Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Hi Everybody, who here owns a Cabela Dehydrator? http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0061371\ 518667a&navCount=12&podId=0061371&parentId=cat570005&masterpathid=&navAction=jum\ p&cmCat=netcon&catalogCode=9IS&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat570005&hasJS=tru\ e I am considering getting a dehydrator for yogurt making cause the way i make it i kind of makes the oven decommisioned for the 24 hours. does the dehydrator have flap? how are the controls, can it stay on for 24 hours no prob? is it reliable? i'd like to hear your opinions on it. is it as good as an excalibur? (i have never used either so i cannot judge if an excalibur is that great but i have hear that they are the lamborghinis of dehydrators,i am also trying to keep my expedentures low hence this.) Thanks Marcin Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Does anyone know what size excalibur this would take the place of? I have no idea how to tell square foot or anything like that. Cabela 10 tray: 21 X 15.2 X 15.1 Excalibur 9 tray - 12.5 X 17 X 19 (15 square feet drying) Excalibur 5 tray - 8.5 X 17 X 19 The Cabela is much taller. I would think you could do 2 levels of yogurt??? Hopefully Marilyn will chime in. I haven't gotten a dehydrator because of the price, but I sure could afford this. I have a Cabela's about 30 minutes away in , LA. =) Thanks, Misty Kimble CD - no meds SCD - 20 months > > Hi Everybody, > > who here owns a Cabela Dehydrator? > http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0061371\ 518667a&navCount=12&podId=0061371&parentId=cat570005&masterpathid=&navAction=jum\ p&cmCat=netcon&catalogCode=9IS&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat570005&hasJS=tru\ e > > I am considering getting a dehydrator for yogurt making cause the way i make it i kind of makes the oven decommisioned for the 24 hours. > > does the dehydrator have flap? how are the controls, can it stay on for 24 hours no prob? is it reliable? > > i'd like to hear your opinions on it. is it as good as an excalibur? (i have never used either so i cannot judge if an excalibur is that great but i have hear that they are the lamborghinis of dehydrators,i am also trying to keep my expedentures low hence this.) > > > Thanks > Marcin > > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 At 08:45 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: who here owns a Cabela Dehydrator? Before you order this one, call and verify that the fans and heating elements are on the BACK of the machine, not the bottom. If they are on the bottom, and juices from drying meats, fruits, or vegetables will drip down onto the moving parts and gum them up. In addition, if the fans and heating elements are on the bottom, the warm air has to blow THROUGH all the levels of foods, which means you have to keep rearranging the trays to get optimum drying. I remember looking at this one (if it's the same one) before I chose the Excalibur, because of the design. However, it's entirely possible that Cabela's has modified the design in the 7 years since I bought my first dehydrator, so I'd check with them first, and see. One thing I did not care for (and which was a factor in my choice of the Excalibur) was the fact that it did not have a front cover. The front lips of the trays form the " seal " and if you are drying larger items, you have to put some kind of cover over the front in order to keep the heat in. You'd also have to make this front cover if you were planning to use it to make yogurt. Read some of the reviews on the Cabela's website. It's a very good price, if it meets your other specifications. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 At 08:45 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: who here owns a Cabela Dehydrator? Before you order this one, call and verify that the fans and heating elements are on the BACK of the machine, not the bottom. If they are on the bottom, and juices from drying meats, fruits, or vegetables will drip down onto the moving parts and gum them up. In addition, if the fans and heating elements are on the bottom, the warm air has to blow THROUGH all the levels of foods, which means you have to keep rearranging the trays to get optimum drying. I remember looking at this one (if it's the same one) before I chose the Excalibur, because of the design. However, it's entirely possible that Cabela's has modified the design in the 7 years since I bought my first dehydrator, so I'd check with them first, and see. One thing I did not care for (and which was a factor in my choice of the Excalibur) was the fact that it did not have a front cover. The front lips of the trays form the " seal " and if you are drying larger items, you have to put some kind of cover over the front in order to keep the heat in. You'd also have to make this front cover if you were planning to use it to make yogurt. Read some of the reviews on the Cabela's website. It's a very good price, if it meets your other specifications. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 At 08:45 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: who here owns a Cabela Dehydrator? Before you order this one, call and verify that the fans and heating elements are on the BACK of the machine, not the bottom. If they are on the bottom, and juices from drying meats, fruits, or vegetables will drip down onto the moving parts and gum them up. In addition, if the fans and heating elements are on the bottom, the warm air has to blow THROUGH all the levels of foods, which means you have to keep rearranging the trays to get optimum drying. I remember looking at this one (if it's the same one) before I chose the Excalibur, because of the design. However, it's entirely possible that Cabela's has modified the design in the 7 years since I bought my first dehydrator, so I'd check with them first, and see. One thing I did not care for (and which was a factor in my choice of the Excalibur) was the fact that it did not have a front cover. The front lips of the trays form the " seal " and if you are drying larger items, you have to put some kind of cover over the front in order to keep the heat in. You'd also have to make this front cover if you were planning to use it to make yogurt. Read some of the reviews on the Cabela's website. It's a very good price, if it meets your other specifications. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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