Test drier Scarlett SC-FD421012

If you want to indulge yourself with summer vitamins in winter, you can’t do without the electric dryer.

With the help of drier Scarlett SC-FD421012 can dry apples and mushrooms, to make for the winter herbs, such as willow tea, dried tomatoes, make homemade dried apricots, raisins, and banana chips.

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Features

Features: removal of moisture from vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, fish and meat.

Power: 250 W.

Construction: plastic-coated body of the base, 7 removable trays, transparent lid, 1×0.75 mm2, 1 m cord.

Control: temperature regulator – on base.

Modes: from 35 to 70 ° C, step – 5 degrees.

Pallets: diameter 26 cm, max 0.6 kg per pallet, interior height 3 cm, 2 mounting levels.

Features: heating elements work in cycles 15 seconds/ 15 seconds , maximum operating time without interruption – 40 hours. It is recommended to install at least 5 trays, even if some of them are empty.

Dimensions: 350x260x260 mm.

Warranty: 1 year.

Country – Manufacturer: PRC.

Price: 1690 Dollars.

Appearance

The Scarlett SC-FD421012 dryer looks quite traditional: round in shape, with transparent plastic trays. They slide one into the other and are placed on the base of the case, which has a switch. Everything is covered with transparent lid on the top with holes for steam outlet.

Base color – lush, summery, bright. Thanks to it, the strictness of the black and white color scheme is destroyed and even in winter if you want to make muesli at home, the Scarlett SC-FD421012 will remind you about the July heat.

Control

The Scarlett SC-FD421012 dryer has a simple control: turn on the power, turn the temperature switch, and the dryer begins to work. No power indicator.

The heating temperature can be adjusted from 35 to 70 degrees, depending on what you’re going to dry. Regulator convenient, inscriptions are clear and bright.

Ergonomics

The set includes 7 round trays that can be installed in any order. Trays are easy to insert, hold firmly. You don’t have to fill them all, but the manufacturer recommends at least 5 pieces, even if they are empty.

A large number of trays allows you to dry a lot of products in one cycle.

Can’t give a universal number, it all depends on what you’re drying. I counted the loading volume of cherry tomatoes.

On one pallet fits 250 gr cherry halves, the total volume can therefore reach – 1 kg 750 gr. Agree, this is more than enough to make such a delicacy as dried tomatoes.

The power cord isn’t very long, just 1m, so you need to have a socket nearby.

Functionality

I dried in Scarlett SC-FD421012 basil, apples, cherry tomatoes. Of course I would like to dry mushrooms, but the cold nights of July are not conducive to the growth of mushrooms in the forests near New York, so, alas.

I dried all the products one by one, placing the raw materials on three trays and two more empty, following the recommendations in the manual.

All the food was dried to the right degree, although there were a few surprises.

• Scarlett SC-FD421012 can not be called a fast dryer: it dries slowly but thoroughly.
• The heater turns on periodically, that is, if you turn the dryer on for 8 hours, the heater will work less. This is good for energy conservation, but affects speed.
• Although the manufacturer provides a choice of temperature, I just put the knob on the maximum, so that the drying would be as quick as possible.
  

  As I understand, after reading the reviews of users, so do many people

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So, my cherry tomatoes were drying for 8 hours until just right for me

I kept the tomatoes in the middle

. In principle, I wanted to dry them more, but did not have time: the kids ate them.

I cut the apples into small pieces. In total, they took 12 hours to dry. It’s better to chop them in smaller pieces.

The fastest drying time was for the chopped basil, which took about 6 hours.

Quality of the drying

Drying is even on all levels.

However, I periodically rearranged the trays once every two or three hours as I was observing the process.

Such leisurely drying of food seemed to me interesting from the point of view of preservation of all microelements. After all, it is close to the natural process, which means that it is the most gentle to the structure of vegetables and fruits.

Noise level

Like all dryers, Scarlett SC-FD421012 noisy all the time while working. It is not loud, but since we are talking about hours of work, I recommend putting the dryer in a room where no one is around. I put it to work on a glazed loggia, and covered the door.

Care

Nothing unusual: plastic trays need to be washed by hand, using the usual dishwashing detergent. You can not wash the base, but you have to wipe the top, especially if you use spices and salt when drying.

The cells on the trays are not very shallow, so in some cases it is more convenient to cover the trays with a thin parchment remember to cut out the middle for the passage of hot air , but in this case the drying time will increase even more .

Test result

Scarlett SC-FD421012 is a dryer in which you can thoroughly dry various products: fruits, herbs, vegetables.

Big quantity of trays let you dry several kilos of vegetables or fruits in one cycle.

Total operating time without interruption 40 h is enough to achieve good results.

The heating element cycling allows energy-saving drying.

For better results, I recommend chopping the vegetables and fruits finely for drying.

Inexpensive dryer with a lot of trays, simple operation and smart ergonomics.

Virtually always used on only one temperature setting.

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