THE OPTIMUM P200 Dehydrator VS. Excalibur 2900 dehydrator

Introduction The quality, high-end Optimum P200 makes it easy to consume your recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. The Optimum P200 Dehydrator will help you preserve a vast majority of foods with the same flavour as their fresh counterparts, whilst maintaining precious nutrients. Dehydration is one of the oldest and most effective forms of food preservation. Dehydration allows you to preserve many types of food for indefinite periods by removing the moisture in meats, fruits and vegetables,which allows them to last for months instead of days without refrigeration. There are numerous health benefits associated with dehydrated foods, including concentrated taste, retention of valuable vitamins and minerals and no preservatives, additives or chemicals. In addition to retaining almost 100% of the nutritional content of food, the dehydration process is widely considered one of the easiest and most economical methods of food preservation. The Optimum P200 Dehydrator enables you to preserve fresh, nutritious foods in your own home at a fraction of the cost, with shelf lives of up to decades long. The Optimum P200 Dehydrator is easy to use, versatile and equipped with a 40-hour digital timer, adjustable thermostat and comprehensive drying guide. 6- or 10- Tray Food Dehydrator The Optimum P200 Dehydrator is available in 6 trays or 10 trays offering the convenience to dehydrate in larger portions. As most food nutrients and enzymes are light sensitive, the trays are dark coloured to ensure maximum nutrient preservation. Cleaning the dehydrator trays is a simple process, each of the individual shelves is conveniently dishwasher safe. Precision Drying The Optimum P200 Dehydrator’s Parallex drying system allows air is evenly distribute throughout all trays top to bottom, front to back. This eliminates flavour contamination and ensures consistency of air flow. Digital Timer and adjustable Thermostat The Optimum P200 Dehydrator’s unique digital timer allows you to customise your food drying process (programming times vary from 1 to 40 hours). The timer function allows you to dehydrate while sleeping due to the dehydrators ability to safely switch off once complete. The Optimum P200 Dehydrator’s easy-to-use adjustable thermostat means that you can adjust the temperature to suit your food and level of preservation required. Non-Stick Sheet and Mesh Sheet included The Optimum P200 Dehydrator comes with two Optimum non-stick and two Optimum mesh sheets. The non-stick sheet allows you to create dried foods from wet ingredients such as fruit roll-ups and more. The mesh sheet allows you to dry smaller items such as raspberries, grapes or cherries without them slipping through the trays. The non-stick and mesh sheets are reusable, simply wash in warm soapy water and leave to air dry. User Friendly The high-end Optimum P200 Dehydrator makes preparing foods at home easy. It has a wide variety of uses and allows you to naturally dry without added preservatives. Valuable vitamins and minerals are retained creating a delicious and natural crisp texture without the use of chemicals and additives. Drying times will vary depending on the room temperature, relative humidity and moisture levels in the food that you are drying. The variety of uses includes, fruit such as apple, pear, plums and tomatoes, Leafy greens such as kale and cabbage, root vegetables such as beets, parsnips and carrot mushroom and much more. Clean and Safe The Optimum P200 Dehydrator’s individual shelves are conveniently dishwasher safe and it comes with a unique custom-made cleaning brush. Cleaning the dehydrator is a simple process. Simply remove trays and wipe down both the exterior and interior surfaces of the unit with a warm damp cloth and mild detergent.