Cuisinart DHR-20 Food Dehydrator, Steel Gray, 13.38 x 15.63 x 12 inches review and price compare 2025

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Product overview

Brand	Cuisinart
Material	Plastic
Color	Steel Gray
Wattage	620 watts
Item Dimensions LxWxH	13.38 x 15.63 x 12 inches

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Dries a wide variety of foods including meats, herbs, fruits, vegetables and more
Preserves foods naturally, with no additives or preservatives
Adjustable temperature control: Fan Only, Low, Medium and High
Powerful 620-watt motorized fan with top vent for fast, even drying
Additional trays available; stack up to 9 at a time

From the manufacturer

Great for beef jerky, dried fruits and herbs

Waring Dehydrator

The Cuisinart Food Dehydrator dries your favorite meats and fruits for healthier and delicious snacks. Or dry herbs and flowers for a fragrant potpourri.

Features:

Top venting system
620 watts of power
Fruit roll-up sheet included
Adjustable thermostat: Fan Only, Lo, Medium, High
Five stackable, interlocking racks (Additional racks available, stack up to 9 at one time)

product description

The Cuisinart Food Dehydrator makes it easy to create nutritious, delicious, dried snacks like meat jerky, fruit roll-ups, and veggie chips. It preserves foods naturally, without additives or preservatives. A powerful 620-watt motorized fan has a top vent that allows heat to circulate evenly and efficiently, for faster drying and excellent results. An adjustable thermostat allows for different temperatures, depending on the type of food that's being dried. With ample space to accommodate large quantities of food, the dehydrator has five interlocking trays that stack on top of one another for easy placement. The options for this appliance are endless, including dried herbs, dried fish, potato crisps, yogurt, dog treats - even dried flowers for potpourri! Helps save money and prevents food waste. Features: Five stackable interlocking racks|552 square inches of dehydrating surface area|Top venting system|620 watts of power|Adjustable thermostat: Fan Only Lo Medium High|Fruit roll-up sheet included|Great for beef jerky dried fruits and herbs|Additional racks available stack up to 9 at one time (DHR30RACK)|BPA-free|Limited 3-year warranty

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Questions about Cuisinart DHR-20 Food Dehydrator, Steel Gray, 13.38 x 15.63 x 12 inches

How long does it take to do a batch in this?

Answer: Depends on what your dehydrating! Apples 8 hrs, peaches 10 hrs, goat jerky nearly 12 hrs

Answer: depends on what your doing I mostly use for my garden peppers so I have enough to last all winter and I also use on fruit and that depends on the fruit kiwis take about three hours on high 1/2 apricots about one day just experiment

Answer: 6 to 8 hours depending on the width you cut the meat..make sure you rotate the trays around half way through

Answer: I have cut apple slices thinly and it set it on medium for 7-8 hours.

Answer: Don’t buy it,took 12 hours to do parsley!!!

Answer: I used it once and now it is in the closet. Maybe after hunting season I will take it out to make some jerky

Where can I get extra trays? Says they are available, but can't find

how is this for dehydrating chicken feet? My dogs love them and I would like to make them myself

Answer: no idea I just dry herbs and fruit never did any kind of meat

Answer: Omg who would know that? What a crazy question ????. How is it at drawing a cat's eyeball?

Answer: I’ve only used for fruit.

Does this contain Teflon? I have birds and cannot use Teflon.

Answer: I don’t believe it contains Teflon I believe it is entirely plastic but perhaps ask the manufacturer?

Does anyone dry pistol brass in this?

Answer: Put your wet brass on a cookie sheet. Set oven for 225°F and bake it for 20 minutes. I'm an armorer. It's what I do at home.

Answer: We gave it as a gift; so, we don’t know.

Answer: No

Where can i buy the fruit roll up trays for the cuisinart dhr-20 food dehydrator? it only comes with one.

Answer: You might Mary the cuisinart website, I only use mine for herbs.

How do I get drier banana chips? I did medium for 8 hours and they were just rubbery

Answer: It takes at least 24 hours if not more there is a lot of moisture and it takes a while just check during that time frame for best results

Answer: Dry them on high/medium for 24 hours. Lower the temp one notch and dry for a week. Don’t block too much airflow. I’ve made raisins and jerky rock hard by accident because I dried them too long.

Answer: Throw it away and buy a different dehydrator,worse on I ever owned

where can i buy extra fruit roll up sheets?

Answer: Not sure, but you might check a Bed, Bath, and Beyond store if you live near one, or a Sporting Goods store such as Cabela's.

Can I use just one tray at a time or do I insert all the trays & put the only full tray on the top?

Answer: one tray is okay. Use as many as you need for the job at hand.

Answer: One tray dries faster. All the trays take longer. If you have a heavy "water load" in the product, you may want to shift the trays morning or evening (or both). Trial and error for each product you are drying. It's an art, and not quite a science. You will learn quickly which product dries fastest. Enjoy the experience!

Answer: You can use only one! You can use as many or as little as you need

Answer: You can use one tray at a time if you want. They just stack on top of each other. Just fill as many trays with as much as you want and then put the top on.

I have been drying parsley for over 24 hours now on and it still isn't dry - is my dehydrator defective?

Answer: I would say yes. I’ve never dried anything over 5 hours. I’ve never dried parsley.

Where do i get extra trays for the dhr 20 by cuisnart

Answer: Here is a link www.cuisinartwebstore.com/product/rack-for-dhr30-food-dehydrator

Is there a hole in the center of the trays?

Answer: No there is no hole in the center of trays.

Is it loud?

Answer: No very quite.

Answer: Got it for my son I don’t no sorry

Does a fruit roll up liner come with this?

Answer: no

Answer: Yes for one tray.

Answer: Yes, it does.

Does it get hot enough to DE hydrate pork

Answer: It does but not sure how hot and also depends on the room is it cold or warm

Answer: RON, I only used it once and put it in the attic. I didn't like it and as soon as a yard sale comes to the neighborhood I will sell it.

Where do I get extra trays? Is there a part number?

do i need a non stick teflon sheet for a dehyrator machine ?

Answer: If you are making veggies or meats, no. But if you are making fruit roll ups they give us a special sheet. Hopefully this will help you.

Answer: you need one if you are doing fruit leather otherwise no

Answer: No you do not unless you are making fruit leather

Answer: I've never used one and I've had no problems.

Answer: No you don't

Does it come with a recipe book?

Answer: Sort of. It has times for the things you can dehydrate. Recipes for different jerky, roll ups. Sun dried tomato basil spread. And More

Answer: Mine did.

Answer: Well not really a recipe book per se. It dose come with a booklet for times and tip for dehydrating. It does work well, but as the other comments state, you can hear the fan running. Not a big deal, and the fan does speed up the drying. It's nice, it works, easy enough to clean. Enjoy

Do is it come with a recipe book for making beef jerky?

Answer: Yes it does and I think it is a very good recipe!

Answer: Yes, on page 14.

Answer: yes

how long does it take to dry basil

Answer: I dried 3 shelves of various basils on low during my work day, (9 hrs) and it was nice and dry when I returned home.

Answer: On low 4 to 6 hours

Is there any BPA in this product?

Answer: Nope. :)

Does this machine dehydrate lettuce, green peppers, onion, carrots, etc.? I see everything about beef jerky and fruits. Need info on salad. Thanks.

Answer: I have only used it to make beef and chicken jerkey for my dogs. I do like it.

Are these trays dishwasher safe?

Answer: Probably on the top rack,but don’t waste your money,it’s not a good dehydrater

Answer: I’m not sure I hand wash

Answer: Yes..works fine

Where can i find replacement trays for a waring dehydration dhr30

Answer: I wish I knew b/c I dropped one and broke it the 1st time I used it. I emailed Cuisinart and never rcvd a response.

Anyone have a link of where to purchase more of the fruit rollup trays? Or know of one that fits?

Answer: I looked all over and couldn't find link to purchase. Good luck

Does this hav a “mat” for drying small items and herbs?

Answer: Mine came with one "mat), fore fruit leathers herbs and such

Answer: There is a mat for making dried fruit, I would assume it’s for herbs as well.

Answer: no,its the worst dehydrator I have ever owned,I usually love this brand!

How many base trays does this unit come with?

Answer: 5 trays

Answer: 5

how much space is between trays? I mean, what is the height of each tray?

Answer: Maybe 2"? I use it for jerky and everything fits well.

Answer: 3/4" deep

Answer: Ruffle about an inch

Is there an on/off switch?

Answer: There is only one knob that you turn to the setting you want and once that operation is done with you can turn the knob back to the off position.

Answer: Yes and 3 settings

Cuanto pesa y que voltaje utiliza?

I want to ship a dehydrator to thailand, will this machine run on 220? or only good to use in usa?

Answer: Sorry, I do not know the answer for this; it may need a converter to work in countries with different electrical output than the United States.

Do the trays need to be rotated while dehydrating?

Answer: I do not think so. The trays need to be rotated from up to bottom or from bottom to top. The bottom tray dries faster.

Answer: It depends on what you are dehydrating. My DHR-20 came with a "quick reference" for what I'm assuming Cuisinart has determined to be the most commonly dehydrated foods. It brakes it down for you and like I mentioned earlier the rotation cycle depends on what you're dehydrating. Dont over think it though there's honestly no fine science to it and it's darn near impossible to screw up imho.

Answer: no

is there an inline fuse in the chord of the dehydrator?

Answer: No

Answer: I'm sorry, I haven't a clue about that.

Answer: No idea. Call manufacturer.

What is the maximum temperature of this unit?

Answer: It will got to 140 degrees f on high.

How long does the food last?

Answer: I made beef jerky which I store in vacuum sealed bags. Seems like forever!

How do i order more fruit trays?

Answer: Sorry I bought 2 at the same time.. had enough trays w both

Answer: I’m gussying through amazon or cuisinart?

Answer: Its easy to use and good for beef jerky.

What are the temperatures?

Answer: You can zoom in on the controls and it will show you. But it's OFF, FAN ONLY, LOW, MED & HIGH.

Is it BPA free?

are the trays metal

Answer: No. They are plastic

Does it come with a recipe book?

Answer: Sort of. It has times for the things you can dehydrate. Recipes for different jerky, roll ups. Sun dried tomato basil spread. And More

Answer: Mine did.

Can you get extra trays?

Answer: My apologies, but I do not know if one can buy extra trays, but if you can, you have to find out just how many you can use at one time in order to dry your food items evenly and thoroughly.

Can you clean the fan?

Answer: No I don’t there is no need to as you want to put fairly dry product inside

does anyone soak then dehydrate nuts?

Answer: Sorry I’ve never done nuts just fruit and jerky. Love it.

Does this machine contain BPAs?

Answer: It was for some one !!!

Answer: I do not know. We gave it as a requested gift,

are the holes in the trays small enough so pistol brass won't fall through them. I would like to try this for drying brass after ultrasonically clean

Answer: Yeah should be okay for anything larger than 22 cal

I would like to buy more Fruit roll-up sheets and possibly more trays, but can't seem to find them on the amazon website, and suggestions?

Is this dehydrator bpa free?

Where can i purchase extra plastic frut rollups sheets for the cuisinart dhr20

Answer: I believe I got them on Amazon , I also used parchment paper

What is warranty

Answer: ????????‍♂️ Mines still runs had it for 2 plus years use it about every month

What type of plastic is this made of? bpa free? thanks

Product reviews of Cuisinart DHR-20 Food Dehydrator, Steel Gray, 13.38 x 15.63 x 12 inches

Misplaced in Oklahoma : Really happy with our dehydrator

We got the dehydrator for herbs from our garden in mind. We’ve dehydrated fruit and herbs only, so I can’t mention how it does for jerky. After 10 months are still amazed at how well it works. Some herbs take a lot longer than timings found in the book or online, so be patient since the result is well worth it. No problems with the racks like some folks mention so far, and the plastic does feel brittle, and wash carefully.

Starman : Five Stars

Just down right Awesome, very happy with my purchase of this great product.

Kevin L. : A waste of money.

Purchased this unit for dehydrating pla filament. Only was able to run it for 7 hours. Went to dry a second spool, the blower motor was shot, could barely even turn. I'd return it if i could, however i had to modify the racks to fit the spool...

Troy : Beef jerky

Love it

Stacy B : Does not work

So disappointed in this! It has run for 24 hours and the fruits are still not done! It is terrible to wash by hand..everything sticks to it. Do not buy this item.

Robert A : Works Well

No issues at. Easy to use and clean.

Lowell Ford : Poor quality dehydrator

Dislike the noisy fan.
Dislike the trays that are difficult to stack when warm.
Dislike the oval design of the trays and unit.
Dislike that the machine dehydrates meat to fast, leaving the center of the cut raw.
Dislike the excessive heat dissipation caused by the fan. Natural drought would be much better.
Dislike that it is made in China. Better ones were made in the USA.
Will be sent to electronics recycling.

MAS : We like Cuisinart but ...

We needed a new dehydrator and have always been satisfied with Cuisinart. On the plus side, the design is compact and easy to place on a countertop. On the negative side, this dehydrator is asymmetric and trays have to line up to a groove to fit. They don't line up easily and you can't rotate them. Not user friendly when compared to basic round trays. The trays are also very shallow. An apricot cut in half won't fit and a peach would need to be sliced. Simply not practical since we dry a large portion of our crop.

Linda : Great gift for a Gardner or hunter

Was a gift to my grandson who is a hunter and is excited that he can now make his own deer jerky.

DEBRA MARSTON : Nice

My son like it all I can say

Vickie Stephens : Great purchase

1st time to use a dehydrater. Very to use and jerky turned out great. Kids loved it

Steve H. : Great product

Oh I love it , your jerky gets done in about 4 hours if the meat is really thin.

BLOODlessRVC420 : Works great

Works great.

Steve Hartwig : Great Intro to Food Drying

This is my first food dryer and I'm very pleased. I would recommend it to anyone else interested. I don't have a reference point so I can't make a comparison. My first experiment with beef jerky was a success. Operation is a no-brainer. Super easy to monitor progress. Open design vents some delicious smells throughout the house while you're drying.

PJB : Excellent Seller

Excellent Product!

Ron Finklestein : A great addition to your kitchen

I received this product a week ago. I've used it non stopped on Pares, peaches, jerky. It performs quite well and I love the fact that everything can go in the dishwasher.

PJB : Excellent Seller

Excellent Product!

Starman : Five Stars

Just down right Awesome, very happy with my purchase of this great product.

Sue Bednarzyk : Nice product.

I had a dehydrator years ago but this one has more than just an on/off switch. I use It for mushroom sliced and they dried within hours. It’s a little loud but dries so fast is worth it. Mushrooms were nice and crisp not tough.

Courtney S : Works well for jerky

I have used it twice since getting it one month ago to make beef jerky and it has done a great job.

Ron Finklestein : A great addition to your kitchen

I received this product a week ago. I've used it non stopped on Pares, peaches, jerky. It performs quite well and I love the fact that everything can go in the dishwasher.

Katharine A Bergman : It sounds like it is going to blow up

If I could give this 0 stars, I would. I have used it about 5 times and the motor is now making a VERY loud sound. It sounds like it is going to blow up. I am past the return date to Amazon; I suppose I will have to go straight to Cuisinart. SO disappointing.

barb mc : awful

it took me 12 hours to dehydrate parsley!!!

Jodie : Works great!

Works fantastic and does everything it is supposed to do. Only thing I don't like about it is that the racks arent as easy to line up as I think they could have been. My old dehydrator was also round and it didnt require you to line it up perfectly for them to snap together. It just happened very easily and organically. Witg this one, sometimes it takes me about 10 seconds to get it to line up just right and it makes me a bit irratated by the time I have fussed with a few trays. Still a great product though! :)

Jeremy D Trump : Rotate them trays

Works fairly well for the price..the realistic thing is that if you are doing jerky you NEED to rotate the trays halfway thru. If not you get really soft on the top and crunchy if not chip like on the bottom. Still a really good dehydrater

Linda Klein : Fantastic deal

I love hiw easy it is go use ad clean. You can make anythng from dried yogurt to jerky. My first item I made was chicken jerky. I male it all the time for my dog ad she shares with me. ☺️

Jeremy D Trump : Rotate them trays

Jennifer H : So far pretty good.

The dehydrator has enough trays to do a large batch of anything you want or multiple items. It works great, but I did find that the drying time took a little longer that it states in the instruction book. Other than that it works fantastic and is easy to clean as well.

Denise : Works great and is spacious...

This thing works great... The photo with the jerky is about 4 hours into the process. Easy to set up, easy to clean... It’s worth the money.

Eric C. : Makes Great Beef Jerky

i bought this for my aunt to make me beef jerky and dried pineapple for when I hiked the John Muir Trail in 2016. Since then she has been using this to make me batches while I continued to travel and now that I am home I bought myself one to keep making beef jerky, which I've found making your own jerky is better than anything you can get store-bought, especially with the right marinade recipe :)

Kevin L. : A waste of money.

Cherie : Love this! Snacks like dried apples are easy and done in about 8 hours!

Love this! Easy to clean and in the first week, I have done apples and stevia. I am hooked on this product!

drouze041 : Supervise just incase....

Was great til it caught on fire 3rd time i used it. Was pretty scary, thank god i didnt leave the room too long. Returned product and was given a replacement VERY quickly. DingdDing....Round 2.

Mel : I am looking for a better dehydrator. Won't buy Cuisinart again

Had unit for 7 weeks. Stopped working and only made a buzzing noise when turned on. Called Cuisinart and was told to pay for shipping the old unit back and also pay for shipping a new unit. Not work the hassle. I am looking for a better dehydrator. Won't buy Cuisinart again.

Antoinette Longdin : Three Stars

No directions for product in with it, came quite unprotected from the elements ...

Grace : loved

We are loving this product...so far dried fruit & jerkey...loved it

Kathryn Diamond : This is a solid appliance.

This appliance really works great. I have used it and love how it dehydrated the food and in the amount of time that it said. I would buy it again.

Vickie Stephens : Great purchase

1st time to use a dehydrater. Very to use and jerky turned out great. Kids loved it

David : Works well

Easy to use, not too loud. Works well without heat, in low humidity. The heater gets pretty warm, even the lowest setting is about 100 Fahrenheit. Stacking trays interlock well, easy to clean; can use just 1 tray and cover for small stuff.

Sue Bednarzyk : Nice product.

Jennifer Bleichner : Good for Vegetables and Meats

so far so good, we mostly do bananas, sweet potatoes, zucchinis and chicken meats. temperature settings with an inferred gun are low setting is about 100*, med is about 132* and high is about 165*. happy with our purchase

DEBRA MARSTON : Nice

My son like it all I can say

Eric C. : Makes Great Beef Jerky

Armando : That it works as described

previous order bottles did not last. stopped working.

Ron Finklestein : A great addition to your kitchen

I received this product a week ago. I've used it non stopped on Pares, peaches, jerky. It performs quite well and I love the fact that everything can go in the dishwasher.

Vickie Stephens : Great purchase

1st time to use a dehydrater. Very to use and jerky turned out great. Kids loved it

Adam Davis : Five Stars

Works great. Very simple. Not much else to say.

Sue Bednarzyk : Nice product.

Katharine A Bergman : It sounds like it is going to blow up

Antoinette Longdin : Three Stars

No directions for product in with it, came quite unprotected from the elements ...

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