I've owned a cheaper dehydrator for years. It came from a thrift store and it did the job. It wasn't particularly fun or enjoyable to use, but it worked for me. This last year it started to show it's age with cracking trays and ripped mesh sheets. My husband and I discussed it and he suggested that maybe I should just buy a good one, since I use it so often. Seriously? I was stoked!
I knew exactly what I wanted. And I knew exactly why I wanted it...
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yes, PLEASE!!!!
I also joined the forum! What a great feature!
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Wow – great giveaway… i’ve been wanting a dehydrator for ages… lucky you finding one in a thrift strore… But i’ll be happy when i get this beauty !!
That looks like one great dehydrator. I have been thinking about what it would be like to own one lately. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would definitely love to use it for my herbs, but I can only imagine what other great things it could do for me! :)
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What a neat giveaway! We are fairly new to gardening, but this summer had an abundance of fresh fruits and veggies that we grew our very own selves. I borrowed a dehydrator from a friend and had it going all summer long, filled with tomatoes. I’d love to keep drying all our produce :)
I blogged about the giveaway here! (Maybe at your review post you could mention that you have to come over here to leave a comment. I clicked on my own link and was a little confused, even though I’d been here before.)
http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/11/02/food-for-thought-whats-the-deal-with-coconut-oil/
Thanks!
Katie
I’ve been looking for a way to preserve some of the food from our CSA. I want to give my son the best food possible for his meals away from home.
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I’d love to win this to make fruit leather and yogurt.
Thank you so much for all you do! I would love to win!
This is exactly what I just asked my husband for for my birthday (November 11)! It would be amazing to win it, since money is tight right now! I want to use it to make snacks for my daughter (13 months), fruit leathers, apple rings, to dry out soaked nuts, and for many other things!
I would love this dehydrator as a gift for my husband. He’s been wanting one for his own beef jerky and fruit leathers, etc. and things are too tight to buy one right now.
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I just joined the forum, and introduced myself.
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A good dehydrator would a huge blessing to my family. We do currently have a dehydrator, but it is on it’s last legs. I would use the Excalibur for many different things. Preserving the harvest from my garden, dehydrating fruit for yummy snacks, making fruit leathers, drying soaked nuts, drying sprouted grains to grind into flour, and drying fresh herbs. I saw that you have used yours to make yogurt. I loved this idea, and would try that as well.
@Kara, i’ll have to amend the “we currently have a dehydrator statement. it died. :(
Oh my goodness! This is THE BEST giveaway I’ve ever seen! I can’t even list the reasons I want to win and what I would use it for…the possibilities are endless!!!
I do not subscribe to blogs or social networking sites for personal boundry reasons but will definitely check out your book sale!
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Ooh, I am dying to make my own fruit leather…what a great giveaway!
I just bought the Healthy Homemaking e-book! Can’t wait to read it.
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I just RT’d your initial giveaway tweet!
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PICK ME PICK ME!!! I have been looking for a dehydrator for a few months now. This is the one I really, but is too expensive for us to get at the moment. I would LOVE to win it!
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Congrats on the 400+ comments and counting!
I’ve never used a dehydrator, but would love to start out trying tomatoes and friut leather.
Maybe I’ll buy the ebook! I’ve been thinking about it for a while! Great incentive!
I’d love a dehydrator. I have wanted one for years but never take the time to research and buy a good one. I would love to make dried fruit for my son to snack on instead of buying it from the store! It is also such a good way to preserve the abundance of fall’s harvest.
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I know what I would use this for the most: drying my home grown herbs.
I just purchased your Healthy Homemaking ebook. I’m just beginning the journey to try to have a healthy household and there is a lot to learn. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the amount of information available and all the changes that I would want to make. Because of that I often end up doing nothing instead. I like the idea of having steps to take to break it down for me to make things seem a little more doable. I’m really looking forward to reading the book! Thanks.
I am just learning about what it means to eat healthy and getting a dehydrator is one of the top purchases on my list. I would love to make my own fruit leather and dried fruit for snacks. With three young kids, this would really come in handy!
I would dehydrate oatmeal and nuts. What a great giveaway!
I posted about it on facebook!
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I posted about it on my blog:
http://miraclequelle.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-giveaway.html
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Wow! I would love to win this and upgrade from my little round dehydrator. Great giveaway and thank you for all the work you do on your blog. It’s always an encouragement whenever I read your blog as I don’t know any like-minded mamas near me. THANK YOU!
I just joined your forum (amomofelly) and left a post. It is a great resource and I will check it again soon!
I would love to have this dehydrator, since I am a university student trying to adapt to a high raw diet. This would allow my capability for “un”cooking to skyrocket! I would be able to make all sorts of tasty things for myself and for my friends. A dehydrator allows for an unlimited variety of raw food using all sorts of interesting ingredients.
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My 3 year old daughter and I spend much of our day in the garden and the kitchen. Having a dehydrator would be a wonderful addition to our home-made breads and other goodies. We would be delighted recipients and use it often.
Thanks!
I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have one of these! My friend, the Cottage Comtesse at Riverrockcottage.blogspot.com blogged about hers, and I have salivated ever since. I am always looking for the best ways to use all of the great GA produce in our area, and this would be great for the peaches, figs, tomatoes and JERKY!!! I am a homeschooling SAHM that loves to make healthy food for the family and friends. Love your blog! (I just subscribed!) Thanks for the chance to win! Laura
You’re talking about my dream kitchen appliance right here!!! I have been dreaming of an 9-tray Excalibur dehydrator for 8 months now, and for eight months it has sat as the single item on the wish list that is stuck to my fridge (just so my hubby doesn’t forget!! hehe). I painfully went through the summer picking and freezing or canning everything I could…not so secretly dreaming of dehydrating a ton of it too!! I talk about a dehydrator so much that my hubby can finish my sentence with “all I want for Christmas is an excalibur dehydrator!”. I’ve already started a collection of dehydrator recipes that I’m just dying to try – from yogurt to soaked nuts (especially since reading the benefits of it!!!), and I have a granola recipe that looks devine for the dehydrator! I think more than anything I’m anxious to try fruit leather though!! MMmmmm…a better question is what wouldn’t I use it for! :) Since completely eliminating white sugar and white flour from our diet back in March, we have completely changed our lifestyle as a whole. A dehydrator is just the next logical step for us to continue eating whole and healthy in a wider variety of ways! I would be blessed beyond belief by a dehydrator…but it also looks like you have quite the task ahead of you choosing a winner! hahah…I hope for your sake it’s a draw! :) Thanks for the opportunity to write about this! Be blessed hun! P.S. I’ve also subscribed to your newsletter. Thanks!
What an amazing dehydrator! I would love to win this. I have been wishing for a dehydrator for a long time (I don’t own one, currently). I would love to dehydrate our garden produce, make some dried gluten-free snacks, etc.
I am following you on Twitter, and am subscribed to your blog! :)
Blessings,
Michele
What a fantastic giveaway! I’m interested in starting to dehydrate the fruits of our garden. Thanks for sharing your review!
Me again. I follow you on Twitter. I’m @joellem. :)
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Hi! I would love to win this dehydrator. I’ve been wanting to do more raw recipes that require a dehydrator for making their goodies (chips, crackers, etc) but don’t own one yet. Please count me in on the giveaway. :)
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Joined the forum. (Cool. I didn’t even know you had one!!) Username is “groovyrainbow.”
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Blogged about it.
http://davidsonden.blogspot.com/2009/11/wishing.html
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I tweeted.
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I now follow you on Twitter.
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Well, to start with I’d make my kids lots of healthy fruit snacks, because they BEG for that junk in the grocery store (since it’s packaged so temptingly). I ALWAYS stand my ground because…over my dead body am I going to feed that JUNK to my kids. Other than that, I’m sure my hubby would love some beef jerky in his stocking this Christmas. :)
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wow! what a fantastic giveaway. I have been wanting one like this for some time. It would be a dream come true to win.
Thank you for the opportunity!
I would love to win the dehydrator. I would use it to dry my garden produce, make yogurt, do crispy nuts, and to dry sprouted grains. What a fun giveaway!!
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