In the video below, Russell James (The Raw Chef) compares two popular dehydrators. I use a 9-tray Excalibur (3900) at home. Rather than purchasing Excalibur dehydrators with timers built in, purchase a power outlet timer. These timers are very cheap and can be used not only for the dehydrator, but also other electrical appliances (e.g., lamps). You can purchase Excalibur 3900s from Organic Lives Enterprises.
The fact that you need a probe thermometer for the TSM dehydrator is a very big drawback for those who are not preparing organic living food professionally. On the other hand, if you are in a commercial living food kitchen all day, checking the probe thermometer from time to time is not that big of a hassle and the fact that the TSM dehydrator is slightly easier to clean is a huge bonus, especially if you’re using it each and every day.
