Sometimes it is cheaper to not make something yourself
14 years ago dehydrator
Though I will be the first to agree it is much more fun to make something homemade, but in my case this weekend I was better off just making a purchase.
I am growing plenty of herbs this season and want to dry some for convenient use during the cold season. I got the idea to make my own herb dryer. The basic design was to make several one foot squares out of cheap 1” by 2” lumber and attach some window screen stapled to each. Then simply stack as many as needed on a base which consisted of a couple CPU fans and heat source (actual heater coil or light bulb)
In the end my projects was going to cost about $15, which was a great improvement over the $200 price tag on a non Ronco infomercial food dehydrator which requires rotation of trays due to uneven heating.
In an attempt to kill a little time with my two daughters while I know my wife was taking a nap at home I was drawn in by a Garage Sale sign in the distance and found this beauty for the low price of $10.
For those in the food dehydrator circuits this is an original Equi-Flow 7010 and after plugging it in appears to still work great given dark wood construction, I am guessing it just a few years younger than I am.
Time to play with my new toy…
Tags: cheap, herb garden, led, vegetables
