Food Dehydrators

Choosing a commercial food dehydrator

• Capacity: choose by tray count and tray size. The Benchstar range comes with 10, 16 or 24 stainless steel trays.
• Temperature control: different foods dry best at different temperatures. A digital controller from +30 to +90°C covers herbs and flowers through to meat and fish.
• Air flow: 360° hot air circulation dries every tray evenly, so you do not have to rotate trays during a batch.
• Timer: a 24 hour timer lets long batches such as jerky run overnight.
• Smoking: if you want smoked jerky or fish as well, a combined smokehouse and dehydrator does both in one cabinet.

Suggested drying temperatures

• Herbs and flowers: +35 to +40°C
• Bread: +40 to +50°C
• Fruit: +55 to +60°C
• Meat and fish: +65 to +70°C

Our range

We stock Benchstar food dehydrators from FED: the FD-10HB, FD-16HB and FD-24HB, plus the ESH-8DB electric smokehouse and dehydrator. All run on a standard 10 amp plug.

Delivery and our price-beat guarantee

We deliver Australia-wide by tailgate truck, usually within 2 to 5 business days to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide and 4 to 12 days elsewhere. Prices are shown ex GST with the GST-inclusive price alongside. Found a lower price? Send us the link under our Price-Beat Guarantee and we'll send you a one-off discount code.

Food dehydrator FAQs

Can I make jerky in a food dehydrator?

Yes. Meat is usually dried at around +65 to +70°C. Follow your local food safety requirements for preparing and drying meat.

Do I need a 15 amp outlet?

No. The Benchstar dehydrators and the ESH-8DB smokehouse all run on a standard 10 amp plug.

Related categories

• Commercial Smokers
• Meat Injectors & Tenderisers
• Food Slicers