Re: dehydrators, was Dried Fruit

[Guest guest]

Hi Suze,

You wrote:-------->Kat, how much did you pay for them? I vaguely recall

reading about concerns of stuff leaching from plastic ones or something to

that effect - are there any leaching issues with the Excalibur to your

knowledge? what's it made of? I know a source for *wooden* ones, and am

wondering if that's the way to go...?

Years ago I paid about $90.00 for the small one. About 2 years ago I got

the 9 tray on eBay for just $120.00 (I save a lot by shopping there even

with shipping fees).

The people who introduced me to the Excalibur are EXTREME about organic and

all natural EVERYTHING. So I trust the safety of these units.

Whatever unit you decide on, I highly recommend you get one where the trays

have easy access and IT MUST HAVE A TEMPERATURE CONTROL. These small

dehydrators that you just plug in are set to about 145 degrees, which is OK

for meats but kills enzymes from fruits and veggies.

Kat

http://www.katking.com

----- Original Message -----

From: " Suze Fisher " <s.fisher22@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:04 AM

Subject: dehydrators, was Dried Fruit

> >>>>>>>Hope you don't mind my jumping in here, but I dehydrate a LOT. I

> have 2

> Excalibur dehydrators. One is 4 racks and one is 9 racks. I learned

about

> them years ago when taking vegan " raw foods " classes in the mountains

> (another phase I am recovering from!).

>

> I believe they are the absolute best. They are square, not round, the

racks

> easily slide out, and have temperature control so you can preserve the

> enzymes or use for other things.

>

> I got my last one on eBay and saved about $100.00.

>

> -------->Kat, how much did you pay for them? i vaguely recall reading

about

> concerns of stuff leaching from plastic ones or something to that effect -

> are there any leaching issues with the Excalibur to your knowledge? what's

> it made of? i know a source for *wooden* ones, and am wondering if that's

> the way to go...?

>

> (seems like leaching is a theme with all the artificial materials commonly

> in use today!)

>

>

>

> Suze Fisher

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> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/

> mailto:s.fisher22@...

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>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 09:04 AM 8/14/02 -0400, Suze wrote:

>-------->Kat, how much did you pay for them? i vaguely recall reading about

>concerns of stuff leaching from plastic ones or something to that effect -

>are there any leaching issues with the Excalibur to your knowledge? what's

>it made of? i know a source for *wooden* ones, and am wondering if that's

>the way to go...?

>

>(seems like leaching is a theme with all the artificial materials commonly

>in use today!)

I've got a 9 shelf Harvest Maid (next step down from Excalibur) that I paid

nearly $200 for at Penney's almost 20 years ago. The shelves are a big grid

hard plastic. The inserts a smaller grid flexible plastic that wash up nice. I

don't think its highest temp of 145 could come close to even starting the

inserts to leach. Have touched them and they aren't as hot as the air thats

circulting around.

Heidi, could you post or send to me the fruit and yogurt bar recipe you got

with your dehydrator?

Wanita

[Guest guest]

Hi Suze,

Excalibur is made with some " special " type of plastic. I am very very

sensitive to plastic, can't even think of using Tupperware. I have never

had a problem with these dehydrators, and they get warm for long periods of

time, sometimes I have them both going for over 2 days in a row.

Kat

http://www.katking.com

----- Original Message -----

From: " Wanita Sears " <wanitawa@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:19 PM

Subject: Re: dehydrators, was Dried Fruit

> At 09:04 AM 8/14/02 -0400, Suze wrote:

>

> >-------->Kat, how much did you pay for them? i vaguely recall reading

about

> >concerns of stuff leaching from plastic ones or something to that

effect -

> >are there any leaching issues with the Excalibur to your knowledge?

what's

> >it made of? i know a source for *wooden* ones, and am wondering if that's

> >the way to go...?

> >

> >(seems like leaching is a theme with all the artificial materials

commonly

> >in use today!)

>

> I've got a 9 shelf Harvest Maid (next step down from Excalibur) that I

paid

> nearly $200 for at Penney's almost 20 years ago. The shelves are a big

grid

> hard plastic. The inserts a smaller grid flexible plastic that wash up

nice. I

> don't think its highest temp of 145 could come close to even starting the

> inserts to leach. Have touched them and they aren't as hot as the air

thats

> circulting around.

> Heidi, could you post or send to me the fruit and yogurt bar recipe you

got

> with your dehydrator?

> Wanita

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 03:19 PM 8/14/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>Heidi, could you post or send to me the fruit and yogurt bar recipe you got

>with your dehydrator?

>Wanita

Basically it says to take some yogurt -- store bought or homemade -- and

spread it on the " fruit leather " tray about 1/4 inch thick, then dry at 130

for 12 hours. It's " yogurt leather " , not really a bar. It might be

interesting to roll it up with some chopped nuts though and make a bar out

of it ... maybe with coconut too ...

Heidi