Dehydrators
I am just learning how to do this BLOG thing. It is cool. Comments are easy but when you have a question or topic that is not up yet it is different.
My question got placed under another topic so I am doing it here to see if more of you will have some input for me.
So…
Even though I am new to the whole GS thing, as a strict vegan for three yrs now, I am at the point of expanding my uses of and knowledge about live foods. I have done some sprouting for about the last year and a half and have loved what it has added to my overall well being.
I got my VitaMix this year when my KitchenAide blender finally died. There was only me so it did okay for a few months of smoothies (I just chopped all the green leafs before it went in & ran the stalks through the juicer and adding that to the mix) but of course, I love my smoothies much better with my VitaMix.
Naturally, now I was thinking that I was ready to look into dehydrators, with Christmas around the corner and all. I was on the Excalibur web site and the trays are no longer Teflex. They are “FDA-approved polycarbonate trays”. I do Very Poorly Indeed with polimers (tongue gets raw sores if I have anything that has touched them while it was hot) and was thinking these trays might not be a good thing for me… this brand anyway. Does anyone have any information as to this composition material?
The teflex isn’t what the trays were made of it’s the material you put on top of the trays when you have very wet foods that you don’t want to drop thru the mesh. I would call the company up and ask them what their mesh screens are made of. I have an excalber and love it but i’m not allergic to polycarbonate.
Not sure if this is a relevant comment re the mesh. I make my own. Had to repair my screen door to my patio a couple of years ago, and had a buy a roll of mesh from the Hardware store. After the repair I was left with practically a whole roll, so kept it just in case (Im a rat pack … lol). It has now come in very useful for my dehydrator. I simply place a tray on the mesh and cut the shape out, and cut a hole in the middle. I then wash the mesh thoroughly in hot soapy water … well, it has been sitting in my garage for the last two years. It works very well for me. Great for crackers and cookies … or anything wet. Simply peel it off and wash mesh again for future use. However, I am not sure what composition material the mesh is made out of.