Samson"Silent" 9 Stainless Steel Tray Dehydrator with Digital Timer and Temperature Control for Fruit, Vegetables, Beef Jerky, Herbs, Dog Treats, Fruit Leathers and More review and price compare 2025

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Brand	Samson Brands
Material	Stainless Steel
Color	Black / Silver
Wattage	600 watts
Item Dimensions LxWxH	17.75 x 12.51 x 16.5 inches

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Very quiet compared to other dehydrators, Easy to reach controls TOP FRONT of the machine
Push button digital control panel with LCD; is located in top front for easy placement of unit
120VAC,, 60 hZ, 600 WATT - Instruction and Care Manual, Includes Food Preparation Chart for over 40
Trays - 9 Stainless Steel Trays Size 13" x 12" , up to 1lb prorays with total drying space of 9.6 sq feet,
Manufacturer's Limited 5 Year Warranty, UL Approved

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The Samson "Silent" Dehydrator is compact in size and allows you to dehydrate up to 9.6 square feet of items at one time. This model has a plastic body and 9 Stainless Steel Trays. Enjoy fresh, delicious, homemade dried fruit and vegetables, fruit leather, trail mix nuts and berries, dried herbs and spices, potpourri, pet foods, yogurt and much more. While compact, this dehydrator is powerful and designed for even heat and air flow. The Samson "Silent: Dehydrator also has some unique features in the marketplace - Features - Stainless Steel Trays, BPA Free Product, , Temperature Range - 8 Settings from 95 F - 158 F, Timer Range - 0:30 Minutes to 19:30 Hours, 30 minute increments, Trays can be moved or removed for dehydrating larger items, Clear Panel slides securely in place and allows you to observe progress, Automatic fan for consistent drying, preventing overheating, Top Vent, door and Fan all work together for consistent heat and air flow, Controls in front allow placing under a cabinet , Between Trays 1" , removable trays allows for thicker items What is Included - Samson Dehydrator Body, 9 Stainless Steel Trays, 9 Mesh Liners dehydrating smaller items, 1 Plastic Drip Tray at bottom to catch crumbs and drippings, 1 Removable Clear Door Cover - Slides Over front of trays. All plastic is BPA-Free

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Questions about Samson"Silent" 9 Stainless Steel Tray Dehydrator with Digital Timer and Temperature Control for Fruit, Vegetables, Beef Jerky, Herbs, Dog Treats, Fruit Leathers and More

Can i use this machine by turkey power?

Answer: Yes, I find Turkey power is far more superior than electricity itself.

What is the maximum amount of time it can work at once?

Answer: The timer has a max setting of 19.5 hours. After that it automatically shuts down.

Can you buy replacement racks for this model?

Answer: Yes. The 9 tray shares the same trays as a six tray samson silent dehydrator. There is a listing for a 3 pack.

Is it just the trays that are stainless? What is the outside made out of?

Answer: Just the trays. Outside and front cover seem to be plastic. Not an issue for me. Also included are plastic liners for each tray for small items and one fruit leather liner. I live in a small house and the fan noise is not an issue (not like the last unit I used).

Answer: The entire unit with the exception of the trays and fan are plastic. If you are considering one of these I can highly recommend it.

Answer: Light weight metal.

Rather than curing a whole (unsliced) seasoned filet roast by hanging in a dry place for weeks, can I use this dehydrator to shorten the process?

Answer: I have not used it to dehydrator meat. But I have read several reviews of people who did this. Also there are cookbooks that explain how to use the dehydrator to make jerky.

Are replacement trays or fruit leather trays available for purchase?

Answer: Although I haven't purchased any, I remember seeing replacement trays on Amazon. Otherwise I'm sure you could contact the manufacturer.

Has anyone owned the Excalibur? I am trying to see if it's more compact than the 9-tray that I own.

Answer: It's big. Takes up 17.5"(L) x 13.5"(W) of counter space, and then you need some space in front of it to take the front cover off and pull out the trays. It stands 16" tall. Hope that helps.

Answer: Also, though I loved the Excalibur, because of it's size, fitting the trays in the dishwasher was always a challenge.

Can you removed or replace the plastic drip tray with SS?

Answer: The drip tray is removable and washable. I'm sure you could find a replacement id needed.

Answer: Yes easy to remove and clean existing plastic tray. It is quite rigid and should last a long time.

does anyone know the wattage?

Answer: The instruction manual says 600 watts. But what does itmatter? This is a great machine that we have kept running since we received it

Answer: 600 watts

What is the longest anyone has owned one of these? I have found that durability of dehydrators is an extreme problem.

Answer: I switched to the Excalibur dehydrator. Have had it for a couple of years. No problems. You get what you pay for.

I want to make dry fruit chips, not fruit leather. Would this product dry chips [like potato chips, beet chips, zucchini chips]?

Answer: Yes, it will make chips out of fruits and veggies! There should be recipes in all dehydrator recipe books

Answer: It should there are tray liners included, I have only used it one time so far to make beef jerky and turkey jerky, worked great

How many watts of this product?

Answer: The info I have is Power 120VAC, 60Hz, 400 Watt

Can I plug it in in New Zealand socket?

Where is the fan located...is it in the back?

Answer: Fan is in the rear

Answer: Yes it's in the back.

What’s the return policy?

what is the weight?

Answer: 19.5" x 15.1" x 18.3"

I want to get more of the drip tray/fruit roll up tray like one in bottom of unit, how do I order them? can't seem to find anywhere?

Answer: Sorry, no idea. Try contacting the seller.

Does it have automatic shut off

Answer: It has a timer that you set and the unit shuts off automatically after that length of time. However, it does not sense moisture levels or shut off automatically when the food is dry.

Answer: Yes, it automatically shuts off when the timer is finished or if it gets too hot (thermal protection).

Answer: Yes! It has a timer with 30 minute intervals. After the selected time has expired the unit shuts off.

Answer: The manual says..."when the set time counts down to "0.00" the heating element turns off. The fan will continue running for 10 seconds and alarm will start beeping for approximately 20 seconds. The LED will display "END".

Answer: Yes it does have an automatic shutoff.

Answer: It has a timer that you set and it turns off when it reaches the time you set.

Answer: Yes, it does auto shutoff. Great unit!

Answer: Yes it does

what is the noise level equivalent too, in decibels?

Answer: I gave this as a gift to my daughter. I know she loves using it and she has never made a comment about it being loud or noisy. ????‍♀️

Has anyone had experience with customer service....good or bad? While under warranty, will I have to pay shipping to get it fixed?

The front doesn't seem to slide into place very easily- Is there a trick to this ?

Answer: I did not have a problem with that. Just make sure you are putting it in straight

Where is the fan located

Answer: The fan is located in the back center and I think it's behind the heat element.

Answer: The fan is in the back.

Answer: In the back. Great little dehydrator.

Answer: In the back

What are the dimensions? Product description has the same dimensions for the 9 tray as the 6 tray, but they're obviously different sizes.

Answer: Dimensions of the nine tray are 17.75" L x 13.5" W x 16.6" H , while the six tray is 17.75" L x 13.5" W x 12.5" H . The nine tray is a little taller

what is the phone or contact information for the manufacturer?

Answer: 203 748 9933

Can you turn off the heater?

Answer: No

What liners work with your dehydrator for fruit? Thank you

Answer: I bought Homey 10 pack flexible non stick reusable liners (14 x 14 inch) for fruit leather. I trimmed it down to size. The fruit mix peeled off fairly easy once dry enough.

How long does it take to make jerky in this machine?

Answer: I use it to make beef jerky (out of top round) and chicken jerky for my dogs. Beef takes about 6 hours (5-6 pounds) of raw meat. And the chicken takes about 14 hours. The machine comes with instructions for cooking various meats, fruits and vegetables. It is very quiet and when the need arises I would not hesitate to buy another.

Answer: Two days

Where is this dehydrator made?

Answer: Call the manufacturer. They are very helpful and will answer all questions.

Product reviews of Samson"Silent" 9 Stainless Steel Tray Dehydrator with Digital Timer and Temperature Control for Fruit, Vegetables, Beef Jerky, Herbs, Dog Treats, Fruit Leathers and More

Frank Hawley : Sweet Snack Maker for the whole family!

Tried a variety of fresh fruit snacks after using the dehydrator and they all tasted great!

Jesse : Worked well

Works well. Deer jerky came out perfect. I used hand cut strips that were 3/8" thick. 12hrs on 158* and then 12hrs on 95*. Came out better than store bought!

A. Wilkins : Quiet, not "silent"

Works great for jerky. Ships quickly.

Jungle Jim : Makes Loud Annoying High Pitched Whining

The fan on this unit makes a low rumbling kind of nice background noise. However, it also makes a periodic loud high pitched whining noise that is unacceptably annoying. If you have ever heard what it sounds like when you run a wet finger around the top edge of a wine glass, that is what it sounds like. Silent? Absolutely not. Having said that, if the whining noise was not there it would be okay to keep. As it is now I will be returning it for an exchange in the hope I got a rogue whiner. Other than that high pitch noise the unit is what was expected. The whiner is a deal breaker, especially when it advertises it is SILENT!

I returned the unit and ordered a replacement. The same annoying high pitch noise was present in the replacement unit. It gave me a headache. I returned the second unit as well. I truly wish this thing was silent like it says. Other than noise unit works as expected. I downgraded from a two star to a one star for all the work returning two units. What a pain!

AnnieM : Awesome

I love this dehydrator! It is super quiet and easy to use, easy to clean.

Sherry : Very flexible & easy to clean

Love, love, love this complement to my garden.
Can't rely on the accompanying instructions for temp & time here in coastal SC. But once those adjustments are made, you couldn't ask for better. Never had a dehydrator before, so can't compare to other models.

LisaMelendez : Great dehydrator

So far so good, I used it to make beef jerky and it came out amazing. Noise level is pretty low, you almost don’t know it’s on. Temp goes up to 158 and no higher.

Eunice : Unacceptable NOT having an option to switch readings to metric!!!

We are yet to use the machine, but to our shock and dismay there is NO mechanism for us to choose the temperature readings unit. The big majority of appliances these days even when built in the US give us the option to choose. Utterly appalling that a Korean-origin machine like this would not! Especially considering that ALL settings are in hard, pure, nice round values in degrees Celsius, example, 40, 45, 50... 70. To what extent one would go to see instead numbers like 113, 122, 158... This is akin to calling the Indy 500 like Indy 805. If the original is a rational value, please keep it that way, if you must choose one scale, it is just common sense. Besides this machine is being sold in Canada! We are metric here, eh! :). Thanks for listening.

House Of saler : Used

Love it..

Pascale QC : Je le recommande

Simple d'utilisation, bonne capacité, facile d'entretien et surtout silencieux

Michael Zarifis : I couldn't be happier!

Product was delivered on time and as described. It works great and has not been off except for cleaning, for the last two and a half weeks. Well worth the money!

Deb L. : its huge

I just love everything about this item

House Of saler : Used

Love it..

Pascale QC : Je le recommande

Simple d'utilisation, bonne capacité, facile d'entretien et surtout silencieux

James : Great capacity for home use

Has a lot of room comes with metal and plastic nonstick trays. Worked great this season. It ran for three weeks with little breaks, No complaints.

Heidi S : Strawberry fruit leather turned out great. It took a little longer because I set ...

Strawberry fruit leather turned out great. It took a little longer because I set the temperature lower than recommended. When shopping for a dehydrator, I noticed many had plastic trays. I wondered if they'd warp from using over time like the one I replaced. I found it's expensive to replace them. The stainless steel racks look like they'll hold up for a long time. The fan, the timer, and heating element worked like they're supposed to. I'm pleased with this dehydrator overall.

Teresa : Mesh liners are smaller than the wire racks.

I Have used the dehydrator several times. It did a great job on the fruit. Vegetables are a little tricky. The food will fall thru the mesh holes. I wish they were smaller holes. They do give you silicone sheets to use on smaller items but, the size of the sheets are about one inch smaller than the wire trays. This limits the amount of food that you can spread out on the racks and reduces the volumn . The food slides around a lot on the sheets which makes it difficult to manage. Because of this I would not repurchase. I ordered a different liner to see if that helps. It is very quiet.

A. Wilkins : Quiet, not "silent"

Works great for jerky. Ships quickly.

Colleen B. : This is a great dehydrator!

It makes jerky and dried fruit perfectly.

Michael Zarifis : I couldn't be happier!

Product was delivered on time and as described. It works great and has not been off except for cleaning, for the last two and a half weeks. Well worth the money!

Justice : Great quality

I love those 9 trays. Its a lot of room to dry lots of veggies.

Rebecca : Love it

Great for jerky my husband loves it

ML : Excellent Temperature Control—Great for Jerky. Great Stainless Shelves. But not "Silent."

This is my second dehydrator I’ve bought for jerky. The other was one of those cheap ones with stackable shelves and the fan/heater on the bottom that you see all over Amazon. They all show fancy diagrams of airflow through the unit. But don't fall for that. I returned that one after I quickly discovered the top shelf couldn’t even get up to 100 deg F after many hours (even when set at 158), with meat on the shelves. It’s heating element was way underpowered. It got lots of good reviews on Amazon, but apparently no one bothered to use a thermometer to test the claimed temps. And that can be really scary when making Jerky. the meat can spoil.

Anyway, in contrast, this Samson dehydrator is sensational. It holds its set temp *exactly* spot on, to the exact degree. Even when loaded with meat and when set at the highest temp (158). It measures 158 exactly. And it also tracks perfectly across all other temp settings. So, it must have a very good sensor and feedback loop built in to adjust the heating output, which is a refreshing change. A lot of dehydrators, when you dig deep into the reviews, are consistently pinged for poor temp control. In fact, most of the under $100 ones have very poor temp controls, if anyone bothers to test them. But this one has it nailed, and is way worth spending a bit more for.

I really like the stainless shelves, they feel very sturdy. Also worth spending just a bit more for. And with the flexible plastic shelf liners that come with them, the shelves are easy to clean.

My only complaint about this dehydrator is the claim that it is silent. Not even close. I can hear it running in my kitchen when I am in my bedroom on the other side of the house (1 door and 100 feet away). Now, I will say, it’s not a bad sound: sort of a low-toned whoosh, like a strong fan. I am okay with that—I didn’t buy it expecting perfect quiet. And it’s much better than the sound of my previous dehydrator. So, just keep in mind that “silent” it is not. But that said, I doubt you will find any dehydrator that is silent. I suspect this is one of the best in that regard.

Again though, this is a very high-quality dehydrator, don’t hesitate to get it.

Justice : Great quality

I love those 9 trays. Its a lot of room to dry lots of veggies.

A. Wilkins : Quiet, not "silent"

Works great for jerky. Ships quickly.

Katherine : Better value

Tried it for dried meat. Worked great. Very quiet. Half price of Excalibur

Amazon Customer : Great buy

We got used to the noise in 5 minutes. You hear it but it's about like a small fan. The trays are nice for their task. The inside casing is full of ridges so cleanup would be a nightmare, just dont get it dirty. Still don't think the ss model woyld be worth the extra 50$. Very happy with this purchase, would buy again.

J Fernandes : So very not silent

Annoyingly loud. They should not advertise it as silent. It's louder than the other one I had. However, this one is bigger. We'll see how it does.

Amazon Customer : Love it!

Quiet. Works as intended. Would buy again.

Thomas Reilly : Happy with it.

So far so good. First time I ever used. Herbs were supposed to take 2-4 hours took a lot longer. Very quiet machine.

LisaMelendez : Great dehydrator

So far so good, I used it to make beef jerky and it came out amazing. Noise level is pretty low, you almost don’t know it’s on. Temp goes up to 158 and no higher.

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