Product Description

These screens can be inserted into the trays of Nesco American Harvest's food dehydrators to prevent foods such as sugary fruits from sticking during the drying process. The fine-mesh screens are flexible, so they can be curled and foods simply peeled off. The screens are also useful for preventing small items such as herbs and spices from falling through the dehydrators' trays. As a bonus, they're dishwasher-safe.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1799 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Nesco
• Model: LM-2-6
• Dimensions: .50" h x 13.00" w x 13.00" l, .23 pounds

Features

• Prevents foods from sticking
• Flexible so can be curled to peel off foods
• Ideal for small foods like herbs and spices
• Fits Nesco Dehydrators FD-28JX, FD-35, FD-40, FD-50, FD-60, FD-61, FD-75PR
• Safe to use in dishwasher

Amazon.com Review
These 12-3/4-inch screens (a set of two) can be inserted into the trays of Nesco American Harvest's FD-27 and FD-50 food dehydrators to prevent foods such as sugary fruits from sticking during the drying process. The fine-mesh screens are flexible, so they can be curled and foods simply peeled off. The screens are also useful for preventing small items such as herbs and spices from falling through the dehydrators' trays. As a bonus, they're dishwasher-safe. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews

Works well, easy cleanup
This is a pack of two screens that are supposed to be identical to the one that came with the dehydrator.

It seemed to me they were a little bit heavier weight than the orginal but thats a good thing.

The main reason I got them was for easier cleanup. I like to dehydrate jerky made from a jerky gun. When I would squirt the jerky straight onto the trays it would tend to swell into the grills of the tray. This made it harder to remove and made cleanup a real mess. So I ended up squriting onto wax paper and moving them to the trays.

With these screens in place I can squirt right onto the screen/tray and it doesn't stick hard or create a mess. What little mess it creates is much easier to cleanup since it is on the surface and not in between the grids. For cleanup I leave the screen on the tray and use a nylong scrub brush. Works better than sponge or pad.

Of course you can also use these to dry smaller items that might fall through. But thats not my big concern right now. I'm happy to have less mess.

The only drawback I see is that they are overpriced. [money amount]for [money amount] worth of plastic. Also to make sure you cover all of your trays you have to buy 2 packs.

Great for dried sticky fruits
We have an apricot tree at my parents' house and my dad used to love to make frozen apricots. The problem with drying them however, is that they stick to the dehydrator as the sugars concentrate in the fruit.

If you do dried fruits (we do apples, pears and peaches) you know that they stick to the normal trays. Berries fall through. If you are into dehydrating your produce, these tray inserts come out so you can scrape off the dried product and wash them easily. I wish these and the jerky-fruit-leather sheets came with the dehydrator but they don't. If you grow vegetables and fruits, this is very useful for processing your crop.

Great addition
This was a great addition to the dehydrator! I have been making jerky and using these the marinade doesn't mess up the dehydrator as much. Clean up is much easier and I don't have to worry about the smaller pieces of meat. It is also nice to just throw into the dishwasher to clean. Worth getting extra to use for all applications of the dehydrator!