. Maybe if it stops doing what the company advertises it will do, then I will come and update this review.If you're looking to dry spices, fruits, vegetables or just want to make some jerky after a successful hunt, look no further. This one will do it all at a good price and is durable.
jonathan
Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2021
Très simple à utiliser et vas bien , seul bémol faut faire attention au lavage car n’est pas très solide et après une couple d’utilisation on dirait que les racks prennent de l’expansion et on perd de la chaleur car il ne s’empilent plus tout à fait égal un par dessus l’autre . Pour le reste belle machine j’aime bien .
Ronald
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021
So far have made 4 separate two pound batches of hamburger jerky, followed the directions dried for 4 hours and used the 2 lb seasoning packets and cure, added 1/2 cup of water to the hamburger and let it cure for at least 12 hours. Used the single wide flat nozzle on the jerky gun. With this nozzle 2 lbs of hamburger will mostly fill 5 of the 6 trays. Did follow the instructions on heating the jerky on a baking sheet after dehydrating for 10 minutes on paper towels. Did it at 225 degrees and patted any fat that came out with paper towels, but there is not much with 93 percent ground beef. Makes some really good jerky and a good high protein snack.
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