Cosori - Premium Stainless Steel Food Dehydrator - Silver

Like most people, I don't normally read instructions. But when I bought this machine knowing very little about dehydrating foods I figured I should review the manual carefully. So I did. My first project was the bacon that's in the recipe book provided, which turned out amazing, though it took twice the time stated on the recipe. My friends still rave about the bacon and ask when I'm going to make more. The machine comes with special racks/trays for the specific foods you'll be dehydrating. A fruit roll sheet and a mesh screen for foods that shrink when dehydrating. There is no bacon grease capture tray. Being a total newbie, it didn't even occur to me that there was grease that needed to be captured from the bacon. I guess I figured it just vaporized or something. No mention of it in the user manual either. After dehydrating my bacon I noticed the layer of grease on the bottom of the machine. I wiped it out with a paper towel and cleaned it with a mild cleanser, but the grease had gotten into the seams and the grate in the back. There was no way to get it out. I tried taking the machine apart just enough to reach these impossible areas but no luck. As I did that I noticed that the grease had leaked to the outside of the machine and pooled in the feet of the machine. There was bacon grease everywhere, it was awful. So I contacted Cosori and told them what happened. Basically it was user error, which I agree to partly, but there really should be some information on how to capture the grease. Do you use a piece of foil? Use the fruit roll sheet? I guess it doesn't matter but use something! Otherwise your machine will turn out like mine with bacon grease in all the crevices. Cosori said they normally wouldn't replace machines based off user error but they did in my case. My new machine arrived in about 2 weeks and they said to keep the old one for parts. I'm really impressed with the customer service at Cosori. They responded in a timely manner and fixed my issue with only a few questions asked. They made it simple and I'm back to making more bacon. This time I put the fruit roll sheet under the bacon to capture any grease. They didn't ever answer my question regarding the protocol to capture grease or why the machine doesn't come with a grease capture sheet. So my recommendation to you is just put something down if you dehydrate meat or anything greasy. The machine works great, looks great and the customer service is great. I give them 5 stars since customer service is at the top of my list when I'm working with a company.

Works well and does a great job in dehydrating meats and fruit . Would recommend and the volume you can do is surprising. Great purchase. Photo is Top round from butcher and made treats for the dog .

I got a knack to learn how to make beef jerky, i shopped around online and watched countless youtube reviews and comparisons. This dehydrator was middle of the road between too expensive for a hobby and too cheap to really get things going. It has been 1 month and im already on my 4th batch of jerky. I do intend on trting fruit leather soon. This machine is very simple and easy to clean. A quick wile down with water and light soap gets this machine looking spiffy again.

This thing is awesome. We have dehydrated every kind of meat and fruit we can think of.

It is time to get the garden put up and so I bought this unit to be used to dehydrate apples off the tree, tomatoes, etc. I already had a dehydrator but needed another one. This is a wonderful machine and is very quiet you don't even know it is on. Unlike my other dehydrator. The instructions to set the time and temp are easy to follow and program. The materials are top notch and really like the stainless steel grid trays on this machine. I was looking at another dehydrator that was suppose to be top of the line quality but it does not come close to this unit. It is easy to load and unload your food from the unit. Plus, it is not very heavy and has convent indention on teach side for easy carrying from one place to another. So far, I have put it through it's paces and it performs beautifully. You can't go wrong with this unit. The other one that was suppose to be the top of the line dehydrator does not even come close to this unit. Keep up the great design and functions Cosori, in my book your the top of the line dehydrator.