The Sahara Folding Dehydrator
The Sahara™ Folding Dehydrator delivers the ultimate combination of performance and convenience to dry and preserve your favourite foods. Blending the rich history of food dehydrating with a fully foldable body, optimised heating and airflow, and stylish modern design, this tabletop appliance is the best way to dehydrate your favourite foods.
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Award Winning Design
Quickly folds to 1/3 its size.
Over 1m2 of drying area (11ft2)
The perfect solution
The Brod & Taylor Folding Dehydrator provides a solution to the biggest problems facing premium dehydrators.
Compact
World’s first full-size folding dehydrator provides a massive 1 m2 of tray space, but quickly folds to 1/3 the size for storage.
Time, Temp & Power
Dual-heater design delivers high power to quickly dry wet food, then automatically switches to low power as food drys for optimum performance. Automated Dual Time – Temperature setting provides easy-to-optimize controls.
Airflow
High-efficiency circulating airflow system yields even drying and quiet operation.
Toughened Glass Doors
Real glass doors with stainless steel hinges make the dehydrator resistant to acids and gives it a premium finish.
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Quiet efficient radial fan. Fresh filtered air.
Optimized air circulation is provided by a quiet, highly efficient radial fan that balances a mixture of fresh and recirculated air to enhance food drying and energy efficiency. A washable and re-useable air filter ensures that dirt and contaminants are not drawn into the dehydrator.
Dual heating system.
Automatic switch high to low.
At 700W, the heating system has plenty of power for the largest loads of fresh fruit or the high temperatures needed for drying meat. The dual-heater system automatically switches to low power for more efficient operation when food is partially dry or for lower temperatures when drying raw food.
Dual time/temperature.
Set up to 99 hours each.
Simple-to-use dual time/temperature controls allows users to easily program two times and two temperatures for better control of food drying. Each time can be set for up to 99
Technical Specifications
Specs
Closed (LxWxH): 56 x 31 x 9.5cm
Open (LxWxH): 56 x 36.5 x 28cm
Weight: 5.8kg (without shelves)
Weight of stainless steel shelves: 2.2 kg
Material of the housing: ABS Plastic (BPA free)
Material fo the trays: Stainless Steel
EU Version: 220-240V~ 50Hz (690-820W)
Power cord: UK power plug
Timer & Temperature
The dehydrator has 2 sequential timers that can be configured to run for the following lengths:
15 min – 99 hours (Time 1)
15 min – 99 hours (Time 2)
You can select ‘fan’ mode or heat to a temperature between 30-74º C.
What is in the box:
1 Dehydrator
1 Power Cord
1 Drip Tray
1 Zippered Shelf Case
7 Shelves (stainless steel)
2 spare air filters
1 Instruction Manual (English, French, German)
1 Setup Guide
Biltong
Create your own dried meats such as droewors or biltong.
Apple Chips
Slice up those apples, pop them into the dehydrator and you’ll get delicious & healthy apple chips – the perfect snack.
So many options
Expand your horizon. Why not try kiwi, pineapple or banana chips?
“I recently received the new Brød & Taylor Sahara Food Dehydrator, a superbly designed dehydrator that eliminates the reason why I’ve not bought one previously: this one folds up into a compact little package for storage.”
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Maurizio Leo, The Perfect Loaf
“…..I strolled past the Brod and Taylor booth at this year’s International Home & Housewares Show, and saw their new Sahara Folding Dehydrator. It stopped me in my tracks because… it folds. To a third of its size. Which makes it incredibly easy to store, yet doesn’t impact how sturdy and well-designed it is.”
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Carly Knobloch, Tech Expert at HGTV and The Today Show
“The first ever folding dehydrator! I love my Sahara Dehydrator because not only is it one of the most powerful dehydrators, but it’s also the first ever to be folding. Most dehydrators are very big and bulky. This design is a game changer and ….”
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Mario Fabbri, Trying Vegan with Mario
“The dehydrator I used is the collapsible model from Brod & Taylor. I’m living in/renovating a very small cottage right now, which means I’m desperately lacking in storage, particularly in the “kitchen” area…….”
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Colleen Jeffers, TheGoodDrink.com and Contributor to The Inspired Home
“The Brod & Taylor SAHARA Folding Dehydrator and the Folding Proofer and Slow Cooker are essential to what I do. I’ve used these tools nearly every day since I got them. If you’re at all interested in doing bread, fermentation, dehydrating, or just about anything interesting in your cooking, then you need to have these in your kitchen.”
Joshua Weissman, Slim Palate
“The Sahara is a great machine. Well built, cool design and so functional. I love that it folds down for storage when I’m not using it as well. Where I live in the Okanagan Valley in BC, Canada, we have an abundance of orchards and vineyards and the Sahara makes quick work of dehydration.”
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Shannon Peckford, Sourdough School House
“Not only does it look good, but it’s hella fast and powerful. It even folds down so it’s portable which is a plus in my book.”
Norm Matt Broussard, A Cook Named Matt
DB –
Sahara folding dehydrator
Love my dehydrator. Exception quality and ease of use and storing away. My daughter has one and talked me into purchasing. No regrets
Carolyn L. –
There is a typo in the recipe book. It’s egg YOLK not egg yoke.
mark r. –
Sahara Folding Dehydrator
C. C. –
Overall, we are pleased with this dehydrator. After several times, setting and folding it up is easy, and doesn’t take up as much space as some other dehydrators. We’ve used it so far in drying for teas and fruit leather, and it’s worked out great! We bought it with only one silicon mat, and honestly, we wish we bought a couple more.
Impressive –
Wow
Impressive Engineering
Margot D. –
Love it!
Works awesome!
Hunter M. –
Sahara Folding Dehydrator
Russell –
Excellent Quality Needs Addons/Mods
So far its been a really amazing unit considering the ease of use and quality parts. Glass doors and stainless steel racks, but for the price I would expect to have gotten at least one Silicone drying Mat. Also, as mentioned by others Led Lights are needed which could maybe be sold separately. I may throw a few stickers on it.This is hands down one of the beat dehydrators on the market especially the temperature controls and fan only option!
Oscar Z. –
Excellent Product!
I received my Dehydrator shortly before the holidays, and used it to make festive dried fruit mixes as gifts. They were a big hit, and I had no trouble using the Dehydrator to prepare them!
P.o.t.S.P.o.t.C. –
Part of the Ship Part of the Crew
Michael S. –
Fantastic, but a few little requests
I’m enjoying the dehydrator very simple to put together and get working. Only changes that would be great if the plug was placed in the rear not on the side and maybe a small light for the interior so you can see the racks without taking them out.
Laura D. –
So easy to use and love that it folds up conveniently to take up less space in the kitchen when not in use.
Jameson B. –
Worth the money
Seems well constructed. Ran two times already. Fruit leather and whole fruit came out great. Next day fit about 6 pounds of jerky on all but one tray. If cut a little thicker you could probably fit about 8 pounds. Functionality is easy to learn.
Only negative in my opinion so far is the design of the drip tray allows for anything close to the edge of the rack to deep into some hard to clean spots.
Cezary O. –
Sahara Folding Dehydrator (Stainless Steel Shelves)
Jeanne L. –
Sahara dehydrator
First dehydrator we have purchased. Most are so large and need so much storage space when not in use. We really like this one. It is easy to set up and take down. It folds down to a much more convenient size for storing. The zippered storage bag for the shelves is an added bonus. It helps to keep everything together when stored. We did order two Silicone Drying Mats. So helpful for keeping those small herbs on the shelves.
Patty –
Best dehydrator
This is the best dehydrator I’ve owned in the last 30 years, and I’ve had many.
The Sahara takes no space to store. Appreciate the case for the racks, etc. And this can all be set up in a snap. Love the temperature control dial and the timer. Works great.
Looking forward to this year in the garden…I plan on dehydrating most everything! Still have try jerky in this.
Thank you for making a quality tool for the kitchen.
Ricardo C. –
Great addition
I wanted a quality food dehydrator for a while now, but I did not want to loose counter or storage space. The Sahara solved both those problems. Once I took the Sahara out of the box I sliced up apples and made apple chips for my family. In one day they were gone! Next I made beef jerky and it came out fantastic. If you are looking for a top notch dehydrator the Sahara is at the top of my list. Thank you for the quick delivery too!!!
Carol –
Works great, stores easily
I bought this dehydrator because it folds up and I have limited counter space. I’m not mechanically inclined but it is very easy to set up and fold away. It’s really well designed. I also wanted a dehydrator with a filter as I dry yeast (kveik) and having a fan only option was also important. It hardly uses any power on the fan setting. It does make some noise when it’s running but it’s not loud. The customer service is excellent, shipping hours after I ordered and promptly answering questions even before I purchased it. Well made and worth the money.
Claudia S. –
Great Product
Absolutely enjoy this dehydrator. Once set up it’s very easy to use. The glass doors are sturdy, easy to open and stay closed. I’ve been using it for a couple of months 3-4 times a week. I chose it because of the excellent reviews on Amazon and because it collapses for storage. I haven’t stored it yet. Bought a kitchen cart for it and will keep it handy year-round.
A –
I LOVE this dehydrator
I bought this dehydrator about 2 months ago, and I’ve used it consistently since then – it looks so nice on my counter, I don’t want to put it away! I love the simple, intuitive functionality and the easy clean up. It’s relatively quiet & most importantly, it does a great job dehydrating food! I am using it to process and preserve produce from my garden, and I don’t know what I’d do without it.