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EXCALIBUR Food Dehydrator

The EXCALIBUR food dehydrator company has been in business making dehydrators for over thirty years! They offer four-tray starter models all the way up to nine-tray models, and they make Commercial dehydrators too.

I own the one above, namely the 4-tray Excalibur dehydrator shown in the photo.

This EXCALIBUR® dehydrator I use is the four-model tray and offers no on/off switch.

Higher grade EXCALIBUR® food dehydrator models DO have an on/off switch!

Excalibur Food Dehydrator 9-Tray Electric with 26-hour Timer, Automatic Shut Off and Temperature Settings for Faster and Efficient Drying, Black

Excalibur Food Dehydrator Electric with Adjustable Thermostat Accurate Temperature Control and Fast Drying, 4-Tray, Black

Excalibur EXC10EL Food Dehydrator Electric NSF Approved with Digital Controller Features Adjustable Thermostat, 99-Hour Timer, Automatic Shut Off 16 Square Feet of Drying Space, 10-Tray, Silver

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Excalibur Models have Parallexx Airflow

Excalibur food dehydrators are the only dehydrators with the unique Parallexx Horizontal Airflow Drying System. This basically means that the circulating fan is at the rear.

The larger capacity you go with EXCALIBUR® dehydrators, the larger the circulating fan and wattage. And the more food you'll be able to dehydrate in one sitting! The plastic exterior body of the dehydrator is molded to look like leather (I think!)

Temperature Selector On Top

EXCALIBUR® dehydrators have their temperature selector on the top and is easy to read and use. These dehydrators have trays that pull out from the front, like a chest of drawers.

You simply slide up the front panel to take it out of the dehydrator for easy access to the trays.

Excalibur Food Dehydrator:
Features Pull-out Trays; Rear Fans

I have found the pull-out trays to be a real handy feature/bonus of the EXCALIBUR® dehydrator as you can proof your bread dough, by taking out the top trays and just leaving in the bottom tray!

NOTE: Don't try proofing bread in a four-tray dehydrator model. There's not enough height to the unit—unless you're doing hot-dog-type buns; use a 9-tray model for proofing loaves of bread!

You can find this starter Excalibur dehydrator on Amazon.

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9-Tray Models Great For Proofing Bread!

Simply set the dehydrator temperature to 115°F and let it warm up. Place a shallow pan of water on the very bottom and put one tray directly above it with the bowl of dough placed on that tray.

Cover your dough with a cloth to keep it from drying out! Let it sit for up to an hour—whatever your bread recipe calls for!

Keep on scrolling to read more about rotating your trays for even drying!

Excalibur® 4-Tray Starter

Excalibur® 9-Tray Economy

Excalibur® 9-Tray Deluxe

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Rotate the Trays

I have noticed that the trays in the middle dry faster, so, like the other Nesco® dehydrator I rotate these trays too! Not only from top to bottom, etc. but also turn the dehydrator trays 180 degrees as the fan is located at the back of the machine and obviously dries out food faster that are closest to the fan.

The EXCALIBUR® dehydrator company offers Spices and Jerky supplies, along with Books, and Raw & Living Food Helpers. You can also purchase ParaFlexx non-stick Drying Sheets for making fruit roll ups!

Do you already have an EXCALIBUR® food dehydrator? Simply use our easy-to-fill-in-form, directly below, to leave YOUR review for all to see, AND you'll have your very own webpage on this website auto-magically!

What's the Difference?

If you're curious about the difference between a Nesco and an Excalibur dehydrator, head on over to my Podcast. It's episode #9. In that Podcast, I explain the pros and cons.

I have one of each; meaning a 4-tray starter Nesco and 4-tray starter Excalibur.

What size dehydrator you choose largely depends on how much and how often you will be dehydrating your fresh fruits and vegetables (and cooked meats). There's only me and hubby at home, so the starter models fit my needs perfectly.

Don't forget, when you buy a Nesco, though, you can easily add trays. Can't say the same thing for an Excalibur dehydrator. All you can do is eliminate trays! And that simple tray elimination is one of the bonuses of an Excalibur. Yes, you read earlier that you can proof a loaf of bread in an Excalibur dehydrator!

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Thanks for taking the time out of your day to learn more about the Excalibur food dehydrator! If you've any questions, feel free to write to me here.

Susan Gast began Easy Food Dehydrating in December 2010. Read Susan's story of what sparked her interest in all things related to "food dehydrating."

Susan is featured on Mother Earth News blog, and on Solo Build It (SBI) who host this site along with her sister site, Finally-Keto. Read her first SBI interview, and her second SBI interview. Susan also runs an additional SBI website: SusanGast.com - Non-Fiction Author - and showcases many of the books she's created and marketed over the years.

Since 1980, Susan's involvement in publishing - in one form or another - led her to create a "review site" of products related to the publishing industry. Visit ePubTechReviews today.

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Also read a more about the history of dehydrating food on their website here.