My first experiment was two trays of bananas, two trays of apples and one tray of strawberries. Firstly, it took much longer than was indicated in the manual. In the end I probably overdid the apples, but they were still completely edible. I probably wouldn't bother with bananas or strawberries again. I'm not that much of a fan of banana chips and I'd probably prefer to make banana cake or muffins if I had bananas to use up. Or Banana Pikelets!
The dried strawberries were delicious on cereal, but again, I'd probably prefer them in a smoothie or cheesecake. It was a lot of effort (rotating trays, monitoring for correct dryness) for not a lot of gain.
I've done some research on better dehydrators and there are some out there that don't require trays to be rotated and have timers etc. I think if I find I want to use it some more, I may donate this dehydrator to charity and get a better one. I still have a number of experiments I need to complete before going down that path though.
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