--- product_id: 300767 title: "NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray" brand: "nesco" price: "£132.09" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Nesco" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/300767-nesco-fd-75a-snackmaster-pro-food-dehydrator-for-snacks-fruit store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Expandable up to 12 trays 600W powerful drying 95°F-160°F adjustable temp NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray **Brand:** nesco **Price:** £132.09 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🍏 Elevate your snack game with pro-level drying power! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray by nesco - **How much does it cost?** £132.09 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/300767-nesco-fd-75a-snackmaster-pro-food-dehydrator-for-snacks-fruit) ## Best For - nesco enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted nesco brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **All-Inclusive Snack Kit:** Includes fruit roll sheets, Clean-A-Screens, jerky seasoning, and a 52-page recipe guide. - • **Rapid & Even Drying Power:** 600 watts deliver consistent heat, drying foods 4x faster than competitors. - • **Massive Capacity Expansion:** Start with 5 trays, scale up to 12 trays—dry large batches without tray rotation. - • **Nutrient-Preserving Design:** Vita-Save opaque exterior blocks harmful light to lock in vitamins and flavor. - • **Precision Temperature Control:** Customize drying from 95°F to 160°F for perfect texture and flavor every time. ## Overview The NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator is a 600-watt powerhouse designed for fast, even drying with patented Converga-Flow technology. Adjustable temperature settings from 95°F to 160°F allow precise control for fruits, veggies, and jerky. Expandable from 5 to 12 trays, it handles large batches effortlessly without tray rotation. Made in the USA with a nutrient-preserving Vita-Save exterior, it comes with essential accessories and a recipe guide to inspire your culinary creativity. ## Description The NESCO FD-75A Food and Jerky Dehydrator is perfect to easily dry fruit, vegetables, and jerky in hours. The unit's patented Converga-Flow drying system forces air down the exterior pressurized chamber, then horizontally across each individual tray, converging in the center, for fast and even drying. Flavors don't mix, and there's no need to rotate the trays. It's top-mounted fan eliminates the worry of liquids dripping into the heater chamber, and an opaque Vita-Save exterior helps block harmful lights in order to retain more of the food's nutrients and vitamins during the drying process. The unit's adjustable thermostat ranged from 95 to 160 degrees F, providing the flexibility needed to ensure excellent results. It's a 600 watts unit. Five trays come included, but can be expanded to 12 trays (additional trays sold separately) for drying larger quantities. Accessories include two fruit roll sheets, perfect for drying semi-liquids like soups, sauces, and fruit rolls; two Clean-A-Screen flexible screens, which allow for easy drying of small items such as herbs, spices and potpourri; and three original jerky spice packets for making jerky. A 52-page recipe and instruction book included. With a speckled gray design, the food dehydrator measures 13x13x10 inches. Review: Works great, a must have for anyone seeking to extend and preserve food - I bought this dehydrator mainly to make beef jerky, and after seven months of use we have not been disappointed. So far we have made the following: - beef jerky - orange slices - grapefruit slices - apple slices - banana slices - green beans There are many recipes for beef jerky, but I would recommend the one on allrecipes.com which is a good, hearty, all-around tasty jerky. The Nesco came with packets of jerky spices, but I haven't used them, nor have I used the Nesco recipe. Just slice your beef (an electric knife is best), marinate overnight in a mixture of Worcester, soy sauce, pepper, garlic, onion, cayenne, and pepper flakes, then dehydrate them on high for 8-10 hours. Delicious! The jerky can be tough to chew. They recommend slicing against the grain, to minimize the length of fibers, which does help a bit. I've tried pounding the beef with a 48-blade tenderizer to make the jerky less tough, but it doesn't really make much difference for all of that work, though it does help with marinading more thoroughly. The best solution I've found is simply to take smaller bites, and it's just easier to chew up! Lasts longer, too. The other success story is apple slices. I don't bother with their special fruit tray. Just core and slice the apples (we have one of these old fashioned "Johnny Apple Peeler" hand cranked models that does a whole apple in 10 seconds, a must-have if you do a lot of apples), stick them on the regular trays, and give it about 8 hours on the fruit setting. I freeze the slices afterwards to maximize longevity. I bought a 6-pack of mealy, mediocre apples off the local supermarket discount cart for $1.29 and dehydrated them -- and they turned out sweet and delicious. Then, after a month or two in the freezer, in a freezer bag, they became apple crisps! I would also recommend trying orange slices. Give it a good 12 hours because there's a lot of liquid to evaporate. They come out sort of like orange crackers. They're crunchy and delicious, peel and all. It's not for everyone, perhaps, but a great trail food along with dried apples and beef jerky. The green beans came out unappetizing. Note that one side effect of dehydration is to concentrate the flavor. The grapefruit came out rather bitter. Still not too bad but don't expect it to be a hit with the kids. Some people use it to dehydrate herbs and spices from the garden. We haven't tried this yet but for this, you probably do want to use the provided special tray that has smaller gaps. The product is assembled in the U.S. from domestic and foreign components. That's OK with me; a little is better than nothing. At least they have a factory here. The important thing is that the company make a good quality product that lasts a long time, and so far, there have been zero problems with this unit. If anything goes wrong, I'll update this review. One deficit is the lack of a built-in timer. However, this problem is easily solved with a $5 lamp timer you can get from the hardware store or online. You just set it to turn off at a certain time, and then you can go to bed or go to work with no worries. It's handy when you have prepared a 10-hour batch of beef jerky and it's only 4pm; you can rest assured it will run the required amount of time and shut off at 2am. Jerky is designed to last for weeks at room temperature, so it will be fine to leave it in the machine for a few hours. The salt is a preservative, but without sulfites or other preservatives, it's a good idea to freeze the jerky and it will last you for weeks or months. This is a great appliance that is very easy to use. We love using it, it's not too noisy, and the main problem has been finding a spot to keep it in between uses, in our crowded kitchen. I have just ordered two more trays, to be able to make larger quantities; they just stack right in and add a couple of inches to the height of the unit, no big deal. Review: Very simple to use with great results. **UPDATE June 2019** - ** Update June 2019 - I've been using this dehydrator about every 2-3 weeks to dry fruits (mostly apples) and for making beef jerky. I soon realized that 5 trays was not enough to keep up with how fast my kids devour the dried apples and how fast I go through the jerky, so I've bought 4 additional trays since my initial purchase to increase the capacity. One thing I've noticed is that when I added the 4 additional trays (for a total of 9), the drying time increased by about an hour for jerky and about 1.5 hrs for the apples. It still doesn't dehydrate evenly (never did from the beginning), so I'm still rotating the trays at the halfway point to get even drying. This dehydrator is rated to use 12 trays, but given how the drying time increased and how it currently functions with just 9 trays, I'm not confident that this dehydrator can truly handle 12 trays, so I'm not going to be buying any more trays. However, that being said, the dehydrator is a workhorse and I haven't had any issues with the motor or the heater shutting off or any nonsense like that. Still very happy with this unit!! ** I was a little wary of buying this model because it didn't have an on/off switch. I'm not sure why that was going to bother me so much, probably because everything else seems to have one. But since i don't plan on leaving this dehydrator plugged in at all times (like my toaster or coffeemaker), I've realized that I really don't need an on/off switch for the dehydrator. I was also wondering if I should spend some more money and get one with a digital temperature selection and wondering if I needed to step up from a simple dial control. After having used this dehydrator for the past month or so, I realized that the digital temperature control would have done really nothing other than add cost to the dehydrator. The dehydrator itself works great. it's straightforward and easy, but there are a few things: 1. The dehydrator touts it's ability to provide even and equal airflow throughout the entire space so that you don't have to rotate trays. Well, that doesn't seem to work exactly as they hoped. I find that the trays closest to the heating and fan element (top) dries out much quicker than the tray on the bottom. It took me a few runs to figure this out, so now about half way through the drying process I swap the trays and put the top on the bottom and vice versa. 2. The trays stack well, but it is very difficult to get them perfectly aligned to satisfy my inner OCD. I'm not sure if they are designed to have as much wiggle room as they have, and I'm not sure how much it affects drying time and efficiency of the dehydrator, but it's annoying that the sides are not always flush fit. 3. The trays are a bit of a pain to clean due to all the nooks and crannies where the food juices get stuck and dry out. Nothing a little water, soap, brush, and elbow grease can't scrub out, but when there's about a 100 or so crevices in each tray, it gets very annoying. i guess i could throw the trays in the dish washer, but I'm always a bit wary about throwing delicate looking plastic things in the dish washer. Otherwise, the machine works great and I've been able to make beef jerky at home to satisfy my cravings at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the grocery store, with the option to make the jerky as spicy or sweet or savory as i want. I've also used it to dry mangos and kiwis and this dehydrator has worked great. I've soon found out, as many others have, that I definitely need more than the 5 trays that come with it. ## Features - EVEN HEAT DISTRIBUTION: 600 watts of drying power provides even heat distribution; consistent drying that is four times faster than other food dehydrators - ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL: The adjustable temperature control (95°F -160°F) gives you the flexibility to achieve the best results when drying different foods that need varying temperature settings - EXPANDABLE TO 12 TRAYS: Comes with five (13 1/2″ diameter) trays and expands up to 12 trays so you can dry large quantities at once with no tray rotation needed; additional trays sold separately - ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: (2) Fruit Roll Sheet, (2) Clean-A-Screens, a sample of Jerky Seasoning & Cure, and (1) Care & Use Guide - MADE IN THE USA: Proudly made in the USA of global and domestic components. Only the powerhead of this item is imported from China. The rest of the product is 100% made and assembled in the USA ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0090WOCN0 | | Best Sellers Rank | #22,531 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #20 in Dehydrators | | Brand | NESCO | | Brand Name | NESCO | | Color | Gray | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 13,747 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00029517010098 | | Included Components | 2 Clean-A-Screen, 2 Fruit Roll Sheet, 5 Drying Trays, Care & Use Guide, Dehydrator Base, Powerhead, Sample of Jerky Seasoning and Cure | | Is the item dishwasher safe? | No | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 13"D x 13"W x 10"H | | Item Shape | Round | | Item Type Name | Food Dehydrator | | Item Weight | 3.5 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | The Metal Ware Corporation | | Material | Plastic | | Material Features | Food Safe | | Model Number | FD-75A | | Number of Trays | 4 | | Part Number | FD-75A | | Product Dimensions | 13"D x 13"W x 10"H | | Temperature Range | 160 Degrees Fahrenheit | | UPC | 029517005599 029517750024 029517010098 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Voltage | 120 Volts | | Warranty Description | 1 Year limited warranty | | Wattage | 600 watts | ## Product Details - **Brand:** NESCO - **Color:** Gray - **Material:** Plastic - **Product Dimensions:** 13"D x 13"W x 10"H - **Wattage:** 600 watts ## Images ![NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BsbYgT+JL.jpg) ![NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71olABamehL.jpg) ![NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CzwWPSPxL.jpg) ![NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71claQQE7fL.jpg) ![NESCO FD-75A Snackmaster Pro Food Dehydrator, For Snacks, Fruit, Beef Jerky, Gray - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81IBF4PqOML.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: What type of metal are the trays made of?** A: The trays are plastic, not metal. **Q: does it have a timer** A: It does not have a timer... the only thing that this dehydrator does not have! **Q: Is this loud or quiet? I had one before and the loudness drove me nuts to where I couldn't use it** A: It is incredibly quiet, you can stand next to it and whisper and still be heard (my wife and I were doing that talking about presents for the grandkids). Someone called it white noise, and that's a good description. **Q: The owners manual states to use "precooked or processed" turkey when making turkey jerky to avoid harmful bacteria. Has anyone used raw turkey?** A: To add to the discussion, water activity and salt also controls bacteria growth, so its not just the temperature that is it is processed. As with dried cured country hams. They are ready to eat after being cured and are not heated to 165 to kill salmonella. So the 160 temperature should be fine.. Former USDA employee. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great, a must have for anyone seeking to extend and preserve food *by J***I on June 23, 2019* I bought this dehydrator mainly to make beef jerky, and after seven months of use we have not been disappointed. So far we have made the following: - beef jerky - orange slices - grapefruit slices - apple slices - banana slices - green beans There are many recipes for beef jerky, but I would recommend the one on allrecipes.com which is a good, hearty, all-around tasty jerky. The Nesco came with packets of jerky spices, but I haven't used them, nor have I used the Nesco recipe. Just slice your beef (an electric knife is best), marinate overnight in a mixture of Worcester, soy sauce, pepper, garlic, onion, cayenne, and pepper flakes, then dehydrate them on high for 8-10 hours. Delicious! The jerky can be tough to chew. They recommend slicing against the grain, to minimize the length of fibers, which does help a bit. I've tried pounding the beef with a 48-blade tenderizer to make the jerky less tough, but it doesn't really make much difference for all of that work, though it does help with marinading more thoroughly. The best solution I've found is simply to take smaller bites, and it's just easier to chew up! Lasts longer, too. The other success story is apple slices. I don't bother with their special fruit tray. Just core and slice the apples (we have one of these old fashioned "Johnny Apple Peeler" hand cranked models that does a whole apple in 10 seconds, a must-have if you do a lot of apples), stick them on the regular trays, and give it about 8 hours on the fruit setting. I freeze the slices afterwards to maximize longevity. I bought a 6-pack of mealy, mediocre apples off the local supermarket discount cart for $1.29 and dehydrated them -- and they turned out sweet and delicious. Then, after a month or two in the freezer, in a freezer bag, they became apple crisps! I would also recommend trying orange slices. Give it a good 12 hours because there's a lot of liquid to evaporate. They come out sort of like orange crackers. They're crunchy and delicious, peel and all. It's not for everyone, perhaps, but a great trail food along with dried apples and beef jerky. The green beans came out unappetizing. Note that one side effect of dehydration is to concentrate the flavor. The grapefruit came out rather bitter. Still not too bad but don't expect it to be a hit with the kids. Some people use it to dehydrate herbs and spices from the garden. We haven't tried this yet but for this, you probably do want to use the provided special tray that has smaller gaps. The product is assembled in the U.S. from domestic and foreign components. That's OK with me; a little is better than nothing. At least they have a factory here. The important thing is that the company make a good quality product that lasts a long time, and so far, there have been zero problems with this unit. If anything goes wrong, I'll update this review. One deficit is the lack of a built-in timer. However, this problem is easily solved with a $5 lamp timer you can get from the hardware store or online. You just set it to turn off at a certain time, and then you can go to bed or go to work with no worries. It's handy when you have prepared a 10-hour batch of beef jerky and it's only 4pm; you can rest assured it will run the required amount of time and shut off at 2am. Jerky is designed to last for weeks at room temperature, so it will be fine to leave it in the machine for a few hours. The salt is a preservative, but without sulfites or other preservatives, it's a good idea to freeze the jerky and it will last you for weeks or months. This is a great appliance that is very easy to use. We love using it, it's not too noisy, and the main problem has been finding a spot to keep it in between uses, in our crowded kitchen. I have just ordered two more trays, to be able to make larger quantities; they just stack right in and add a couple of inches to the height of the unit, no big deal. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very simple to use with great results. **UPDATE June 2019** *by A***R on November 8, 2018* ** Update June 2019 - I've been using this dehydrator about every 2-3 weeks to dry fruits (mostly apples) and for making beef jerky. I soon realized that 5 trays was not enough to keep up with how fast my kids devour the dried apples and how fast I go through the jerky, so I've bought 4 additional trays since my initial purchase to increase the capacity. One thing I've noticed is that when I added the 4 additional trays (for a total of 9), the drying time increased by about an hour for jerky and about 1.5 hrs for the apples. It still doesn't dehydrate evenly (never did from the beginning), so I'm still rotating the trays at the halfway point to get even drying. This dehydrator is rated to use 12 trays, but given how the drying time increased and how it currently functions with just 9 trays, I'm not confident that this dehydrator can truly handle 12 trays, so I'm not going to be buying any more trays. However, that being said, the dehydrator is a workhorse and I haven't had any issues with the motor or the heater shutting off or any nonsense like that. Still very happy with this unit!! ** I was a little wary of buying this model because it didn't have an on/off switch. I'm not sure why that was going to bother me so much, probably because everything else seems to have one. But since i don't plan on leaving this dehydrator plugged in at all times (like my toaster or coffeemaker), I've realized that I really don't need an on/off switch for the dehydrator. I was also wondering if I should spend some more money and get one with a digital temperature selection and wondering if I needed to step up from a simple dial control. After having used this dehydrator for the past month or so, I realized that the digital temperature control would have done really nothing other than add cost to the dehydrator. The dehydrator itself works great. it's straightforward and easy, but there are a few things: 1. The dehydrator touts it's ability to provide even and equal airflow throughout the entire space so that you don't have to rotate trays. Well, that doesn't seem to work exactly as they hoped. I find that the trays closest to the heating and fan element (top) dries out much quicker than the tray on the bottom. It took me a few runs to figure this out, so now about half way through the drying process I swap the trays and put the top on the bottom and vice versa. 2. The trays stack well, but it is very difficult to get them perfectly aligned to satisfy my inner OCD. I'm not sure if they are designed to have as much wiggle room as they have, and I'm not sure how much it affects drying time and efficiency of the dehydrator, but it's annoying that the sides are not always flush fit. 3. The trays are a bit of a pain to clean due to all the nooks and crannies where the food juices get stuck and dry out. Nothing a little water, soap, brush, and elbow grease can't scrub out, but when there's about a 100 or so crevices in each tray, it gets very annoying. i guess i could throw the trays in the dish washer, but I'm always a bit wary about throwing delicate looking plastic things in the dish washer. Otherwise, the machine works great and I've been able to make beef jerky at home to satisfy my cravings at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the grocery store, with the option to make the jerky as spicy or sweet or savory as i want. I've also used it to dry mangos and kiwis and this dehydrator has worked great. I've soon found out, as many others have, that I definitely need more than the 5 trays that come with it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3 years and counting!! *by C***R on May 27, 2016* I have now had my dehydrator for 3 whole years. Wow! I thought it was time it deserved a review, considering its' longevity. When I first purchased this, I used it for fruits, onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, the like. We had a big garden at our last property and many fruit trees. This little snackmaster was excellent to help me preserve the extra food. We moved onto more land a few years ago and I am more recently using it to make powdered whey (leftover from cheese making) and powdered eggs. For both of those, it is working excellently. I put them on about 135* - 140* and dehydrate them for at least 10 hours, but sometimes it takes longer, like 12 to 16 hours. I really think drying times has to do with your own humidity and other factors. We live in Northeast Texas, and presently, have 62% humidity in our house. Things take a wee longer to dry. I do not worry too much about time nor temperature. To me, they are all guidelines and I just cook them until they are done. This comes with two fruit roll type trays, and those are what I used for milk and eggs. This also comes with other slotted plastic trays. Really, you know all this from reading other people's reviews and the listing. I do not wish to be redundant. I just wish to convey that I, personally, have not had any problems with my machine. It functions as it should, as it has for the last 3 years. I attached a short video of my current project. The dehydrator actually is a quieter than the it comes through on the video. I have two dehydrators running currently to fulfill my egg & milk project for the winter. Oh! I should mention this ==> this dries from the top. To me, after also owning a bottom dryer, the top dryer is preferable. When you have spill overs, and you will, you can easily wash the bottom of this model. It is more difficult for me to wash the bottom of my other one since it houses the electronics. You may not have thought about this, but to me, it is important. And another mention ==> I wash my trays in my dishwasher, no problem. Top rack and no heated dry. Dishwashers run hotter than this baby, it is pretty common sense that without proper positioning, you will warp your trays. I have never done so. So if you do, be smart and be careful! A con to mention. There is no bonafide on and off switch. You just have to plug and unplug it. That to me is weird. Enjoy whatever model you buy! 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