Square trays make it easier to dry more strips of jerky flat and evenly. Square shape provides over 40-percent more drying space than comparable round dehydrators. It increases the capacity of drying space by 200 more square inches. Patented Converge-Flow drying action ensures fast, even heat distribution. No need to rotate trays. This Add-A-Tray fits the Nesco FD-80 and FD-80A Square Food Dehydrator (sold separately).
$ 10.99
Perfect for the FD-80!,
Not much to say, these are made for the square shaped FD-80 Nesco dehydrator and fit just like the ones that came with the unit. They are slightly lighter colored than the original racks, but really not a big deal to me. Since the FD-80 can go up to 8 racks total, I will probably ended up buying one more set.
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|If you are serious about drying get these,
When you buy the Nasco square dehydrator you get three trays. Even though the square trays actually hold more, the two extra are needed. You save energy and dry more so you save time. Get them when you buy the dehydrator.
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|Essential Addition,
If you are buying or have bought a square Nesco dehydrator, you should certainly order these additional drying trays. The dehydrator unit comes with 4 trays included, the minimum needed for proper operation, and can handle up to 8. So a set or 2 of these extra trays makes great sense, unless you plan to dehydrate only fairly small batches. I have found that my total of 6 trays easily holds about 3 pounds of sliced or ground meat jerky, and around 8-10 large sliced apples.
An important point to remember is that food dries faster and more evenly if the trays are not too crowded, so the extra trays allow you to keep the morsels spread out. It might also make sense to order the square dehydrator first, try a few batches and see how much product it makes with 4 trays. Then you can decide whether to order either 1 additional set (2 trays) or 2 sets (4 trays).
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