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    Good score.

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    yea mate iv tryed that before with back steak, fricken delicious, ill give it a go with that recipie when i next get a deer, those spices look like theyl make a gem of a addition

    the better the cut the less chewy it was, its perfect snacking food to keep you away from macdonalds when travelling

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    yea basically iv worked out that they are a hair dryer and a box

    be easy as pie to jimmie one up if you wanted to test if you like drying meat/fruit without the outlay
    just set on the lowest setting for both fan and heat

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    Guy we hunt with has been doing it for yrs
    He finally gave up last trip after waiting forever for it to rehydrate and tasting like arse.
    Seems to have been a theme for the last 10 yrs lol

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    Cheers for the thread Bill, my partner has one, uses it for fruit, might have to hijack it, i love jerky/biltong.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    Guy we hunt with has been doing it for yrs
    He finally gave up last trip after waiting forever for it to rehydrate and tasting like arse.
    Seems to have been a theme for the last 10 yrs lol
    haha, ah well, I hope I have better luck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouser View Post
    Cheers for the thread Bill, my partner has one, uses it for fruit, might have to hijack it, i love jerky/biltong.....
    let us know how you get on mate, Im keen to learn and share what works and well, what doesn't

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    I dehydrated 5 kg of honey dipped apricots in my Sunbeam dehydrator , my power bill that month was $35 more than average , so don't forget the cost of power.
    You can make non smoked jerky in them
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    Quote Originally Posted by Druid View Post
    I dehydrated 5 kg of honey dipped apricots in my Sunbeam dehydrator , my power bill that month was $35 more than average ............
    Really? Our charge for using 1 kwh of electricity ( 1 kwh is 1000 watts) is $0.2426 so for a $35 charge using your dehydrator, it would need to have used 144,000 watts of electricity.

    $35 divided by $0.2426 = 144+ kwh or to be precise 144,2704 watts......


    My Sunbeam dehydrator power usage is rated between 340 watts to 370 watts but assuming it was running on full at 370 watts usage per hour , then you would have had to run it continuously for for 3899+ hours

    144,2704 watts used (remember kwh stands for 1000 hrs) divided by 370 watts used per hour = 3,899.2 hours running time, or to put it another way non stop for 23+ weeks.

    It appears you have a problem if my calculations are correct. Your kwh charge may be higher but it shouldn't make that much difference to the end result.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper View Post
    It appears you have a problem if my calculations are correct. .
    And they arnt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    And they arnt
    I have an uneasy feeling in my colon,that you are correct, but I can't put my finger on it...............

    Where have I gone wrong?
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    You have too many watts

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    You have too many watts

    Watt?

    I have looked at another way. 370 watts for 24 hrs = 8,800 or $0.2426 x 8.8 which = $2.134.88 per 24 hr period.
    Hence, $35 divided by $2.134.88 =16 days.
    That sounds better than my 23 weeks.....................or am I still up the booey as even 16 days seems an excessive drying time for the sunbeam with it's multiple trays.
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    Your units are a bit up the wop but you have come up with the right number this time. Of course being thermostatically controlled it probably only has the heat on half the time.
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    All ill say is Gazza home made dehy chilli con, looked like dirt, took about 2 hrs to cook and only got half eaten.
    He's been doing it for years and finally given up
    It has it place, meat, fruit etc but full meals?? Not for me pls

 

 

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