Nesco Dehydrator Trays
Nesco dehydrator trays are accessories made for the Nesco food dehydrator system. Depending on the type of dehydrator you have, the trays can come in a few varieties and are used for different types of dehydrating.
General uses of these items are for supporting foods like fruits, vegetables and meats in the Nesco dehydrator systems.
When sliced foods are placed in the system, very hot air is circulated around them, preserving and drying the foods, but not cooking them.
Technically the food is raw, which to many, make them more healthy. Using the fan-flow technology, a benefit of the Nesco systems, you can dry food faster than other brands, making the dehydration process quick and easy.
What You Can Make
When using the Nesco trays with the Nesco systems, you can prepare a wide variety of dried and preserved foods including meat jerky like beef jerky, chicken jerky, fish jerky, turkey and venison jerky. It is great for hunters who need to use up their meat.
You will be able to also make homemade trail mix, dried apples, banana chips, and even make delicious dry soup mixes with your own dried veggies, herbs and spices.
Your children will love the sweet and tasty dried fruits that taste great like watermelon, pineapple and cantaloupes. They are very healthy and you can store them for weeks and months without the fear they will go bad.
With the dehydrator you can even make your own potpourri and dried flowers from your own garden. Have pets? Now make them homemade dog treats on them as well!
General Tray Use
Most of the Nesco food dehydrators have room for extra trays that can expand the dehydrators capacity. Screens are also available as an accessory to the trays.
The dehydrator trays and screens are made of thick, durable plastic. They are easy to clean, dried food removes easily, and they are dishwasher safe. The screens are flexible which helps the sticky preserved fruits, for instance, easy to take off the tray.
With different sizes and different sized holes in the plastic, smaller holes in the Nesco dehydrator trays are best for drying herbs, for instance, where larger holes are better for making meat jerky.
With these you can also make crafts like dried apple wreaths, healthy snacks like granola and even tasty and crunchy homemade tortilla chips.
Other great recipes you can make with this dehydrator tray and system include apple crisp cookies, cherry pineapples, fruit rolls, turkey jerky, nutty wheat crackers and your own healthy, homemade potato chips that are never fried!
With special add-on accessories like the fruit roll sheets, you can make healthy fruit roll ups for your kids or even you! These roll sheets are perfect for drying messy liquids like fruit puree which is used for the fruit rolls.
It is also great for drying soups and sauces which can make excellent and tasty mixes for other foods. Imagine making homemade soup, drying it then adding it to your own, tasty meatloaf for instance. The possibilities of the Nesco dehydrator trays are endless and ideas for the best meals can be found online.
With the Nesco system you can make preserved foods in hours, not days like other dehydrating systems. When inserted into the Nesco dehydrator system, the hot air is forced across the specially designed trays making sure your foods are dried evenly.
Consumer reviews for the Nesco dehydrator trays are excellent. Owners of these systems are happy with the machines and they offer great suggestions for further use.
