Samson "Silent" 9 Stainless Steel Tray Dehydrator with Digital Timer and Temperature Control for Fruit, Vegetables, Beef Jerky, Herbs, Dog Treats, Fruit Leathers and More

Hello, i turned on this dehydrator on and immediately could smell a strong smell of burning from the fan at the back of the machine. I quickly switched it off as feared it was going to go on fire and feared for my safety. The machine was switched on for only about 4 seconds and caused extreme smell of burning in the house! The rings on the fan were orange glowing red hot. I was scared. I'm writing this review from Ireland, it could be that this machine is not compatible with the voltage/grid system here. If so, this should have been advised to me. I spent over €300 on it, together with the distress of having to send back such a big item this has not been a good day. I rang Samsung in America and will be making a further complaint to them. I was forced to give this dehydrator a one star, otherwise i couldn't write a review, but i would have given it a - negative star. I'm awaiting my refund.

This dehydrator exceeded my expectations. It is very easy to set up and use and easy to clean. I grow several types of herbs as well as celery and I was able to dehydrate the herbs and celery leaves with minimal fuss and excellent results. It has a large capacity which is helpful to cut down on the time spent processing herbs. While I would not say it is indeed silent, I thought that the sound level was acceptable. Because dehydrators have fans there will always be noise, but it was not loud enough to be annoying or even to bother my husband who works from home in the next room. The variable temperature is good for delicate herbs. After some testing I settled on 122 degrees F for most herbs. They generally dried in 6 to 10 hours depending on the herb but retained their color. It is so nice to have bright looking dried celery leaves and basil instead of washed out brown like they came from drying in the oven. Even my dark opal basil stayed a lovely purple color! I have also used this as a proofing box for bread. It worked amazing! My challah bread came out wonderfully light and fluffy, not an easy feat in December in the midwest when it is below freezing outside, especially with the cost of heating the house so high this winter! The only down side is that it is quite large and takes up quite a bit of space. I had to move my electric roaster to make space for it. I would highly recommend this dehydrator! It is totally worth the price and having to reorganize my cabinets to store it.

Nous avions commandé un appareil en "stainless steel" d'une marque chinoise et bien coté. L'appareil ne fonctionnait pas du tout à la réception. Nous voulions 12 plateau pour avoir plus de rentabilité. Nous avons donc vu celui-ci. Il avait 9 plateau, toutefois ils sont plus large, ce qui revient environ à la même capacité. Fonctionne à merveille, les commandes sont simples: température et délais, voilà tout. Côté bruit, c'est le ventilateur, toutefois tous les appareils de déshydratation font environ le même bruit. On l'entend, mais c'est comme un ventilateur, donc pas de soucis. Le modèle vient avec plateau de métal ET de plastique. Ce qui est idéal car ça ne colle pas! Très satisfait. De plus il s'agit d'un appareil garantie 5 ans et fabriqué aux États-Unis. Une dernière chose: La température est en Fahrenheit.

The high capacity of 9 racks and being stainless steel are what sold me on this. The price is reasonable, it is light to move around and it worked just as described. I have so far made 2 batches of beef jerky and am very happy with it. It comes with 9 racks and can hold approx. 9.5lbs of meat in 1 batch. It also comes with 9 plastic closer mesh for doing fruit, but I won't have much use for those, as I mainly bought it to make Jerky since I am eating Keto/Carnivore and loving it! Just wanted to have more variety and handy snacking for trips or in between meals to prevent snacking on sugar, carbs or chips.

This is my second dehydrator I’ve bought for jerky. The other was one of those cheap ones with stackable shelves and the fan/heater on the bottom that you see all over Amazon. They all show fancy diagrams of airflow through the unit. But don't fall for that. I returned that one after I quickly discovered the top shelf couldn’t even get up to 100 deg F after many hours (even when set at 158), with meat on the shelves. It’s heating element was way underpowered. It got lots of good reviews on Amazon, but apparently no one bothered to use a thermometer to test the claimed temps. And that can be really scary when making Jerky. the meat can spoil. Anyway, in contrast, this Samson dehydrator is sensational. It holds its set temp *exactly* spot on, to the exact degree. Even when loaded with meat and when set at the highest temp (158). It measures 158 exactly. And it also tracks perfectly across all other temp settings. So, it must have a very good sensor and feedback loop built in to adjust the heating output, which is a refreshing change. A lot of dehydrators, when you dig deep into the reviews, are consistently pinged for poor temp control. In fact, most of the under $100 ones have very poor temp controls, if anyone bothers to test them. But this one has it nailed, and is way worth spending a bit more for. I really like the stainless shelves, they feel very sturdy. Also worth spending just a bit more for. And with the flexible plastic shelf liners that come with them, the shelves are easy to clean. My only complaint about this dehydrator is the claim that it is silent. Not even close. I can hear it running in my kitchen when I am in my bedroom on the other side of the house (1 door and 100 feet away). Now, I will say, it’s not a bad sound: sort of a low-toned whoosh, like a strong fan. I am okay with that—I didn’t buy it expecting perfect quiet. And it’s much better than the sound of my previous dehydrator. So, just keep in mind that “silent” it is not. But that said, I doubt you will find any dehydrator that is silent. I suspect this is one of the best in that regard. Again though, this is a very high-quality dehydrator, don’t hesitate to get it.

I purchased this dehydrator in March of 2020. Despite heavy use, it is still running smoothly and reliably. The heat is even and the fan provides reliable circulation to maintain the set temperature for the set amount of time. I appreciate that the temperature goes down to 95F which preserves the quality of delicate herbs and flowers. I grow medicinal and culinary herbs so it is on most of early July through the fall when I dry apples and other fruit. I will even remove a couple of shelves from the bottom when I begin infusing base oils with the freshly dried botanicals. The size is perfect for a home gardener....big enough to be useful; not so big it takes over the space. I highly recommend this dehydrator.