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L'Equip 528 Food Dehydrator | 
 enlarge | Brand: L'Equip
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $124.99 (On sale from $199.99)
You Save: $75.00 (38%)
New (6) from $124.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 6482
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 16.5 x 11.5 x 10
MPN: 306200
Model: 528
UPC: 697819005281
EAN: 0697819005281
ASIN: B00004Z4GQ
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | 550 watts of power, 12-square feet for drying food and flowers | | • | Use for meat, seafood, poultry, fruits, vegetables, herbs, jerky, granola | | • | Dehydrate meals for camping, hiking, and other outdoor activities | | • | Sensor checks temperature 60 times per second for stable drying conditions | | • | Thermostat adjusts from 93 degrees up to 150 degrees F |
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Product Description
Your new LEquip Food Dehydrator will be able to perfectly capture the fresh-picked, in-season flavor and nutrition of almost any food for out-of-season eating enjoyment.
Amazon.com Review
Using a computer-controlled sensor to check the temperature 60 times per second, this dehydrator creates a stable drying environment for food, flowers, and herbs. It generates 550 watts of power and comes with six stacking trays--a total of 12 square feet of drying space. The dehydrator's thermostat adjusts from 93 degrees F up to 150 degrees, offering the flexibility needed to dry meat, seafood, poultry, fruits, vegetables, jerky, granola, and even potpourri and sachet (great for gifts). Instructions and drying times for all these items and recipes employing dried foods are contained in a booklet accompanying the dehydrator. The device is made of plastic and measures 10-1/2 inches high when all six of the 17-by-11-inch trays are stacked and the cover is in place. Trays need to be hand washed and the base wiped clean. The dehydrator carries a 12-year warranty against defects. (You can purchase fruit leather sheets and a jerky kit separately.) --Fred Brack
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 so glad I bought it November 12, 2008
I have had this for at least 4 years. We use it for deer jerky, seasonings of all kinds that I grow in my garden. Right now I am drying tomatillos and apple slices. I have never been disappointed. The manual is very helpful. I plan to keep experimenting, especially with the price of food.
 Dries six trays (7 square feet) of fruit in 12 hours July 6, 2008
Last week it began raining Apricots at my home and I had procrastinated buying a dehydrator to deal with this year's bumper crop of fruits. I had done my research though, and was considering a 1000-Watt Nesco American Harvest FD-1010 or Nesco American Harvest FD-1020. Instead, in all of San Diego CA the only high-end dehydrator available was this L'Equip 528, at the Great News store in Pacific Beach. So I purchased it, quite reasonably at $125 + tax.
The L'Equip 528 is a 550-Watt system that comes with a 12 year warranty, six 1.2 square foot trays and an excellent user guide. It can be expanded to 20 trays by purchasing two-tray sets at $20 each. The thermostat control is labeled in degrees Fahrenheit (instead of low-med-high) so that you can get the right heat when needed for specialty fruits. So far I have dried 2 batches of apricots and another 2 batches of peaches. My experience is that it will dry 6 lbs of fruit (using six trays at 140 deg-F) in 12 hours, yielding 1 lb of excellent quality dried fruit. The trays need to be rotated about every two hours.
In comparison to the Nesco 1000-Watt products, I would expect the Nesco units to dry food in less time. The digital timer on the Nesco 1020 model looks interesting but some users report you need to rotate trays every few hours when drying significant quantities of foods. In terms of cost the units are essentially the same per square foot of drying space. The long warranty on the L'Equip is a plus. I plan on buying a Nesco unit for comparison and will update this review if merited.
Lil'Equip is a great dryer December 7, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This product is an excellent dryer. I have been using one for about 3 years, mostly drying herbs but also have dried apples and vegetables. Just bought one as gift for my daughter. They are amazing!
 Electronics fried after 20 batches, company email/#'s disconnected/bunk July 25, 2007
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
It worked great, until after about 20 batches, the bottom tray melted and electronics crapped out. With a 12 yr. warranty and ~$140 purchase I expected I'd have a dehydrator for life, wrong. I tried all the phone #'s, even a Canadian one, all the email addresses and they are all bunk/disconnected or don't even exist. Interesting the site appears to still be selling items though, hmmmmm. If anyone has had success with an issue like this, I would love some suggestions. -Aa
Let me count the ways I love my L'Equip May 16, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this product, because it
1. Works great: dehydrates food in hours (not days) without cooking it, to preserve the nutrients and flavor
2. Is easy to use: the directions are worth reading, but basically all you have to do is load the trays, stack them up and turn it on
3. Works well for large or small quantities - just add/remove trays
4. Is easy to keep clean: just rinse the removable trays and tray liners in the sink
5. Is compact: small rectangular trays stack vertically to use a minimum amount of counter space
Help save the planet from global warming: buy local, in-season and farm-fresh produce instead of having it shipped half way around the world; then use L'Equip to preserve it for off-season use.
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