Magic Mill Pro Food Dehydrator Machine | 10 Stainless Steel Trays | Dryer for Jerky, Dog Treats, Herb, Meat, Beef, Fruit | Keep Warm Function, Digital Timer and Temperature Control, ETL Approved

Magic Mill MFD-7070 Dehydrator (7Tray) 1/6/23 REVIEW ***UPDATED NOV 20,2024It's still working perfectly, the same as reported about a year ago. I've used it hundreds of times with anything and everything you can imagine, including using it to dry 3D filament for my 3D printer. All foods you can think of and some you can't. It works quickly and efficiently. I'd buy it again!Magic Mill MFD-7070 Dehydrator (7Tray) 1/6/23 REVIEWI'm a recently retired Electronics Test Engineer with over 50 years experience in the field. My digital dual Channel thermometer and thermocouples have been recently calibrated to 212F/100C. I have NOT been compensated in any way or had any contact with the manufacturer or sellers. This is an objective review of the MFD-7070 dehydrator.I looked at scores of dehydrators and selected this over the others because of it's features and reading of it's potential shortcomings in the reviews. (The fuse issue that I'll explain later).I tested the temperature swings and stability from min to max and regulation is very good.I set the dehydrator to 30 min/167F. It took 11 minutes to get up to temperature. I had 2 sensors in the dehydrator for test purpose an upper and lower. The tested temperature of HI/LO was 156.7F-178.5F cycling up and down making the AVERAGE temperature 167.5F, spot on! Wow. The AC current was as expected, it was 5.1Amps/121.2VAC and 609 watts, very consistent.About the reported thermal fuse complaints: In a few of the reviews, it is reported that an internal THERMAL fuse trips unexpectedly. Thermal fuses are designed to prevent overheating. If it trips you can go to the Magic Mill web site and order the THERMAL fuse. It's not hard to replace. They have an instruction video on how to replace it.The bottom line: It came well packed in double cartons and was well supported. It runs quiet and the controls are easy to use. The temperature control is in 9 steps not single degrees and the time is in 30 minute increments. It's appears to be a nice inexpensive dehydrator with great features that seems to work well. They recommend that you unplug it when not in use. One oddity is when you plug it into the AC outlet it shows all 8's on the display until you push any button then it displays correctly. It's like you took a power hit (like you see sometimes on your microwave display). I'd buy it again knowing the potential thermal fuse issue. Pictures show the test with strawberries and Bananas and temperature/wattage/amps/AC voltage

Good machine, especially for gardener. Problem is all the fruit from persimmon and other trees ripen at same time. Drying them is good, but outdoor in the sun just not possible.I dried apples, persimmons and some other fruit and easy and efficient. The instructions were simple in using the machine on settings to use, etc.Not very noisy, just like having an air filter running. The trays are very easy to clean, especially using high sugar content fruit. Not messy at all. The air flow is even from top tray to the bottom and front to back. All the fruit dries as same tempo, not a lot of rotation needed like some of those plastic round dryers.Example on the persimmons was just slice a 3/8 to 1/2 thick, dry and then packed them like a tube and into the freezer. Been using the fruit in bread or just snack.

So far I’ve made jerky 3 times and not having to rotate the trays makes this dehydrator worth it.Dehydrated basil, parsley, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms. Perfect size for the 2 of us. Super quiet and very efficient. Love this thing!

I have had this dehydrator for 2 months now and have run at least 2 dozen cycles. I had a round stackable dehydrator that served me well, but I now do more than it can handle. The round shape is not really conducive for dehydrating as it wastes a lot of space and for fruit leathers make them an odd shape for storage. The rectangular shape on this dehydrator is able to fit a lot more stuff. I have made apple chips, dried sweet potatoes and beets, fruit leathers, and beef jerky. It has all come out great. Had to do some trial and error on the temperature and times due to the larger batches, but I have now used it for a couple months and have dialed in the times and temperatures for most of the normal stuff I dehydrate.I love the timer function. My last dehydrator was just plugged in so you had to be around at the end of the drying time to unplug it to stop or risk over drying stuff. Now I can start something at night and have it end on its own in the middle of the night and then unpack it in the morning. So much better.The metal trays have worked great and are easy to clean. They seem to be well constructed (ie I haven't seen any broken welds). I run them through the dishwasher to clean them. No rusting or coatings. Apple chips pop right off whole with no problem. I did some strawberries that stuck pretty good, but I think the problem was I did them too thin and they all broke off in pieces than coming off whole. Will eventually try again next year during strawberry season. Beef jerky (marinated sliced steak type) comes right off, no sticking at all. I bought some fine mesh plastic trays to use just in case, but haven't needed to use them yet.The dehydrator dries things pretty evenly regardless of where it is in the machine. I have loaded all 7 trays with apple slices and as long as they are all the same thickness (definitely need a mandolin slicer) they dry evenly regardless if they are in the front, back, top, or bottom. I have not needed to rotate a tray for any of the stuff I have done.

Easy clean stainless interior/exterior and racks. no cheap plastic here. I have not had this unit long enough to determine if the racks will rust, but they have withstood the dishwasher. Easy to use thermostat, the temp will not go above 176 degrees though which is the reason for four stars.

I've had other dehydrators that were cheap and plastic - this one is one I'm proud to own and both looks nice and works great. The timer function gives lots of flexibility and the specific heat settings means that you can be precise in how it dries your foods.