Buy Metalware/Nesco TR-2 Add-A-Trays for Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator

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Only four of these Nesco American Harvest Trays came with my Nesco FD1020 Gardenmaster Dehydrator. I was only able to make 1.5 pounds of beef jerky strips with four trays. Since my dehydrator can dry 20 trays of food, I knew I had to buy more. If you only need two of these, by all means get it from Amazon. However, if you need a dozen to increase your dehydrator's capacity (like I did when I first bought my FD1020), check out Sears online. You can get a 12-pack for under ninety dollars. That's about seven dollars and fifty cents each tray. You'll be a lot happier with your dehydrator's capacity!

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May 14, 2013

Pros:

It Fits.

The color matches.

Cons:

Has only 80 ribs instead of 144 (like the original); this makes the screen noticeably flimsier, and will allow small pieces of food to fall through.

With the original screen, the biggest end of the opening is about 5 mm wide; with the Add-A-Tray, that gap is more than doubled, to 11 mm (enough to get a fingertip through).

I thought the price was already too high, but in the 10 days since I ordered it, the price has gone up another five and a half percent.

The center ring is different; it allows the screens to deflect more (if you were to drop the lid on them or something)--just another chance to break.

Why was it necessary to redesign them to save 5¢ worth of plastic? Why can't they simply sell ones identical to the original (which is what you would expect to get)?

I'm not sending it back, but I'm glad I didn't buy ten. I'm a little reluctant to give it two stars instead of one because I know things are going to fall through the larger openings.

October 19, 2013 update:

Increased rating from 2 stars to 3 because it's been working OK.

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It will work in the 1020 but it is not the correct tray to match the origionals. It does not have the locking tangs in the outside rim to lock tray in place the the center is half th height of the origional and does not match the serated edges on the 1020 OEM trays. It may be perfect for the 1010 and 1018 but I am not familiar with thiose units but it is not the correct unit for the FD-1020

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Could fit a better with the older version trays, but it works. Less mesh work, which while allows for quicker drying, is more flexible and will get 'unlevel'. But works fine.

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We ordered two new trays and screens. The new trays are terrible compared to the originals that came with our FD-1000. The new trays are not as strong and feel like they will break very easily. They no longer have the tall center post, strong ribs and have fewer ribs.

We called NESCO and they said this is their new design. The old design is no longer available. We are very dissatisfied with the new design.