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Old 05/27/12, 03:15 AM
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Excalibur vs Nesco's new Square Dehydrator

I'm going to be buying my 1st dehydrator shortly and have been trolling the internet high & low for info/pricing.

I've got it narrowed down to:

Nesco's square model <4 trays, expands to 8> x2 @$60/ea=$120
(add-a-trays are $14/set of two) x2=$28 brings total to $148

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Excalibur 3900 <9 tray> $239

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Excalibur 2900 <9 tray> $219

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Weston's Vegikiln <10 tray> $135

Anybody know of better pricing for any of these? I'm leaning toward the Nesco square (times 2) and the Excalibur 2900 the most. I also thought the Weston Vegikiln would have had better reviews since their vacuum sealer is such a hit, but I'm thinking maybe not?
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Old 05/27/12, 06:04 AM
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Excalibur 9 tray with a timer.
WORTH EVERY PENNY......

Do a thread search for 'Excalibur'. There have been some GREAT discussions.
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Excalibur 9 tray with a timer.
WORTH EVERY PENNY......

Do a thread search for 'Excalibur'. There have been some GREAT discussions.
I agree. Our 9 tray Excaliber does not have a timer, tho.
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Old 05/27/12, 10:10 AM
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Old 05/27/12, 10:25 AM
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Thanks to Laura Zone 5 for suggesting I search the threads for dehydrator discussions. Lots of good advice there. I even tried the links folks posted for a good deal on an Excal, but as my luck usually runs, they had all expired. I guess I'll go back to eBay & hope for a bargain there.
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