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Nesco American Harvest FD-1020 Gardenmaster 1000-Watt Digital Food Dehydrator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nesco
List Price: $154.99
Buy New: $143.79
You Save: $11.20 (7%)
Rating:  10 reviews
Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.6
Dimensions (in): 15 x 15 x 9
MPN: FD-1020
Model: FD-1020
UPC: 029517641148
EAN: 0029517641148
ASIN: B000FFVIWY
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 1000-watt 4-tray digital food dehydrator dries in hours instead of days | | • | Flavors don't mix; no need to rotate trays; opaque exterior blocks harmful lights | | • | Adjustable thermostat; 48-hour digital timer; dishwasher-safe parts | | • | Includes recipe book, solid sheet, mesh sheet, and jerky spice packet | | • | Measures approximately 15 by 15 by 9 inches |
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Product Description
Top mounted fan eliminates the worry of liquids dripping into the heater chamber. Expands to a giant 20 trays so you can dry large quantities all at once! 1000 watts of drying power means you can dry more, faster.
These Gardenmaster Accessories Included FREE!
No-Spill Fruit Roll Sheet. Perfect for drying semi-liquids: soups, sauces, fruit rolls. Has exclusive "no spill" lips. Clean-A-Screen. Flexible screen, allows easy drying of small items such as herbs, spices, and potpourri. Jerky Spice Packet and Cure - Make your own jerky at home!
Features and Benefits
Digital Timer is Programable for up to 48 Hours of Drying Time 1000 watts of drying power! Patented Converga-Flow . Adjustable Temperature Control. Includes 52-page recipe and instruction book, 1 solid sheet, 1 mesh sheet, and 1 packet jerky spice to make great tasting beef jerky or venison jerky. 4.5" Fan, 2400-RPM Motor, Adjustable Thermostat, 1,000 Watts. Dries in Hours, not days. Fruit rolls 3-6 hours, Beef Jerky 4 hours, Apples 4-6 hours, Bananas 5-8 hours, Pineapple 4-6 hours. Opaque Vita-Save Exterior (blocks harmful light). Expandable to 20 trays. No Tray Rotation, 1 Sq. ft. Per Tray
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Great unit... November 17, 2008
Polecatt (Texas)
I really love this unit. It was a huge upgrade from my Ronco that i got for Christmas a couple of years ago. The unit and trays are much more durable. I also love that the heating element is a the top. This makes clean up much easier for me.
I'm so glad that i spent the extra and got this unit with the timer. I've overdried several batches of jerky by not shutting it off in time. I do think it's too pricey to get the extra features that should be standard in all but the entry level models. But if you are a beef jerk fan like me, this is the unit for you.
Nesco Gardenmaster Dehydrator October 13, 2008
Ginger (midwest)
I bought 2 Nesco American Harvest Food Dehydrators in 1974. One for me and one for my grandmother. They were used extensively for drying fruits and vegetables as well as making jerky. After 24 years, the plastic became brittle so I thought it was time to replace them. Because the original dryers worked so well for so long, I immediately looked for the same brand. I bought the Gardenmaster plus 6 extra trays because it is the largest model and I dry large quantities. Within the past 2 weeks - how long I've had my new dryer - I have dried about 8 bushels of apples. Since the tree is still full, I will probably dry that many more before moving into jerky season.
The only complaints I have seen on this dryer have related to concerns regarding "recipies" not listing exact drying times. As an experienced food dryer, I can tell you this is the same no matter which dryer you use. I would be concerned about any dehydrator that stated otherwise - drying time depends on the moisture in the item your drying, humidity in the room where you have your dryer, and the amount of food placed on trays to dry. The apples I'm drying right now are VERY juicy so it is taking about 18 hours to dry 10 trays of them to perfection. After you have dried food for a while, you will be able to guess about how long it will take to dry a pariculy batch of food.
Gardenmaster 1000-watt September 30, 2008
crobo (New Mexico)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I added this dehydrator to my approximately 12-year-old Nesco. The new one is digital and has a timer, visibly counting down the number of hours I've set. That's a very handy feature for me - taking the place of leaving myself a note for start and estimated finish times and then checking the time repeatedly so I'm sure to shut off the machine. I will continue to use the older model for low temperature herb drying.
The only problem I have with this, as with the older model, is where to store it. But as my jars of dried vegetables and fruit build up on the shelves - food I will use this winter and beyond and won't have to purchase later at higher prices - I figure that's a small inconvenience.
 Worked just fine September 18, 2008
Jeff Mays (Sonoma County, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So far I just dried apples and pears. The unit worked just fine and I like the controls. Nonstick tray liners supplied work great.Setting the temperature and time of drying was simple and highly variable depending on what you want to dry.
The manual could be a bit more extensive for the FD-1020. I plan to make jerky and the dryer should be fine for that as well, but I'll probably use real marinated beef rather than ground meat shot from a gun. I was able to use trays from an older dryer whose heat unit had worn out. I recommend this dryer in spite of the rather high price.
 jerky safety issues June 26, 2008
K. Parke-Reimer (USA)
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
I wanted the Gardenmaster to make my own gluten-free jerky. Despite many readings of the instruction manual I missed that for safety I needed to include the spice packet (which makes things dry faster, before bacteria can grow at the low-heat levels). So that batch is sitting in the freezer and I'm not sure what to do with it.
The directions are confusing (the top of the machine very clearly states that jerky is made at 160 degrees, Nesco customer service says 155--doesn't sound like a big difference but E.coli is killed at 160). The manual says to dehydrate jerky for 2-15 hours. Customer service says 5-8. Why the huge difference? Doesn't instill a lot of confidence.
Customer service also didn't offer very helpful advice about whether their spice packets were gluten-free ("yes, except Teriyaki flavor, and in the case of allergies it's best to play it safe if you're not sure"--duh!).
Does the temperature rise high enough fast enough to be able to skip the pre-dehydrating cooking at 160 that the USDA recommends? Nesco didn't respond to that (though it would seems that exactly why they made a dehydrator that reaches those temps, but I'd like confirmation), said to just use the aforementioned spice packet that may or may not include allergens.
I'd give it a lower score because the whole experience has been disappointing, but the machine is relatively quiet and dries well.
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