MAGIC MILL Professional Food Dehydrator

First the pros: Small footprint and quiet operation. Attractive on the countertop (looks like a small oven or something). Not ugly like the big round dehydrators from the 1990s. Plenty of dehydrating space. 10 shelves each 12" x 13". More than 10 square feet of space. Very efficient. I've dried herbs very quickly (about 24 hours) with a great finished product. Bonus: You can use this as a plate warmer. Standard (and even larger) plates will fit 1 per shelf. As a frequent sous vide user, I love having warm plates to serve the perfectly cooked, but a little cool on the outside, dishes. Warm plates keep the feed in the target zone longer. Bonus2: With most of the shelves removed, you can use this dehydrator to keep your food warm while you finish the rest of the meal. Cons: You can not set any temperature. The range is sufficient (95F - 165F) but each push of the button raises/lowers the temperature by 10 degrees so you can have 105F but not 100F. Dehydrating & plate warming isn't that precise an activity so this is a very small nuisance. When you press Start (Start/Stop button) it starts in RAW mode (10 hours at 165) and you have to adjust accordingly. It doesn't remember that you are drying herbs for 24 hours at 95F. Again a small inconvenience. It may just be me as I move quickly in the kitchen, but sometimes when I close the door my hand bumps the start/stop button (I'm not sure how as it is not that close) shutting the machine down. When you restart, the previous settings aren't saved so you need to set the time/temperature again. For the price, I don't think you can beat this plate warmer, food dehydrator and dough proofer. Once you have this in your kitchen, you will agree.