How Thirsty Compares

Thirsty is a great dehydrator, but it may not be the right dehydrator for everyone. We've assembled the below table to help you find the dehydrator that best suits your needs.

Category	Thirsty - Sealed Box	Elite - Square Box	Premium - Square Box	Budget - Square Box	Premium Stacking Trays
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Representative Models	Thirsty the Dehydrator	* Excalibur 10-Tray Stainless * Tribest Sedona Supreme * TSM "Sausage Maker" 10-Tray * Cabela's Commercial-Grade 160-Liter * Weston Pro-Series 24-Tray	* Tribest Sedona Express * Tribest Sedona Combo * Brod &* taylor Sahara Folding * LEM Big Bite 10-Tray * Excalibur 9-Tray Digital	* Cosori Stainless Steel 6-Tray * Magic Mill 7-Tray Digital * Ivation 6-Tray Digital * Excalibur 9-Tray Analog * Gourmia Premium 6-Tray	* Nesco Gardenmaster * Nesco Gardenmaster Digital * Presto Digital Dehydro * L'Equip Filter Pro 528 * Open Country FD-1022 SK
Price Range	$599	$600 +	$300 - $599	$100 - $299	$100 - $200
Sq Ft of Drying Surface Area	16 Sq Ft	12 - 56 Sq Ft	7 - 15 Sq Ft	7 - 17 Sq Ft	4 - 8 Sq Ft
Stainless Steel Exterior	X	X	X	Some
Noise while running in decibels	< 45 dB	50 - 65 dB	50 - 65 dB	45 - 60 dB	55 - 65 dB
Cubic Feet of Air Used per 8-hour Cycle	2.6 CF (You read that right)	48,000 - 62,400 CF	28,800 - 62,400 CF	24,000 - 33,600 CF	14,400 - 28,800 CF
Easy-wipe Interior Walls	X	X	X	X	N/A
Removable Drip Tray	X	X	X		N/A
Dishwasher Safe Food Trays	X	X	X	X	X
Stainless Steel Food Trays	X	X	X
No-Wipe Cleanup, Fully Dishwasher Safe					X
Analog Temperature Set				X	X
Digital Temperature Set	X	X	X	X
Precise Temperature Measurement	X
Temperature Range from Set Point During Dehydration Cycle (Fahrenheit)	< 1/2 Degree	4 - 8 Degrees	2 - 15 Degrees	3 - 15 Degrees	3 - 5 Degrees
Precise Humidity Measurement	X
Digital Humidity Set	X
Precise Humidity Control (+/- 2.0% RH)	X
Basic Air Filter	N/A	X	X	X	X
HEPA Filter	N/A	X	X
Sealed Box - Only Internal Airflow	X
No Tray Rotation Required	X				X
Analog Timer				X	X
Digital Timer	X	X	X	X	X
Repeatable Recipe Time	X