Sunbeam Food Dehydrator DT5600
Good Points
- Excellent result for dehydrating kale.
- Very good results for dehydrating apple and beef jerky.
- Controls are positioned on the top of the unit for easy access.
- Comprehensive instructions with cooking guidelines and recipes.
- Extra drying racks can be purchased to increase the load.
Bad Points
- Only OK for ease of use.
- Poor result for fruit leather.
- May not accommodate larger pieces of food, shelves may not be positioned correctly if the food obstructs the shelf above.
- Relatively long drying times.
- Recommend rotation of shelves every 3-4 hours to achieve even drying.
- Slide control with 3 settings, no temperature guide, need to refer to instruction manual.
- Small labelling with colour contrast, numbers only no written labelling.
- No timer.
- Temperatures may not be accurate.
- No indicator lights.
- No automatic shut-off, need to have a seperate timer set.
- Can be fiddly stacking the shelves to fit comfortably.
- Large round unit, only OK to store, not so tall so will fit fairly easily into a cupboard.
- Unable to view the food through the plastic.
- Shelves are plastic with lots of crevices, only OK to clean as some food particles can get stuck in the crevices.
- White plastic can stain easily.
- Can be difficult to clean inside lid around the fan and element.
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