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Learn why ONLY the Excalibur has been the #1 BESTSELLING DEHYDRATOR for the past 37 years! Discover the PROBLEM with common, round, stacking dehydrators and the SOLUTION the big, square-box Excalibur provides. Learn how our patented Parallexx® Dehydration System that dries a complete load for just 25¢. Read the TOUGHEST QUESTIONS our customers ask - and the answers. All this and much, much more.
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Here are 5 KEY REASONS why ONLY Excalibur has 37 years of staying paWl 1. DESIGN SUPERIORITY The Excalibur has BIG drying space. The Parallexx® Drying System dries trays evenly. Electronics are back-mounted so spills won't bake on. The adjustable Hyperwave" thermostat dries with precision. Removable, dishwasher-safe trays are easy to load; leave some out for big items.
2. MATERIAL
QUALITY
Our high-quality machine is virtually indestructible. It doesn't give off harmful fumes like low-quality styrene dehydrators. The innovative plastics we use are a natural heat insulator, better for homeowner dehydrators than single-wail stainless steel. Trays won't crack or break.
3. BROAD
VERSATILITY
With the adjustable Hyperwave" thermostat, timer, and removable trays, anybody can dry just about anything in an Excalibur - big or little items, liquids, solids, fruits, vegetables, meats, craft projects, and more. It's the perfect choice for those interested in gardening, hunting, fishing, outdoor sports, crafts, health, nutrition, special dietary needs, raw & living foods and more.
4. EXCEPTIONAL
PERFORMANCE
Even the smallest S.~calibur has lots of drying space, so you handle large volumes up to 10 times faster than others. It's inexpensive to run using just 4¢ - 5¢ of electricity an hour. It gives outstanding performance: the ONLY dehydrator that dries foods enough to be powdered. It's the top choice of homeowners, small businesses, universities, and fine restaurants worldwide.
The Excalibur is EVERYTHING YOU NEED to make a never-ending supply of wholesome and healthy dried fruits, vegetables, and meat dishes!
Table of Contents • 37 YEARS in business •..•.................................................. p. 3 •WHY DEHYDRATE?•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• p. 4 • PRESERVEGARDEN HARIIES1S .•••.••••...•.••••.•••••••.•.•p. 6 •SPORTS & OUTDOORS ENTHUSIASTS .•.•.•.•.•••.•.• p. 8 •
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At Excalibur our products are designed to be environmentally conscious. We are constantly rethinking our products to see how we can reduce our environmental impact. For more information on how Excalibur is environmentally friendly see insert<pageA.
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Packyour child a POWER LUNCHBOX! Pack your children's lunchboxes with healthy dried foods like bags full of trail mix and granola. Great at lunch, after school, on the playground. Mix oatmeal, sesame seeds, toasted wheat germ, almonds, and peanut butter. Lace together with honey and vanilla. Dry until crispy. Mmmmm!
Excalibur Dehydration is... FAST!
Dehydration is far faster than canning or freezing. Simply cut and arrange pieces on the trays - the Excalibur does the work while you do other things.
EASY! Load the trays and set the temperature and timer (optional). The Excalibur dries the contents of all trays evenly so everything's done at the same time. EXPLOSIVELYDELICIOUS! Dehydration concentrates natural flavor, sweetness, and aroma. Fruits explode with mouth-watering, "natural candy" flavor that's far healthier than high-fat snacks and high-sugar candies that are filled with chemical preservatives.
High Versatility Means Top Value!
BETTERthan canning or freezing! CANNING is hot, steamy, time-consuming. Canning requires boiling water, jars, rings, lids, washing, cutting, blanching, filling, cooking. Shelf life: just one year.
Top choice of the finest gourmet chefs! Many gourmets and fine culinary schools including the prestigious Culinary Institute of America and Living Light Culinary Arts Institute - own Excaliburs. ONLY Excalibur has premium quality, features, and performance that make gourmet cooking easy.
Start your own yogurt factory! DON'T pay 89¢ for 8-ozs. of yogurt. Make your own in the Excalibur for just 65¢ a QUART!
Ideal for home crafts. Remove the trays and dry BIG items like natural flowers, whole apples, dough creations, r1iuch more.
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FREEZING is great but freezer space is very limited and everything can spoil when the power goes out. Freezing is cooler work than canning, but stuffing little bags is a hassle and your whole freezer full of food can go bad during a power outage.
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I like dehydrating better than canning or freezing because it's easier, takes. less storage space, and the flavor is much better. I make plum jelly and canned plums. I used to throwaway the pulp but now I make the most wonderful plum fruit rolls with it in my Excalibur. Anna Davis, Master food preserver Citrus Heights, CA
102 foods (and more) you'll dry in your Excalibur Dehydrator! Fruits Apples Apricots Bananas Berries Cherries Cranberries Figs Grapes Kiwi Nectarines Peaches Pears Persimmons Pineapple Plums Rhubarb Watermelon
Vegetables Asparagus Beans Beets Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Celery Corn Cucumber Eggplant Greens Mushrooms Okra Onions Parsnips Peas Peppers, Hot Bell
Potatoes Pumpkin Squash, Summer Winter Tomatoes Turnips Yams Zucchini
Meats Bear Beef Buffalo Chicken Deer Duck Elk Goose Pork Turkey
Fish Cod Croaker Flounder Greenland Turbot Grouper Haddock Halibut Monkfish Ocean Perch Pollock Rockfish Sea B~ss Sea Herring Sea Trout Shrimp Smelt Snapper
Sole Whiting Yellow Perch
Save Hundreds on Food Bills Every Year! Make your own dehydrated foods for just 1110ththe cost of store-bought! STORE PRICE
Other Cheese Energy Bars Herbs Nuts Pasta Popcorn Re-crisping Raising Bread Soups Spices Stews Taffy Yogurt
Crafts Cake Decorations Dried Fruits Potpourri Sachets Pomander Balls Dough Art Drying Photographs
YOURCOSTWHEN YOU DRYYOUROWN!
BeefJerky
$2.00/oz.,or $32.00/lb.
Just $5.32/lb. SAVE$26.68/lb.!
Fruit Rolls
$.67/oz.,or $3.60/lb.
Just $.60/lb. SAVE3.00Ilb.!
FancyDried Apricots
$.59/oz.,or $9.28/lb.
Just $2.36/lb. SAVE6.92/lb.!
Parsley
$5.58/oz.,or $89.28/lb.
Just $11.80/lb. SAVE77.40/1b.!
Garlic Powder
$2.20/oz., or $35.20/lb.
Just $6.59/lb. SAVE28.61/lb.!
"Sun Dried" Tomatoes
$1.30/oz.,or $20.80/lb.
Just $5.76I1b. SAVE15.04/lb.!
Onions
$1.46/oz.,or $23.41!1b.
Just $2.30/lb. SAVE20.11/lb.!
Mere pennies a day to operate! The Excalibur per hour.
uses just 4 or 5¢ of electricity
Pet Foods
Pays for itself in the first year!
Bird Seed Wafers Canine Jerky Doggie Treats Horse Treats Sunflowers
With a low initial cost, low operating expense, and big savings off store-bouqht foods, you can make the Excalibur pay for itself in the very first year.
Best kitchen investment
ever.
Dollar for dollar, you can't find another kitchen tool that earns its keep like the Excal~bur.
"/ save $SQ/week on food!" I save a good $50 a week with my Excalibur! I bought pears one year for 10¢ a pound and dehydrated a twoyear supply: 400 Ibs! ~ Commercial yogurt costs 59¢ to $1 for a little cup. I buy a gallon of milk for about $2 and make 16 cups of yogurt with my Excalibur.
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Take a Closer look at the
4 KEY ENGINEERING FEATURES That Make the Excalibur Uniquely Different & Better Than Other Dehydrators. Many of our mechanically-inclined customers want to know what goes on inside our dehydrator that makes it work better than all the others. Here's the "inside story."
1. DESIGN SUPERIORITY • Commercial features throughout, derived from our commercial dehydrators. • Large-capacity, square box design gives maximum drying space & efficiency. • Back-mounted fan, heating trols remain spill-free.
element,
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• PARALLEXX® Drying System heats and dries all trays evenly. • Adjustable HYPERWAVE'" thermostat finetunes the heat so you don't over/under dry. • Timer (optional) lets you "set it & forget while you're sleeping, at work, etc.
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• Removable trays slide in and out easily for convenient loading, unloading. • Easy to clean with a damp cloth. Trays are dishwasher-safe. • Easy-access door simply lifts off. • Highly heat resistant, remains cool to the touch, doesn't give off harmful fumes.
• Looks great in any kitchen.
2. MATERIAL QUALITY • Built to handle ultra-heavy use: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, years on end.
• Superior to single-wall stainless steel dehydrators made for homeowners - they get. hot and dent easily.
• Our innovative plastic materials (same as jet plane windshields!) are virtually indestructible.
• Trays are rigid and extremely durable for long life - far superior to metal oven racks!
Any dehydrator will dry food. Excalibur dries BETTER, FASTER & SAFER thanks to our
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FLUCTUATION TECHNOLOGYl
Ordinary dried foods
Excalibur dried foods
Still moist inside Ordinary dehydrators produce constant, unchanging heat causing "case hardening," a dry surface with moisture trapped inside - a perfect environment for yeast, mold, and bacteria growth. Excalibur's Adjustable Thermostat lets you take advantage of Hyperwave Fluctuation (changing heat through the drying cycle) for faster, better, safer dried foods. As the temperature fluctuate~ up the' surface moisture evaporates. Then as the temperature fluctuates down the inner moisture moves to the drier surface. The food temperature stays LOW enough to keep the enzymes active, and the air temperature gets high enough to dry food fast, overcoming yeast, mold, and bacteria growth and spoilage.
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• Flexible polyscreen inserts (optional) lift out for easy food removal and easy cleaning other dehydrators don't have them! • Excalibur Premium PARAFLEXX® Sheets (optional) are top-quality, 100% non-stick, ideal for sticky or liquid-y foods, Safe up to 500 for baking 0
3. BROAD VERSATILITY • Dries virtually anything that you'd ever want to dry : dried fruits, vegetables, soups, stews, beef jerky, fruit rolls, yogurt, crafts, dry flower bouquets, dough & clay art, much more.
Customer Counterpoint: I don't care about engineering features. Give me the bottom line:
IIHOW DO I BENEFIT FROM THE EXCALIBUR DEHYDRATOR?II V' You'll save money on food bills when
you buy & dry foods in bulk.
• Fine-tune, adjustable thermostat lets you choose the exact temperature you need.
V' You'll preserve ~ savor every fruit
• Removable trays let you customize drying space for small or large itemse.g. yogurt by the quart (impossible in a stackable dehydrator).
V' You'll preserve fish
FAST -
& meats
just 4 hours.
V' You'll dry more easily, less expensively
than canning or freezing .
• Expanded versatility with "super" non-stick PARAFLEXX® Sheets: handle sticky or liquid-y foods.
preservatives & additives in the food you eat.
V' You'll eliminate
V' You'll give your kids (yourself, too)
4. EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE
healthy alternatives
• Holds up to TWICE the food per load than common round dehydrators. • Just 4 to 5~ of electricity an hour to operate - dry a full load for less than 25~. HYPERWAVE
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• Laboratory testing proves performance superiority: faster, more efficient than others, better food quality, color, and taste. • ONLY dehydrator that dries food dry enough to powder (for baby foods, etc.). • Used daily in small commercial businesses, universities, restaurants world-wide.
PLUS...Excalibur leads the industry in DEVELOPMENT & TESTING PROGRAMS For 36 years, we've constantly expanded our knowledge of the mechanics of dehydration including airflow, heating dynamics, materials, and much more. We keep our Test Kitchens busy, too, with an ongoing program 0 research & developmentfor example, our recent discoveries about Hyperwave Fluctuation Technology (see box).
to junk food.
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You'll dazzle your tastebuds with high-flavor foods (flavors intensify with drying)
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You'll dehydrate a full load of food for just 25( worth of electricity.
• 1a-times faster than others with our highefficiency PARALLEXX® Horizontal Airflow Drying System.
• High-tech drying utilizing Fluctuation (see box):
&
garden vegetable you grow.
V' You'll dry home crafts, flowers,
dough creations. II'
You'll make it pay for itself in no time.
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You'll savor luxuries on a shoestring: commercial sun-dried tomatoes @ $20/Ib. vs. pennies/lb. when you dry your own tomatoes.
V' You'll slash your food storage space -
no pantry, no freezer necessary. V' You'll have a stash of high-energy,
healthy foods ready to go hikinq, jogging, etc. V' You'll provide
high nourishment those with special dietary needs.
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baby
food for pennies; V' You'll try it yourself for 30 days and
get your Il)oney back if not satisfied.
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Tomatoes & the Excalibur are MADE for each other! Juicy, red, ripe TOMATOES are the main ingredient in 1,001 delicious dishes. Dry them whole, in slices, or in chunks and get ready to enjoy ...
Excalibur: the PERFECT tool for fruit growers & vegetable gardeners! Here comes the harvest: tons of plums or tomatoes all at once! What to do with Nature's wonderful (but soon-to-spoil) abundance? Dry it!
No such thing as "too many tomatoes!" Excalibur dehydration is the perfect companion to high-production gardening. You process fruits and veggies all through the season; you don't need big batches (but you CAN process big, big harvests); prep & cleanup are minimal; dried foods take little storage space and they keep indefinitely.
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V' Pasta Dishes V' Rice & Egg Dishes V' Gourmet
V' Seafood
V' Hot or Cold
Sandwiches V' Savory Appetizers V-8-Style Juices
How to d.ryyour own flavor-rich veggies ... Asparagus -
Dry spears whole or in 2" chunks.
Broccoli -
Break heads into small clusters, dry.
Carrots -
Slice into "medallions"
Corn -
Remove kernels from cob, dry immediately after picking.
or sticks.
Mushrooms - Dry whole or sliced. Small! medium 'shrooms taste best. Peppers -
Slice, chop, or grate for drying.
Hot Peppers - Leave in the seeds & membranes for HEAT. Onions -
Slice, cut into rings, or chop.
Peas -
Dry shelled young peas as-is.
Potatoes -
Cut crisp, new potatoes into slices or french fries.
Zucchini -
Immature 'zukes are best. Cut into slices.â&#x20AC;˘
GARDENERS LOVE EXCALIBURS: 1. Dried foods have intense FLAVOR. 2. Drying is SIMPLE. 3. Dried foods are MORE NUTRITIOUS than canned, frozen.
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4. Buying & drying food in-season" in bulk is INEXPENSIVE. 5. It's EASY to dry foods in the Excalibur. 6. Dried foods are USEFUL in 1,001 recipes. 7. STORAGE IS EASY in any jar or zip-lock bag. S. Dried foods are COMPACT and easy to store. 9. It's CONVENIENT to toss dried food in purse, briefcase, lunchbox.
10. LIGHT WEIGHT is important to people on the go. 11. Dehydrated foods are CLEAN, not sticky or crumbly. 12. Gardeners do MUCH MORE: raise bread, crisp crackers, culture yogurt, dry flowers, make craft projects with their Excaliburs!
The Excalibur is even more valuable for NON-GARDENERS! Don't waste a single "hand-grown" vegetable! Canning, freezing require big batches so veggies can get over-ripe while you're waiting for a full load. Excalibur dries big OR small loads.
Run all day, every day The Excalibur is built to professional standards, ready to run all day for months: perfect for harvest season.
No pantry? No problem. Canning jars take space, freezing requires a big freezer. Excalibur-dried foods take a mere fraction of the storage space. POWDER dried veggies to save more space: a peck of dried tomatoes fit in an B-oz. jar!
Don't have a garden? Use the Excalibur to capture home-grown freshness & flavor! Now you can have all the flavor, freshness, and nutrient-rich goodness of homegrown vegetables year 'round ...WITHOUT getting anywhere near a garden.
Stock up at harvest time. Pricey fruits and vegetables
are dirt-
cheap in season because they're perishable and must be sold when they're ready. Watch for low prices at supermarkets and farm stands - preserve someone else's hard work with your Excalibur!
It's always harvest time SOMEWHERE. We're a global community. Watch for sales on locally-grown fruits and vegetables, but don't miss sales on fruits and vegetables grown half-a-world away. Buy 'em and dry 'em when the price is low!
Do a gardening friend a favor. You'll be a hero when you accept a bushel or two of green beans from a gardening friend who's up to their .ears in produce. Dry and enjoy later.
Don't forget your fruits. Step right up and ask a fruit-growing neighbor for fruit. Chances are they'll be glad to see them put to good use instead of dropping to the ground.
. 's #1 America TABLE! FAVORITE VEGE
"A walk in the park" compared to canning! Here in Vermont, apples are plentiful and inexpensive in the fall. Although I 'put up' apple sauce,canning is labor-intensive. Dehydrating apples, by comparison, is sheer joy. We use dried apples for snacking, baking pies, and cooking. I dry home-grown herbs, . too. Dehydrated foods are easyto store in plastic bags and the whole processis a 'walk in the park' compared to canning. I love it!
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Here's what some of the Raw Food communities most recognized leaders have to say... Victoras Kulvinskas is a Co-Founder of the Hipocrates Health Institute with Ann Wigmore, and author of several books including "Survival into the 21st Century". He is recognized as being the "Father" of the Raw food Movement.
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Gabriel Cousins M.D. is the founder and director of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona. He is one the leading educators in the raw food community, and author of several books including Conscious Eating.
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have been using and marketing
We only use Excalibur Dehydrators at our Cafe at The Tree Of Life
Excalibur Dehydrators for over ten
Rejuvenation Center for all of our
years. I have tested other units on
Gourmet RAW Food preparations and
the market and found Excalibur
everyone loves the quality and relia-
to be superior
in service, perform-
bility,
ance, durability, price and quality. Excalibur is
and others who are searching for in their foods.
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Cherie Soria is the founder and director of the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute where she instructs and certifies raw food chefs throughout the world. Author of Angel Foods: Healthy Recipes for Heavenly Bodies.
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we highly recommend it as your
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Victoria Boutenko is one of the communities most inspiring educators and travels the country sharing her and her families life changing experiences with raw foods. She is the author of several books including Raw Family, and 12 Steps to Raw Food.
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Raw food now for 10 years: We have 5 Excalibur's of our own and use
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Excalibur. We use it exclusively at
foods. I used them for all my recipes,
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trainings
and Healthy
Lifestyle Celebrations.
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family staff for
integrity of my Excalibur dehydrators
always give outstanding
and know I will get the results I need! Thank you Excalibur for creating such a quality product!
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Excelibur's Resident Chef-
Chef Steph's Kid Friendly Recipes As a parent we've all struggled to get our kids to eat healthy foods. We want to incorporate
more
fruits and vegetables into our kids' diet without the artificial
all
dyes, preservatives and sugars, that's
why I've developed these kid friendly
recipes that
will help you and your family stay healthy. Get your kids to eat green vegetablesturn them into dinosaur chips! Easy Dried Fruit
Dinosaur Chips (Kale Chips)
&
Cranberry Granola
2 Bunches Fresh Kale
4 cups rolled oats
2 Yz tsp salt
1 1/2 cups wheat germ
2 T Olive Oil 2 Yz T Agave Nectar (You may also use Honey) 1 tsp Mexican Herb Blend or any dried herbs you enjoy! Wash and devein kale; tear into palm size pieces. In large bowl filled with water add salt & kale. With your hands firmly grip the kale to "bruise" or soften the kale; appx 30 seconds. Drain water & toss with remaining ingredients. Dehydrate on mesh Polyscreens @ 115 degrees for appx 6-8 hrs or until crispy.
1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup chopped almonds 1 cup dried cranberries 1 cup raisins or other dried fruit (We love pineapple, mango & coconut) 1 1/4 cups honey, or to taste 1 1/2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon In a large bowl, stir together the oats, wheat germ, walnuts, almonds, and dried cranberries & dried fruit. In a separate bowl, mix together the honey or agave, vanilla and cinnamon. Drizzle over the dry ingredients, and stir to coat evenly. Spread the mixture out in a thin layer on your Paraflexx? lined trays; dehydrate until dry but chewy appx. 8-10 hours Store in air tight container.
Other Healthy On- The-Go Snacks your Excalibur can help you create. • Crackers & chips • Fruit Leathers • Jerky • Healthy baby food • Trail Mix .; Seasoned nuts seeds • Veggie chips
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Yogurt Drops Any Type of pre-made yogurt will work however the thicker brands of commercial yogurt dry best. On your solid Paraflexx" sheets drop flavored yogurt in 2 Tablespoons dollops. In your Excalibur dry 8-14 hours at 115135° until chewy.
All these health Kid snack are as Easy and 1..2..3.. All you have to do is 1. Slice it 2. Put it on the tray .3. Dehydrate until dry ~.~
Store in air tight container Optional: sprinkle drops with chopped peanuts, carob or coconut before drying
Your Kids Will Jump for Joy for Healthy Snacks like Dried--
• Pineapple • Apples • Pears
Granola Bars 1 cup quick-cooking 1 cup large-flake
oats
oats
1/4 cup apple cider 1/4 cup vegetable
oil
1/4 cup whole flax seeds 1/4 cup sesame seeds 1/4 cup chopped almonds 1/2 cup chopped, dried fruit 1/2 cup maple syrup or agave nectar Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Spread onto a solid Paraflexx" lined tray. Score into desired bar size Dehydrate @ 115-135 degrees appx 8-10 hrs or until dry but chewy.
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Make the very most of wild game or London broil. Great for those who "hunt" in the supermarket aisles... If all your hunting is done in the supermarket aisles, the Excalibur makes excellent sense. Buy meats in bulk. Buy less-expensive cuts. Turn all kinds of meats into delicious, tender, highprotein jerky that stores indefinitely.
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SAVE money by making your own Jerky Some commercial "meat sticks" are made with byproducts including BEEFLIPS!Make your own jerky from 100% pure, wholesome, top-grade beef, pork, chicken, turkey, etc. Commercial jerky costs $6 for a 3-oz. pack - that's $32 per lb.! Buy prime-quality pot roast for $1.69 per lb. and enjoy all the jerky you can eat for far less money.
Jerky is a POCKETFUL OF PROTEIN! 1. CUT any meat into 3/16" thick strips.
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Fresh-made jerky is DELICIOUSand high in protein. Slice meat into 3/16" strips and place in a casserole dish. Cover with soy sauce.Try other marinades like Worcestershire, teriyaki, barbecue sauce, beer, or wine. Accent with lemon pepper, specialty salts, chopped onion or garlic, and Excalibur vegetable powders. Cover, refrigerate for 2 .: 4 hrs., dry at 155 for 4 - 6 hrs. 0
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Buffalo
IIWhy can't I just make jerky in my kitchen oven?" Ovens are for cooking, not drying. Here's why ...
2. SEASON with dry spices, soy sauce, any marinade. Refrigerate 2-4 hrs.
Jerky Marinade
The hunt's over - what are you going to do with all that wild game? Dehydrate all kinds of fish and game in your Excalibur. Our unique Parallexx® Drying System, adjustable thermostat, timer, and heavy-duty polycarbonate construction make it easy to achieve optimum flavor, texture, and drying speed.
• You'll spend far more money heating a big oven than you will running the Excalibur. • You'll waste time because your home oven has only 1 or 2 shelves to place jerky on. The Excalibur has up to 9 shelves. • Surprisingly, kitchen ranges don't heat all that evenly - you'll have to constantly flip and rotate your load of jerky. • Drips and spills are an incredible hassle to clean from a kitchen range. The Excalibur cleans with a damp sponge. . • You'll overheat the kitchen, wasting energy. • You'll irritate the cook and end up in the dog house.
No more jerky in the oven: A happy wife means a happy husband! "1 used to make Jerky in the oven, until my wife brought home an Excalibur. Amazing! Its easier, dries faster, makes better jerky, arid best of all, my wife is happier." -- Jeremy Gertsch, MT
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Chicken
Elk
Deer
Beef
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A
"must-heve"
for EVERY
active lifestyle!
Instant Energy at 1110the Cost! High-performance a "sugar high!"
WITHOUT
You may need an energy boost to achieve your personal best, but avoid sugar: it gives a quick boost followed by a quick crash. Pack Excalibur-dehydrated trail mix or do-it-yourself power bars for sweet energy without the sugar letdown.
• Energy bars cost about $1.89. Your Excalibur makes 'em for about 25«. • Trail mix costs about $1.89 for a 5-oz. bag. Dry your own for about 75«. • Commercially-dehydrated beef stew: 1-1/2 cup portion costs $7.50. Dry your own stew, pasta, chili, soups for about 50«.
~. Gourmet Camp Meals Dried foods provide you with delicious variety and a minimum of fuss ...and virtually no weight to carry. Dry and reconstitute hearty soups, pasta with sauce, meats, stews, omletes, herbal teas, fruit punch. Dry and pack in plastic bags.
WHO should use Excalibur "power-booster" foods? • • • • • • • • • • • •
Hikers Bikers Campers Boy Scouts Backpackers Field Sports Players Runners Walkers Power-Walkers Skiers Snow Boarders Skaters
• Rock-Climbers • Snowshoers • Sky Divers • Skin Divers ·.Swimmers • • • • • •
Divers Golfers Bowlers Surfers Skateboarders Bungie Jumpers
High-Energy TraHMix Dry and pack your own trail mix to keep spirits and energy levels high while dayhiking, biking, backpacking, or camping. Dry and mix fruits, nuts, crunchy granolas, and banana/peanut-butter "bites" for healthy energy.
"I do
a lot of backpacking"
I do a lot of backpacking with friends and it's so great to share fruits and vegetables I've dehydrated in my Excalibur . Everybody loves them! -- Karen Wiese, Sacramento, CA
NEW book for
Backpackers:
Backpack Gourmet see order For"! section for detaIls.
Make the "Golden Years high-activity, high-conv,enience years! ll
In generations gone by, life slowed down a lot when you reached a certain age. Today's seniors sure are different. We do more, travel more, have more interests, and are more excited about living our "Golden Years" to the max than any generation in history.
Fast snacks can be low-fat, healthy snacks. Seniors on the run know to avoid fast foods: they're fatty foods. But when you pack a few bags of homemade fruit rolls <:>rfattrimmed jerky in your pocket, your next pickme-up snack can be both fast and healthy.
Win the battle of the bulge without a fight. 100 more calories a day than you need can pack on 10 Ibs. of extra weight in a year, especially if you're less active than you used to be. Ditch all those chips, dips, cheese puffs, cakes and stock your shelves with dried fruit rolls, chunked fruits, even "crisped" vegetable chips. It'll do your waistline good (and your heart, cholesterol, blood pressure, and more)!
Spoil the grandkids WITHOUT the sugar! Grandparents will always sneak the grandkids special treats from the kitchen. But don't load them up with sugary cookies, cakes, and candies - treat the little darlings to healthy, super-tasty dried apple rings, zippy dried pineapple. Your indulgence might just lead them to healthy eating habits for life,
Goodbye, Metamucil!
Great gift for Mom
'n Dad
Adult children are always searching for the perfect gift to give "Golden Age" parents. How 'bout an Excalibur Dehydrator? It's an affordable, practical, high-quality gift that's thoughtful, too: dehydrating is easy, interesting, delicious, and healthy. "50
Handy for RV'rs."
We took our' Excalibur Dehydrator with us in our travel trailer all over the southern U.s. Dehydrated foods are lightweight and compact, taste good, and are so handy for RV'rs. My mother-in-law is 98 and lives alone. Every 2 or 3 months we send her a box of dehydrated food from our garden. If we didn't have the Excalibur, it would go to waste. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ -
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Viola U. 8aur; Shelbyville,
TX
Dehydrated foods are whole foods, fun of all the goodness Nature gave them. Sometimes getting enough natural FIBER is especially important - fiber keeps your body functioning the way it should. Having plenty of dried foods in easy reach is the best way we know to get the fiber you need without yukky-tasting supplements.
A Senior's goal: "1want to live a long time." We're concerned about " preservatives and pesticides in canned foods and fresh vegetables. We raise a lot of things in our own garden and dry them in my Excalibur. We don't use pesticides so we don't have to worry about it. I want to live a long time so I try to eat nutritious foods. It's easier if they're dried. - Carol Gilwater; North Highlands, CA
Home-dried foods are EVEN BETTER than those in the Health Food Store!
It's not always easy to eat right, but when you own an Excalibur Dehydrator, you'll have wholesome, healthy snacks and a pantry full of ready-to-use fruits and vegetables.
Dry your own super-healthy "living foods. II
"Living foods" are true health foods because they contain living enzymes. Excalibur's adjustable heat lets you maintain temperatures high enough to preserve foods but low enough to keep enzymes viable.
The right eating plan for EVERYbody. Special health need? Or just want to eat better? The Excalibur facilitates a healthy lifestyle. Along with trimming down and getting more exercise, eating vitamin-rich Excalibur-dried foods is a wonderful way to promote life-long health.
Healthy Baby Food The Excalibur makes your nutritious homecooked meals dry enough that you can powder them ina blender. Add water or milk for an instant, healthy (and inexpensive!) baby food.
She had to find the solution because: liMy son wasn't going to make it. II
My son was hospitalized with severe food ' allergies. There were only a few foods he could eat. He wasn't going to make it if we couldn't find many ways to use those few foods. I researched ways to dehydrate foods and make them into products like breads, cookies, and crackers. Ten years I~te~ my son is doing fine. I estimate that in those ten years r dehydrated 50,000 Ibs. of food in my Excalibur! - Karen M. Slimak, Washington, D.C Specialist in food allergies and nutrition
Noted author writes
Are dried foods SAFE FOR DIABETICS? YES. Dried fruits,-for example, contain no more sugar than the fruits they were made from - yet they TASTE sweeter because they're more concentrated. Consult your doctor for dietary recommendatlons.
IIDried foods contain more nutrients than canned foods. II While canned foods shine with vivid colors that are beautiful to look at, dried foods have the advantage of being quite tasty and convenient. They contain more nutrients than canned foods. Carol W Costenbader, Preserving the Harvest by permission
from Storey Publishing.
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Highest quality, best performance, greatest versatility. ..truly PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT!
Please DON'T BUYa common, STACKING dehydrator!
Their DESIGN I FLAWS cause I 8 serious I problems: i".
• HORIZONTAL AIRFLOW heats all trays quickly, evenly tray rotation.
no hotspots or
1. UNEVEN HEAT
• BACK-MOUNTED
2. TRAY ROTATION REQUIRED
• ADJUSTABLE HYPERWAVF THERMOSTAT dries everything:
with 50° difference top to bottom causes moisture to condense, promoting spoilage. every 2 hours.
3. BABYSITTING REQUIRED over/under
to avoid
drying.
4. 10 TIMES SLOWER
than Excalibur because rotating shelves lets heat escape.
5. WASTED SPACE
because of the "donut hole" in the middle. You can't dry big items!
6. HARD TO CLEAN
'cause liquids drip & cook onto the heating element.
7. POOR QUALITY
with third-world neering & manufacturing shortcuts.
engi- .
8. NO TIMER
available so foods over-dry while you're sleeping or at work.
ELECTRONICS
can't get dripped upon. M
delicate herbs to rugged jerky. Available only on the Excalibur Dehydrators
• HEAVY-DUTY FAN moves large volume of air for fast, easy, even drying.
• REMOVABLE TRAYS for quick checks without losing heat, adjustable headroom for BIG items.
• COOL, INDESTRUCTIBLE chassis and trays of space-age materials - same as used in jet plane windshields.
• FAST to eliminate
Why our innovative construdion is better than stainless steel for
home use. Excalibur leads the COMMERCIAL dehydrator market with our premier-quality, doublewalled stainless steel dehydrator. Stainless steel is appropriate for businesses but it's much too expensive for homeowners. To give you a homeowner-priced stainless dehydrator; we'd have to seriously downgrade components - going single-wall construction, for example, which has rough edges and is hot to the touch. You wouldn't be happy and neither would we. Our High Grade innovative plastic gives homeowners the performance and price you need. Also, it's a Green Product.
to
discoloration, spoilage, flavor loss common with slow machines.
• 24-HOUR capability for high production.
• EASY CLEANING with seamless construction, dishwasher-safe shelves.
• TREMENDOUS VERSATILITY dries fruits, meats, crafts ...anything!
• EASY ACCESS with easy, lift-off door. • HANDSOME
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"appliance-white"
"camera-black" or fits any decor .
She works in a nutrition house. "Round dehydrators are a no-no. " I've tried making fruit leathers in round dehydrators - that's a no-no. Excalibur is #1, much more convenient. I've owned two! - Evelyn Rosso, North Platte, NB
"Couldn't raise bread in dehydrator. "
a round
I liked Excalibur so much I sold my round one. I remove trays and raise bread dough - couldn't do that in a round machine. -
Deborah J. Brown, Winston,
MT
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SMALL
MEDIUM
4- Tray STARTER Model
5- Tray SMALL GARDEN Model
4 square feet of drying space is a great way to try dehydrating. Our economy model that performs larger models but has no frills.
like our
8 square feet of drying space is perfect for families with small gardens and a few fruit trees.
Comes with a 4" fan, 220 watts and an adjustable thermostat.
Great for small families, small gardens or specialty gardens.
Available 16-1/4"D.
Contains 5 LARGE trays with 8 square feet of tray area. Perfect for families with small gardens and a few fruit trees.
in Black only. 6-1/2"H x 13"W x
Built-in on/off switch. 5" fan, 440 watts. Adjustable thermostat. Available in case color Black or Appliance White. All units come with a Black door and black trays. 8-1/2"H x 17"W x 19"D.
Options Boost VersaJility, and Convenience! • Excalibur ParaFlexx® Premium Sheets
DOUBLE the use of
your Excalibur!
Don't limit yourself to drying whole or sliced fruits and vegetables. Add ParaFlexx® Sheets and you're ready to turn liquids and purees into fruit rolls, yogurt leathers, dried sauces, and much more. Plus use them as non-stick baking sheets as well.
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NOTE: DON'T BE FOOLED BY CHEAP IMITATIONS! Genuine Excalibur Premium sheets bear our trademark. Our sheets have 25% more non-stick coating than imitators, making them superior in quality and durability. Temperature rated up to 5000 for baking application.
LARGE 9- Tray LARGE GARDEN Model
The ONLY dehydrator with PARALLEX HORIZONTAL AIRFLOW! - FAST, EVEN dehydration M
We developed and patented this system for our huge commercial machines and built it into evetv Excalibur dehydrator.
15 square feet of drying space makes this the biggest and best there is! Ideal size for large families, large gardens, craftspeople, and sportsmen. 9 LARGE trays: 15 square feet of tray area makes this the biggest and best there is! Built-in on/off switch 7" fan, 600 watts, & Adjustable thermostat Available in case color Black or Appliance White. All units come with a black door and black trays. 12-1/2"H x 17"W x 19"D.
â&#x20AC;˘ 26-HOUR ADJUSTABLE TIMER lets you sleep or leave home in peace.
â&#x20AC;˘ FLEXIBLE POLYSCREEN TRAY INSERTS prevent foods from sticking to trays.
Fan, heating element, thermostat are in the back. Cool air is drawn in, heated, distributed evenly over each tray. This exclusive design helps the food to dry faster, retain more nutrients, look and taste better, without babysitting or tray rotation.
3D-Day Trial Offer 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! See for yourself how marvelous the Excalibur Food Dehydrator really is! Try one in your home for 30 days. If . you're not completely satisfied, return it to us in like-new condition and we'll refund the full purchase price of your dehydrator less shipping fees. Dehydrators returned in conjunction with a free shipping offer are subject to a 15% restocking fee.
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Q: What makes Excalibur the bestselling dehydrator in the world? A: There are 4 major reasons we outsell every other dehydrator: its physical design, its engineering quality, its broad versatility, and its reliable performance.
Q: What foods can I dry in the Excalibur? A: Anything you see dried on the grocery shelf. Virtually all fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, herbs, and some dairy products.
Q: Can I dry anything besides foods? A: Yes. Many customers dry craft projects, decorations, pet treats, and more. We have several dentists who dry plaster molds!
Q: Who uses Excalibur Dehydrators? A: Many gardeners use Excaliburs as do non-gardeners and families with special dietary needs; hunters and fishermen; gourmets; people interested in health and fit ness;craftspeople; and seniors.
Q: I have a small vegetable garden. Do I need an Excalibur? A: A good gardener can make even
a tiny garden produce far more vegetables than he or she can eat fresh. If your homegrown veggies are going bad, or if you're giving surplus away, you are a prime candidate for an Excalibur,
Q: How much can I save by drying foods myself? A: You can save up to 90% of the cost of buying pre-dried foods by drying foods yourself!
Q: Does the Excalibur really use just 5¢ of electricity an hour? A:
The average cost is 5« to 7« an hour. You can dry a full load of fruits and vegetables for lessthan 25«.
Q: Is drying in the Excalibur less expensive than canning or freezing? A: Canning and freezing require big start-up costs (kettles, jars, freezers}AND repeat costs Gars, lids, boxes). The Excalibur is all you'll ever need for a lifetime of dehydrating .
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Q: Is drying better than canning or freezing? A: Yes. Canned and frozen foods take a lot
of space to store; they're good for only a year; they can go bad - and that's dangerous. Excalibur-dried foods store in tiny spaces; they last indef •• - •••••••••.. nitely; tuck in a •• pocket; and won't spoil
Q:Are ROUND dehydrators as good as the square Excalibur? A: No. They're cheaply made in third-world countries. The quality is poor and performance is poor: heat varies from top-to-bottom so you have to babysit and rotate trays frequently. Drying takes 10 times longer than in the Excalibur. Space is. limited because of the "donut hole" in the middle ...and those are just the beginning of the problems. See p. 12 for the whole story.
Q: Well then, what makes Excalibur uniquely different and better? A: The square Excalibur is the only homeowner dehydrator that has the patented Parallexx® Horizontal Airflow Drying System which we invented for our large, $15,000 commercial machines. This system gives you 6 ESSENTIALfeatures for best performance. See p. 13 for details;
Q:Why would I want to run the Excalibur 24-hours a day? A: When the harvest is in, you'll be glad
you can safely run it all day while you're at work and all night while you're asleep. The Excalibur is designed to run all day, everyday thanks to our exclusive Triple. Safety CircuitryTM - your dehydrator has three heat sensors that will shut down the machine in case of a electrical failure. This lets you dry big volume with maxi- ~ mum flavor and nutrition ... AND perfect peace of mind.
Q:ls the Adjustable important?
Thermostat
A: It's very important.
Different foods dry best at different temperatures: Herbs need 95°; yogurt needs 115°; veggies need 125°; jerky needs 155°. ONLY Excalibur's thermostat has our exclusive Hyperwave" fluctuation feature that gives you best flavor, fastest drying, highest nutrition, and overall versatility.
Q: Should I get an Excalibur with
a timer?
A: For the few extra dollars it costs, we highly recommend you get a model that's equipped with a timer. You'll be able to sleep or leave the house while your machine is running, knowing it'll shut itself off.
Q: Why is the Excalibur so affordable? A: You buy direct from our Sacramento factory with no middlemen or markup. That means you get an excellent price including special SALES like the one currently in effect.
Q: How long have you been in business?? A: Excalibur has been going strong for 37 years and we have hundreds of thousands of customers allover the world. My father started Excalibur in 1973 and in 2005 my husband and I purchased the business when he retired. We are committed to upholding the long standing traditions and quality of Excalibur food dehydrators.
Q: Can I buy the Excalibur at Sears, .Wal-Mart
or other national stores?
A: We don't sell through
chain stores. You buy your Excalibur directly from us - the Verkade family of Sacramento, CA.
Our 1 Zone stainless steel commercial Excalibur Dehydrator sells for $6000 it has the same Parallexx® system as our homeowner models!
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Q:/s the Adjustable Thermostat important? A: It's very important. Different foods
Q: Why is the Excalibur so affordable? A: You buy direct from our Sacramento
dry best at different temperatures: Herbs need 95°; yogurt needs 115°; veggies need 125°; jerky needs 155°. ONLY Excalibur's thermostat has our exclusive Hyperwave" fluctuation feature that gives you best flavor, fastest drying, highest nutrition, and overall versatility.
Q: Should / get an Excalibur with a timer? A: For the few extra dollars it costs,
we highly recommend you get a model that's equipped with a timer. You'll be able to sleep or leave the house while your machine is running, knowing it'll shut itself off.
factory with no middlemen or markup. That means you get an excellent price including special SALES like the one currently in effect.
Q: How long have you been in business?? A: Excalibur has been going strong
for 37 years and we have hundreds of thousands of customers allover the world. My father started Excalibur in 1973 and in 2005 my husband and I purchased the business when he retired. We are committed to upholding the long standing traditions and quality of Excalibur food dehydrators.
Q: Can / buy the Excalibur at Sears, -Wal-Mart or,other national stores? A: We don't sell through chain stores. You buy your Excalibur directly from us Verkade family of Sacramento, CA.
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• Our 1 Zone stainless steel commercial Excalibur Dehydrator sells for $6000 it has the same Parallexx® system as our homeowner models!
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Owners' actual/etters and comments tell their stories best. .. liAs a working mother. ..
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As a working mother, I make apple rings, yogurt rolls, or fruit rolls for my kids. The Excalibur makes wonderful, healthy snacks that taste better than anything you've ever' gotten from the store. A lot of things from the store have preservatives but when I make them myself, I know what I'm adding. I think healthy snacks and a healthy diet helps kids do well. -- Bonnie Thompson, Rancho Cordova, CA
Success her first time out. "/ did my homework. "
Nutrition & Food Science Department
I got my 9-tray Excalibur Dehydrator with timer last week. I went to the farmer's market and loaded up on organic heirloom tomatoes, local peaches, apples, and more. I used a citric acid bath and your recipe for a honey dip for pineapple, peppers, and bananas. In 2 days, I easily dried 20 cubic feet of produce, made fruit leathers, and more. Everything turned out perfectly.
Head says...
I did my homework before buying. I'm glad I spent a little more because I definitely feel I have lasting value for my dollar. The machine and bonus gifts you sent were as advertised. Thanks for a satisfying "drying experience." -
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Wendy
liberko,
CA
"We recommend Excalibur. "
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With the right equipment, it's easy to dry a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and meats at home. Dehydrators should have adjustable thermostats so you can regulate temperature. They should have fans to move the hot air. They should have good materials and workmanship. We recommend the Excalibur because it has all these features. If you want to dry a wide variety of foods successfully, the Excalibur is a good choice. - Dr. George York Head of Nutrition & Food Science University of California, Davis CA
care school ..."
I love my Excalibur and recommend it to all my friends. I have a day care school and make all the children's treats with my Excalibur. Dried Yogurt Taffy is always a hit and so easy to make the children can do it. - Julie Klaus, Marion, OH
"/ have diabetes. " I have diabetes. I can't go out and eat candy bars but I still like a treat now and then. Dehydrated fruits like apples, bananas, and pineapples are very sweet yet they're all natural sugars and I can eat them. They're healthy, they taste very rich and are a wonderful treat. - John Reynolds, Davis!CA
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"The Excalibur Cleans Easily." No way to clean her old dehydrator.
We got out our old dehydrator to dry some meat and I thought it smelled funny. We pried off the bottom and found mold and other things that were impossible to clean unless we ruined the whole machine by prying it apart. That's when we started looking for another dehydrator. The Excalibur cleans easily. The removable trays are dishwasher safe and drips wipe off the dehydrator's bottom. Because the heating element and fan are at the back, no drips fall on them. I would highly recommend the Excalibur Dehydrator over any of the heat-and-fan-onthe-bottom models. We think our Excalibur will last a lifetime and never need replacing due to this one design factor. -
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Barbara, WI
She's tried several and knows ...
"Just six bucks and my Excalibur. "
"Professional quality superior to any other dehydrator."
Store-bought beef jerky is expensive! A little pack at the store is three dollars. But for six bucks, I can get enough London broil to make enough jerky in' my Excalibur to last quite awhile. It's great for parties. I made a lot for Superbowl Sunday starting at 8 a.m. and I finished by noon. I save on trips, too: I make jerky and we eat that in the car instead of stopping at McDonald's. - Mike Rumph, Eldorado Hills, CA
I have dried flowers, herbs, grapes, sliced tomatoes, plums, strawberries, pears, and even persimmons in my Excalibur. Drying concentrates the flavor and sweetness of all fruits. I have found no problem storing dried foods because, with my children, there is never any left to store! My son did a demonstration speech at school on the making of "turkey jerky" complete with samples. I don't need to tell you the grade he got. The Excalibur is professional quality and much superior to any other dehydrator. I've tried many over the years! -
Karen P. Lease, Calistoga, CA
IIWe Live on a Perm" - She has beef aplenty As I write this, I'm eating beef jerky we made in our Excalibur 2900. We live on a farm and raise beef and hunt deer, so we have no shortage of meat for jerky. The Excalibur helps free up room in our freezer: I can fit 9 Ibs. of round roast cut into strips in it at a time; more, if I wanted thicker, chewier jerky.
Perfect jerky It takes about 6 hours to dry a full load of jerky and it comes out perfectly! The Excalibur's special advantage is that it thoroughly circulates heated air throughout the chamber with a fan, continuously removing moisture it draws from the food. Once I start the machine, I don't have to open it - no flipping food or rotating trays. Every piece is done at the same time and evenly dried throughout.
Fruit & mushrooms, too. We have more fruit growing in our orchard than we can eat (canned) in a year. Drying gives us more options. I can't wait until fruit season because we have 2 small children who need lots of healthy snacks. We also gather morel mushrooms and this will make drying them a breeze. Cleanup is a snap. The tray liners keep the trays clean so all you have to wash are the liners - and trays occasionally. They're an easy size to handle in the sink. The Excalibur is advertised as the "Cadillac of Food Dehydrators" and they are as good as their word. It is attractive, it's about 18" !>'quare, 13" tall, is well made, and smooth in operation. -
Roxanne Saxton, MI
He makes jerky for a living and reports, "My 3 Excaliburs are the greatest thing ever!" Your deyhdrators rock! I'm Ray from Metropolis Beef Jerky Co. in Chicago. I just wanted to let you know that my new Exacliburs are the greatest thing ever. I've been making jerky for myself for the past 7 years and I've been in business 2 years. I was using 5 American Harvest dehydrators but could produce a total of only 3-112 Ibs. of finished jerky (0.7 Ibs. of jerky per machine) in 5 hours with another 2 or 3 hours cleaning trays. My 3 Excaliburs make 8 Ibs. of finished jerky (2.7 Ibs. per machine) in 5 hours with just 15 minutes cleanup. I'll be ordering more Excaliburs to expand my production capabilities. Metropolis
Ray Ramsey,
Beef Jerky Co., Chicago
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Did you know that Excalibur has a line of NSF Approved Commercial Dehydrators? What is NSF and Why, is it Important The NSF Mark is your assurance that the product has been tested by one of the most respected independent certification companies in existence today, NSF International.
NSF International is The Public Health and Safety CompanytÂť, providing public health and safety risk management solutions to companies, governments and consumers around the world. Most importantly, NSF Certification is not a one-time activity. NSF does not just.test a single model of a product and gives its okay. Their certification program requires regular on-site inspections of our manufacturing facilities. In addition, our commercial dehydrators are periodically re-tested against the requirements of the most current national health and safety standards.
Why do You need an NSF Approved Appliance for Your Business? The NSF Certification mark insures that your new commercial appliance has been inspected by a recognized organization, as you potentially may be inspected by your local or state health department. Many inspectors look for the NSF Mark on your equipment. With equipment such as our dehydrators that have passed through strict require. ments and inspection, you have" one less element to worry about.
I want to thank ~. Excalibur for designing such a wonderful unit. I have a large organic farm in California and needed a way to expand profits past the harvest season. I purchased Excalibur's 1 zone commercial dehydrator at a recommendation of a friend. Now I can sell dehydrated fruits and vegetable at my farm when these crops are not in season. This tool has really helped to increase my business.Thanks Excalibur -- April Tarson â&#x20AC;˘
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All Excalibur Commercial Dehydrators are NSF Certified.
Excalibur NSF Commercial Dehydrators: The only option for your business Why Excalibur is the Choice of Leading Industry Professionals Design Superiority
Ease of Cleaning
For over 36 years, Excalibur has been leaders in the field of dehydration technology, all this accumulative knowledge has gone into the development our commercialline of NSF dryers. Our innovative multiple motor design creates precision airflow and increased thermal control. Our high quality brushed stainless steel units have special features such as:
We do a lot of cleaning in our state of the art test kitchen so we know how important it is to have commercial appliances that are easy to clean. Our commercial units have these easy to clean features:
• Front Door Dampeners- to increase humidity ( 2 Zone) • Removable Front Doors - for easy cleaning- (All Models) • State of the Art Custom Computer Process Controls- Ethernet controls also available
• Removable doors • Smooth radius walls for easy wipe down- no sharp edges • Large NSF style wheels make it easy to move unit to clean under and behind- available on the 2 zone unit • Back door opens fully to allow thorough cleaning of food zone
• Redundancy features - to minimize down time • Removable rack weldments
Broad Versatility With Our 2 Zone Production Model you have the ability to stager batches or dry different products separately from each other. This innovative Dual Zone design gives you the ability to use different temperatures in each zone and increase the versatility of the unit.
Efficiency Our 2 Zone Production Model is designed with efficiency in mind. It comes with standard commercial size drying racks which make it easy to pre- . stage and unload product using readily available restaurant carts. In fact our design is so efficient it dries twice the product as other commercial models while only using about Yz the electricity.
Affordability The Excalibur NSF 2Zone production unit has the most drying area per dollar than any other model available
Warranty . Our commercial units are so well designed we back them with a 3 year limited warranty. A feature that is unheard of in a commercial appliance.
Repair& Maintenance Service It's very rare that an Excalibur Dehydrator needs servicing. However, our innovative modular design, low cost of parts, and fast shipping makes repairs easy. If a service situation arises, we have assembled a Downtime Awareness Response Team (DART) who are available to dispatch to your location to fix any problems that arise or to help you set up a maintenance plan to ensure that your commercial units continue to run at peek performance.
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What leading professional have to say about Excalibur's NSF .Commercial Dehydrators lIyou Can't Keep a Great Technology Like This Secret For Lonq" As management of a grocery chain it is very hard to be innovative. We are rewarded by a bonus structure in our company that promotes proactive problem solving. I had been in the fruit ahd vegetable department for eight years before I haa the thought of "Waste Not, Want Not". I contacted Excalibur to look into Drying wasted fruit and vegetables. We were wasting hundreds of pounds of produce. Excalibur sent me a "Preserve it Naturally" book and what I had to do from there was clear. The solution was indeed drying. It has been about a year now that we have been selling dried fruits that would have gone to waste as well as soup packs for backpackers. We started with an Excalibur One Zone NSFmodel and within two weeks the guys in the meat department were-using our machine to dry meat that was going to waste. They now have their own Excalibur Two Zone NSF machine and they have multiple flavors of beef jerky they sell on a daily basis. I guess you can't keep a great technology like this secret for long. Thanks Excalibur for the awakening thought and the design help with our work space. -- Tim Parsons, Orange California
"Ihe Most Innovative Drying ll
Machine on the Market
Hello to all from West Texas! I started making jerky about 4 years ago in my kitchen.just for family and friends, I was told by everyone it was "the best they had ever tasted" andl needed to sell this stuff. Well, one day I ventured out and started cooking full time with just myself as the butcher and the cook in a small 3 room converted butcher shop. The demands were so overwhelming for my jerky, that we are, now, in our own kitchens and cutting rooms, making our own home style jerky, and it may just be the "Best in the West". We use only choice lean beef, cut and trimmed by hand, marinated under a vacuum with our own mix of spices, then dehydrated to perfection. When we first started we used the Excalibur One Zone units and now have expanded to the point that we are using 10 of the Dual Zone units under the supervision of the FDA. We have been an-end user working closely with the R & D'Team at Excalibur to design what I feel to be the most innovative drying machine on the market, don't believe me-- taste the product these machines make for yourself"
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-- Billy Stewart, Owner, BS Brand Beef Jerky, Midland, Texas, www.bsjerkey.com
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Commercial Units to Fit Any Operation 1 Zone NSF Test Kitchen Unit
2 Zone NSF Production Unit
• 50 Square Feet Drying Capacity
• 136 Square Feet Drying Capacity
• 12 -- 100% Stainless Steel Drying Racks Included
• 42 --100% Stainless Steel Drying Racks
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• Computerized Digital Readout with 99-hour Timer and 80 - 2000 F Temperature Control with Automatic Shut Off. • The Entire Cabinet, inside and out, Constructed of Stainless Steel
• 70" H x 30" D x 30" W • 2 Computerized Digital Readouts with 99-hour Timer and 80-2000 F Temperature Control ~ith Automatic Shut Off. • Dual Zones w/Separate Temperature Controls
• $6,000.00
• The Entire Cabinet, inside and out, Constructed of Stainless Steel
• 3 Year Warranty
• Priced from $12,936.00
• NSF Approved.
• 3 Year Warranty • NSF Approved
II/ am pleased to say that after using the Excalibur Dual Zone Commercial Dehydrator the ability of the equipment to perform as they say it does is right on terqet"
Not sure what size equipment is right for your operation? . We provide individualized consultation to help you determine the correct size, number of units, and proper facility layout to maximize efficiency and profit margins.
See Tom Frazier's full story on page 30 in our Featured Customer Section.
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Tom Frazier; Vivalicious
Foods is a Living-Foods Chef, food producer, and Holistic Health Coach with more than 15 years experience feeding others of all cultures with tasty, healthy and nutritious foods. He prepares food for individuals, cafes, restaurants, and major events with thousands of attendees. He works with many other raw and vegan chefs in professional venues including educational conferences and conventions. Tom mentors living-food chefs in a wide variety of settings including inner city and poorly developed rural settings here and abroad helping them to bring tasty nutritious foods to their areas.
A healthy body, community, and planet.
Selecting the right equipment to grow a IIhealthyll company.
Tom's health and diet studies evolved to include the environmental concerns related to how we acquire our foods, prepare those foods and benefit from those foods while having a positive impact on our planet. Keeping these ideas in mind and as the requests for his foods come in over the years, he continues to develop and prepare more and more conscious snacks in larger and larger volumes from sweet to savory, to satisfy others of all cultures from kids to grandparents.
~ As the demand for more and more of my snacks happened, I found myself moving to Excalibur's 9 drawer units. When one of those dehydrators required a repair part I was happy with the response of the Excalibur company to help get that dehydrator working properly again. It was at this time I learned that Excalibur was introducing their first dual zone commercial unit.
Tom believes in active community involvement. He has been involved with a variety of organizations. In addition to his own private foundation he is associated with The World Orchard Project (www.worldorchardproject.org) and Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S) in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a founding member of The South Bay Living Foods Community in Silicon Valley, California, volunteers with the chefs at the North American Vegetarian Society conference, and is a member of the Chesterland, Ohio rotary Club. VivaliciousFoods developed from an unmet need for healthy, living food snacks in the market for those trying to reclaim their health. As family members of Tom's clients tasted the snacks, they requested that he prepare specific snacks for them as well. The requests for the snacks next came from fitness and healing centers, yoga studios, medical doctors and food markets
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I am pleased to say that after using the Excalibur Dual Zone Commercial Dehydrator the ability of the equipment to perform as they say it does is right on target. This equipment gives VivaliciousFoods many advantages in the variety of production variables we need to consider when preparing different snacks. We can do an individual batch using just one of the zones or do a large batch and load up as many zones as required to satisfy our production needs. We know that as our demand increases we will be able to bring on additional Excalibur Dual Zone machines and also the complimentary equipment from them which' is necessary for an efficient production line. There are many important considerations when preparing healthy foods and equal considerations when advancing a 'healthy' company. Selecting the proper equipment is important yet a crucial element to the growth of a company and the bottom line is who stands behind the equipment and who is advising you on your operations. Excalibur has helped us to build and expand in an efficient and timely fashion. They can do the same for you. tom@vivaliciousFoods.com
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Lock In Your Saving with Our Layaway Plan Yes, we are the first to admit that there are less expensive dehydrators on the market. We also firmly believe that our Excalibur dehydrators will pay for themselves while providing design functionality, safety, speed, and convenience that far exceeds the typical round dehydrator found at your local discount store. We believe this so strongly that we offer an interest free layaway plan. All you have to do is send in the order form located in the center of this catalog
with a payment of 20% of the total order amount. This will lock in your savings. We will send you a statement and all you have to do is make installment payments, until the remaining balance of your order is paid. Make as many or as few installment payments, as you like. However, we do request a minimum of $20.00 per installment. When you make your final payment. we will ship your order. Please allow additional time, if the final payment is made by personal check.
3D-Day Home Trial: 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed See for yourself how marvelous the EXCALIBUR Food Dehydrator really is! Try one in your home for 30 Days. If you're not completely satisfied, return it to us in like new condition and we will refund* the full purchase price of your dehydrator. From time to
time we offer free shipping specials. Dehydrators returned in conjunction with a free shipping offer are subject to a 15% restocking charge. Dehydrators not returned in like new condition or dirty are also subject to a $25.00 cleaning fee.
5 Year Limited Warranty- Home Units Excalibur Dehydrators are built to a such a high standard they come with a 5 year limited warranty. Since we manufacture the Excalibur here in the U.s.A., we have replacement parts on hand, if a component of your dehydrator is accidentally damaged or needs warranty repair. Our 5 year limited warranty covers all plastic and electrical components for one year free of charge. For the balance of five years new or rebuilt replacements for factory defective electrical parts will be supplied at no charge. Shipping of the electrical parts are the responsibility of the customer. We recommend that you properly register your purchase by completing the warranty registration online or mailing to Excalibur, the product warranty registration sheet delivered with the product.
Factory-Direct Exclusive: 10 Year Extended Warranty- Home Units This warranty is available on Food Dehydrators purchased directly from EXCALIBUR.We warranty your EXCALIBUR Food Dehydrator to be free of defects in workmanship or materials for ten years. This warranty covers all plastic and electrical components for one year free of charge. For the balance of 10 years new or rebuilt replacements for factory defective electrical parts will be supplied at no charge, all you have to do is pay the shipping to get the parts to you. You can have peace of mind knowing your investment will be taken care of if the need arises.
Return Policy All returns must have a Return Material Authorization number (RMA#) clearly marked on the outside of the box. Sorry but we can not accept any returns without an RMA# so please make sure that you give us a call to request one. You can return items purchase from us according to the following policy: Dehydrators - All Excalibur Dehydrators come with 30-Day Home Trial guarantee. If you would like to return your dehydrator simply call to request a Return Material Authorization number (RMA#). All you need to do is write that RMA# on the outside of the box and send it back to us. When we receive the dehydrator, we wnl process the return and refund the appropriate amount according to your order.
Replacement Parts - Unfortunatelyreplacement parts are not returnable. Please make sure that you order the correct part as we can not take them back. If you need help choosing the correct part our Technical Support Department will be happy to help determine what you need.
Accessories & Books - Accessories are only returnable if they are un-used, un-opened and in it's original box. All accessories that meet these requirements must have a RMA number assigned to the return and are subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.
Shipping Charges - All shipping charges are non-refundable and shipping charges for returning items back to Excalibur are the responsibility of the customer.
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