The Nesco FD-1040 Gardenmaster Digital Pro Food Dehydrator is Nesco’s “Top of the Line” unit. More powerful and larger than any other. Expands to a giant 20 trays so you can dry large quantities all at once. 1000-Watt of drying power with top mounted fan means you can dry more, faster. Patented Converga-Flow fan forces heated air up the exterior pressurized chamber, then horizontally across each individual tray, converging in the center, for fast, even and nutritious drying. No flavor mixing. No need for tray rotation.
- Patented converge-flow drying system ensures even drying, no need to rotate trays, dries food in hours, not days
- 1000-Watt of drying power with top mounted fan
- Digital adjustable thermostat – auto off timer – 48 hour maximum timer at 30 minute intervals
- Expands to 20 trays with TR-2 Add-A-Tray accessories (sold separately)
- Adjustable thermostat ranging from 95-155° enables user to dry foods at proper temperature
Herminio Kuhlman (verified owner) –
Used it for pepers. Worked perfect. I especially like the top mounted element and fan. Bottom ones seem to catch all the things that fall through the plastic grates. Easy to just clean the plastic bottom. So far so good!!!!Would definitely recommend this dehydrator.
Brandon Kris (verified owner) –
This Nesco food dehydrator is great. Love that it’s digital which gives me the option to set the time and temperature to what I want. It’s bigger than expected and the four trays that comes with it holds a great amount of food. I’ve used it 3 times all with great results. Very happy!
Kristina Bogisich (verified owner) –
Easy to use easy to clean.
Rodrigo Langworth (verified owner) –
Works great. I ordered 6 more trays.
Jaleel Kling (verified owner) –
It’s a beast. Dehydrating times varied more than I anticipated but can handle a lot.
Imogene Konopelski (verified owner) –
Works well. It is not as quiet as I had hoped. I like that I can control the temperature and set a timer for it to automatically shut off.
Lilly Wiza (verified owner) –
this is the way to preserve our food items with this pandemic who knows if food will get scarce in the future I am using my dehydrator almost every day, Excellent purchase
Isadore Reichel (verified owner) –
Very much enjoying this food dehydrator. I’ve kept it busy since opening the box. Even drying…very happy with it. Wish I could find more trays.
Jacey Yost (verified owner) –
This is the best food dehydrator I have ever had, packing a big bang with 1000 watts. You can dehydrate, fruits, vegetables, even make jerky. I love the fact the process will only take hours instead of days like in the past. I am growing vegetables and will be using this food dehydrator a lot. The vegetables can be stored for healthy munchies and I might even experiment to see if they can be rehydrated for future use, not sure about that yet, but I think it will be possible. With so many recalls on vegetables and fruits, this is really one of the best ways to make your own healthy snacks without preservatives. I absolutely recommend this item.
Amber Robel (verified owner) –
Good budget dehydrator. Seals well with its semi locking shelfs, heats pretty evenly from top to bottom tray(With the standard 4 included trays), sturdy enough youll only break it if careless. The digital timer is a very pleasant feature, it auto’s to stopwatch when you start if you dont set a timer, so its always keeping track of time for you. Give it 5 stars for its price point, Ive used 3 dehydrators personally for my jerky making.
Kieran Maggio (verified owner) –
We’ve only used it for pineapples and apricots so far and it comes out excactly how we want it. Very easy to use
Zachariah Tromp (verified owner) –
So far good yummy beef jerky I made. The machine very easy to use and cleaning.I’m looking for forward to use it more different recipes.
Jace Hauck (verified owner) –
Works well, I appreciate the variable time and heat functions.
Marcos Kuhn (verified owner) –
Very easy to use and even easier to clean. Love that it has a timer – which most other dehydrators at this price point don’t. Glad I bought it!
Javon Pagac (verified owner) –
Easy to operate, easy to wash. Overall, it is a great a product.
Randal Auer (verified owner) –
I’ve used this several times now, for dehydrating chicken breast (to use as treats for our three dogs) and for dehydrating mangos. It works very well, cleans up easily and is simple to use. My only ‘surprise’ is that it is noisier than I expected. It also increases the humidity in our kitchen which is where I operate it. The noise certainly isn’t overwhelming, but it is very noticeable. Likewise, the increase in humidity is noticeable, even with our air conditioning running. In the winter this will probably be nice. In the summer, not so much.
Wendy Kuphal (verified owner) –
Works awesome. Making beef jerky all the time now.