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Best dehydrator for large harvests
#28645190 - 02/03/24 12:26 PM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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In looking through the forums I have found a lot of controversy and differences of opinion on how to dry mushies. I have decided my best option is to utilize a food dehydrator and I’ve been successful so far with zero issues until now. These things are massive and simply won’t fit in a small home use dehydrator. Until now I’ve been able to remove the caps on the largest ones and make them fit. Today, the trays won’t go shut! My question is, what brand of dehydrators are others using that maybe are a bit larger and have room for exceptionally large harvests?
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: doc343] 1
#28645192 - 02/03/24 12:31 PM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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Pics for reference!
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: doc343] 3
#28645194 - 02/03/24 12:33 PM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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You can build a larger housing from wood and screens and plop your old dehydrator heating element in the bottom of it.


This is what I did, can easily fit a lb dried at a time and the basic dehydrator elements from goodwill suffice for the space. Granted when it’s totally full rotating the shelves is kinda necessary to get even drying in a timely fashion.
Edit: for a long time I even used a hot plate as the heating element and it worked but I eventually started using some old elements to reduce fire hazard…
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: kirkeng]
#28645844 - 02/03/24 11:12 PM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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Thanks! This is an interesting idea.
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: doc343]
#28646003 - 02/04/24 06:09 AM (3 months, 11 days ago) |
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This might sound crazy, but I think I've thought of a good idea or possible worthy tek. I never heard of anyone doing it either, but imagine it should work great!?
I was putting a new heating element in the clothes dryer a few weeks back, and all the sudden it hit me!
What if you took a metal mesh like waste basket around the size of a 5 gallon bucket, and used a big magnet near the base to stick it right to the back wall of the dryer? Put some kind of mesh lid with a hatch to open it, and wire tie a few trays inside that stay level when inside.
The basket would be round, and just small enough that the paddle that goes around inside to flip the clothes around doesn't hit it. Still with me?
Load the basket, and simply turn on the dryer for a cycle or 2 and likely be able to dry out a big load of mushies really fast! I don't see many other dehydrators with that beefy of heating elements on the market, that pull that much amperage.. And you probably have one sitting in your laundry room area right now 
Sounds like a plan to me!
Think it will it work?
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: PsillySeeEms] 2
#28646006 - 02/04/24 06:18 AM (3 months, 11 days ago) |
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cool idea. if you can verify the cycle runs cool enough to not cook your fruit and get the basket stable.. can't see why it wouldn't work
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: PsillySeeEms]
#28646013 - 02/04/24 06:23 AM (3 months, 11 days ago) |
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Oy yeah, and my dryer is like 10+ years old, but still it has special moisture sensor meters on it. Less, Regular, and more dry\dampness settings on the panel, ect. I wonder if I could fine tune them better with extra controllers hooked up to the control board or something, to get the perfect dried product every time. If this works good as is with just the basket and a magnet, I might even modify an old free dryer and use it just for dehydrating mushies or other stuff besides clothes. I have more ideas like modifying the drum so trays go around like a ferris wheel, etc. Or make it more like an oven, and get rid of the spinning drum altogether. Hmmm
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: PsillySeeEms]
#28646015 - 02/04/24 06:25 AM (3 months, 11 days ago) |
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Yea there are a ton of settings on modern dryers. I'm sure one of them would be good as is. Even the highest setting doesn't ruin my clothes. I've accidently washed and dried bags of mushies before, so yeah lol.
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: PsillySeeEms]
#28646022 - 02/04/24 06:35 AM (3 months, 11 days ago) |
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In the winter time I dry next to my wood stove and don't even use my dehydrater.
I have had to cut up monsters to fit on the trays.
Or if you want to keep the big ones Intact maybe on a cookie sheet in the oven?
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Re: Best dehydrator for large harvests [Re: doc343]
#28646442 - 02/04/24 01:42 PM (3 months, 11 days ago) |
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Some Biiiig Chonkers! 
I think DIY is the best way for large grows. Luckily dehydrators are real simple: an electric heat fan, vertically-stacked trays and a container to hold everything.
Or you could go the online item route and get this one, if you had lots of money of course: Large-Capacity Dehydrator
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