Dehydrator Source and Coupon

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Permalink Reply by AwesomeUniverse!!! on November 12, 2008 at 10:33am

Here are some other concerns from another post FYI: =)

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Permalink Reply by jason on October 17, 2008 at 9:17pm
Just use a 60 watt lightbulb in your oven...

I guess you're upset huh? Take a deep breath, if excalibur is as you say and good4u is as good as you say (I've never heard of them before right now) it will show its face in time.

I don't really dehydrate anything anymore, but if I do ever expand (I have a 9 tray excal) I'll check good 4u out.

Thanks for the information.
Peace

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Permalink Reply by Asafoetida on November 8, 2008 at 9:28pm
I tried this lightbulb thing, and it totally worked! Thanks so much for the tip.

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Permalink Reply by Charles 19 hours ago
You think you could use one of those Betty Crocker ovens they sell for kids? Those things were pretty bad-ass. I always wanted one, but since they were marketed to girls, I never told my parents to get me one for Christmas.





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Permalink Reply by Jeff 18 hours ago
They came out with a version for boys too called Barney Cocker.

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Permalink Reply by Marte 17 hours ago
You can go buy it yoursefl now, say it's for "your daughter"... And then you should put a 60 watt lightbulb inside. Voila! You got the Betty Crocker dehydrator ;)

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Permalink Reply by ♥ Rocking the Republic ♥ 17 hours ago
If I could, I would Digg this. =)

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Permalink Reply by Pink Lady Apple on October 17, 2008 at 9:47pm
Bryan, thank you for the information. I'm sorry that the Excalibur people upset you so much. Maybe as Jason said try to relax and I say just have a nice green juice and one of your wonderful desserts and let it roll off your back.
Truth always wins out Bryan. If companies are unethical it eventually comes to the surface. Don't let it come to your surface, you are a beautiful soul.

Luv ya
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Permalink Reply by Bryan Au on October 17, 2008 at 10:14pm
Ok thank you everyone I was really surprise and I was having such a wonderful time at RAW SPIRIT FEST I can't believe Ex-calibur did that but I think they are showing their true colors as we speak as a result. Now there are people going around e-mailing everyone that Good4U Dehydrators are made of PVC and that it does not dehydrate evenly which is more lies! The fact is it is made of ABS Plastic which is superior to polycarbonate which Ex-calibur uses. ABS is stronger and won't break, I can't tell you how many times the Ex-calibur would literally crack and break in half when transporting, their design is cheap, thin and filmsy also I never liked their fake door with no hinges! Dude it is like $.50 to add hinges to a fake door! But they won't even do that! So you have to remove this fake door which releases all the "heat" just so you can look at your food, or they could have made a see through fake door, but nope they have not improved or tried to innovate or change their bad design for years now they are trying really mean evil tactics as soon as a better product, better price, better design comes out. Most companies in America innovate, improve, etc. that is what makes America great but now they are resorting to threats, being a bully, creating rumors and it is so wrong and they are revealing what they are really about!

Again most companies try to step it up, improve or innovate their products when a better one comes out but not Ex-calibur they resort to low tatics! They think they OWN the "RAW COMMUNITY" they do not and they are super fake...

Good4U Dehydrators is better in price, the motor is MUCH quieter, more efficient, the design is much more sturdy I like how the button lights up, it dehyrates better, that you can see your food through the new see through tray design and no need for any fake door, everything about Good4U is much better than Ex-calibur.

I will try to breathe, be calm, mediate, do more Yoga, drink a green smoothie thanks! But I do want the RAW COMMUNITY to know what is going on....

Also I don't dehydrate that much either but we all do from time to time, it is fun, some recipes call for it, and it is a fun way to "heat" up our raw food when it gets cold while keeping it raw!

Thanks Jason and Pink Apple Lady for reminding me to be calm and loving....:D

RAW Hugs,
Bryan Au

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Au on October 17, 2008 at 11:13pm
Well what cheered me up was a new glowing review in http://www.Vegsource.com scroll down a little to see my book cover then click on it to get:

http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/gail_favorite_rawfoods.htm

I am feeling lots better thanks! :D Breathing, drinking green smoothie...ahhhhhh

Bryan Au

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Permalink Reply by Claire on November 8, 2008 at 8:01pm
Eh...I like my Excalibur. Good4U sounds good too though. Does it have teflex sheets or does it use those mesh sheets?

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Au on November 8, 2008 at 8:35pm
Good4U Dehydrator comes with 10 year warranty, teflex sheets, dehydrated recipe book and this cool new nano technology towels(I didn't expect to get that!), very cool, if you go to my page I have photos and you can see how you can see your food, with Excalibur they have this fake flimsy door that is dark and you can't see your food so you have to take it off and all the "heat" that was built up goes out and so you are wasting energy and time, with Good4U the trays and open design was to make more efficient airflow and dehydration nice new genius pretty design, it is also more compact too. Also in the past when I tried to transport my Ex-calibur it would break because their design and walls were so thin and flimsy! Notice Good4U Dehydrator has a box or honey comb like design on the side? This makes it MUCH stronger, also other things I liked was the motor is much quieter, and they have a nice button that lights up. The smiling face is really cheerful too they put a lot of thought into it and I really appreciate that, and the price? NICE! Only $150 on my website for 10 tray, I can get you 6 tray for $135....

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Permalink Reply by Sara on November 8, 2008 at 8:39pm
where did my comment go?..anyway, ill repost it. I just bought a Good 4 U dehydrator today, so I am really glad to read this info! I kept going back and forth between Excaliber and Good 4U and decided to take my chances with the latter. I cant wait to try it..10 trays whoohoo! Ill post a comment on this discussion after Ive tried it out and let people know what I think about it. I just couldnt bring myself to spend 250 dollars(shipping included) on a dehydrator when I saw an alternative that was so similar. Im stoked!!
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Permalink Reply by Bryan Au on November 8, 2008 at 8:41pm
Nice Sara good choice! I really like mine a lot, I love being able to see the food and not having that fake flimsy "door" it is not even a "door" because doors have hinges! For so many years Ex-calibur I feel has been doing us a dis-service by not innovating or changing their designs, over charging us, having a inferior product, that breaks very easily, not lowering their price, improving their design, and now being really evil and mean at RAW SPIRIT FEST! I think it is all the beef jerky they are eating maybe! I think we should send a message to Ex-calibur to stop ripping us off and step up their design, lower their price, be nicer, etc...

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Permalink Reply by Sara on November 8, 2008 at 8:49pm
Well its obviously taking advantage of the market when their product is priced so much higher than the others without backing up the cost with quality. Im so glad I went with another product.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Au on November 8, 2008 at 9:15pm
RIght on or RAWCK on Sara! Hopefully this will make Ex-calibur improve or wake up call for them to innovate or change their same old design for so many years, price too, they feel like they OWN raw and cornered us or something well Good4U Proved them wrong they need to improve but glad you got a better product at a better price! Did you see the photos of it on my page?

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Permalink Reply by Sara on November 8, 2008 at 9:39pm
YESS, and I cant wait to have one sitting in my kitchen making veggie chips!!

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on November 8, 2008 at 9:35pm
Corporate America can be pretty ruthless sometimes. I'm more concerned about the plastic being heated up and leaching into the food. Any thoughts on that?

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Permalink Reply by Claire 1 day ago
I'm pretty concerned about the plastic too. If it's made with plastic then I'd be a little leery for the reasons Jeff said. I'm not all that fancy and I don't mind the flaws of Excalibur, besides it's a pretty black color in my kitchen. lol Good4U does seem to be made of plastic as least it looks like that in bryan's picture. is it made with plastic, bryan, or something else?

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 1 day ago
I LOVE MY EXCALIBUR DEHYDRATOR!

IT'S THE BEST ONE E V E R!!!!

Brian - it seems to me you are into all this because of your own selling & marketing & wheeling & dealing issues... and you are changing from selling one product to another - because of $$$$...

So I doubt your claims about the poor excalibur quality have too much of credibility to it... so far it's the best one there is!!!

Please, do make your claims sound more professional and acceptable for a savvy consumer - do present facts...... not just... your own emotional outcries...

ABS plastic is the same nasty plastic used for draining sewage... do not tell me ABS is a non-toxic plastic!

The more you're trying to destroy Excalibur in the manner you do above ... the more I will be liking it and standing by it...!

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 1 day ago
Bryan make sure not to let this get you heated over 115 degress!!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew J 23 hours ago
I hope you've had a chance to calm down, Bryan!

You've gone on at some length about the Good4U dehydrators on this thread, and if I was being cynical I would look at the fact that you've repeated several of the things in your initial post and think how much it reminded me of an advertisement and then wonder if that was unconnected with the fact that you're selling Good4U dehydrators through your own site. I'm not saying that you ARE doing it for that reason but as someone from the UK (where you're not allowed to say anything derogatory about the competition) that's how it comes across, and I hope that's not "the truth of what is happening"...

If Excalibur have behaved as you say then that is pretty appalling, but I already have one of their dehydrators which continues to give excellent service, and until it packs up I'll carry on using it. I'll try to make a mental note, though, to check out the Good4U when that time comes, although the fact that it's plastic - even ABS plastic - doesn't immediately win me over, as I don't see in what ways - for making a dehydrator at least - it's better than the polycarbonate used for the Excalibur.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 23 hours ago
Plastic is highly toxic when heated.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 22 hours ago
I agree with you Andrew. Polycarbone is not the ideal plastic either. But it is passable if and when it's xenoestrgen free. It is not ideal, though... but at least it has been food grade approved... and the polycarbone in Excalibur does not come in direct contact with food.

The ABS plastics did not even come close to being food-grade approved... and ABS falls into the catogery of either melamine or pvc plastics - considered highly toxic whether heated or not. Just go to Home Depot store and ask any Joe Doe in the plumbing department selling the ABS pipes if they would use the plastic to prepare food...even the fast-food-eating-pop-drinking Joe Doe would tell you NO.

I had this experience when I was trying to buy the ABS plastic to make molds for my 100% organic and home made olive oil soap and that's not even for food!!!
I was advised against the ABS plastic...and I am very glad about it... I am using glass & wood molds only...

The only passable plastics (although not ideal) for food are the ones with the recycling numbers 1,2,4, 5. Polypropelyns and co-polyesters.

Ideal is glass, wood .... or nothing...

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 22 hours ago
Great info, thanks for sharing. Now we know the Good4U Dehydrators are really Bad4U Dehydrators. Stop selling things that are harmful to people just to make money Bryan. Your plea is transparent and pathetic.
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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 22 hours ago
Jeff... could not agree with you more .... AND you are so funny... like the bad4U ...LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew J 19 hours ago
Yep, love the Bad4U too!

Glad to see that there are others who saw through this.

If this thread had been simply about the ways in which the Good4U was better than the Excalibur, even if it didn't mention the ways in which the Excalibur might be better, I wouldn't have had a problem with it.

If it had been an 'exposé' of alleged underhand tactics, which may or may not have been used by Excalibur, but without plugging a different manufacturer I wouldn't have hada problem with that either.

And if Bryan had been open about the fact that he was selling the Good4U dehydrator through his website from the beginning so that people could form their own objective opinion, that would have been fine.

But unfortunately, it was none of those, and so that's why I was suspicious about Bryan's motives. I have no problem with promoting one's business on here but not if it's done in an underhand way.

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Permalink Reply by Sara 17 hours ago
Well I made the decision to purchase this dehydrator from a different website before reading this post, so my decision was completely independent. I just received a phone call telling me I have a $52 shipping charge added to my order. This is understandable because Im in Hawaii. Im going to call back and either confirm the order or cancel it shortly. I didnt give much thought to the materials used in either the Excalibur or the Good 4U. Im going to do some quick research and then make my final decision. If I do try out the Good 4 U, I will give an unbiased opinion of its performance.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 17 hours ago
How can you give an opinion on plastic toxins in your body?

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Permalink Reply by Sara 17 hours ago
Im doing the research for myself right now.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 17 hours ago
Sara, here to help you with your search ... my first click - and this is what I came up with... sounds delicious, doesn't it...

I certainly do intend to keep this plastic where it belongs... in my sewer & drain pipe... not on my table and not in my food...LOL

So... 'bonne appetit' to you..

ABS Home - Overview of ABS - ABS Suppliers - ABS Product List
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) - This material is a terpolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. Usual compositions are about half styrene with the balance divided between butadiene and acrylonitrile. Considerable variation is, of course, possible resulting in many different grades of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene with a wide range of features and applications. In addition, many blends with other materials such as polyvinylchloride (PVC), polycarbonates and polysulfones have been developed. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene materials can be processed by any of the standard thermoplastic processing methods.


Designing with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Applications
Full list of applications including; Automotive Applications, Electrical/Electronic Applications, General Purpose, ...

Features
Full list of features including; Flame Retardant, Heat Resistance, High, Impact Resistance, Good, Impact Resistance,

Etc, etc, etc... Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
Here - another reaserch & fact about the ABS...

http://archive.greenpeace.org/toxics/pvcdatabase/bad.html Permalink Reply by Jeff 17 hours ago
http://www.giveittomeraw.com/forum/topics/these-headphones-are-amazing

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Permalink Reply by Sara 16 hours ago
hmmm...thank you for the valuable information Cherry Cherry Kiss. I looked up some things on my own and just canceled my order. I may go with the Excalibur after all, or I may decide to go without one altogether. Im fairly new at this so Im very much learning as I go. Thanks again:)

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 16 hours ago
Water rich foods are much better anyway. Dehydrated absorbs water from your body and causes you to be dehydrated. If you drink water with the dehydrated foods it dilutes the digestive juices causing the food to not be proper;y absorbed. Dehydrated is basically gourmet and unhealthy.

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Permalink Reply by Sara 16 hours ago
What can you trust but organic food in its natural state? I miss crunchy snacks though, and I have a 7 year old girl who would benefit from a dehydrator. These are my main reasons for wanting one.


Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
Good decision, Sara... but you do not have to give up on the dehydrators. I know it's much better to eat ripe and fresh fruits and veggies - but sometimes it's better to have some dehydrated food, than nothing, or some cooked or junk food...

I am actually looking for wooden & glass dehydrators.. they do exist...they are more costly... but our health is worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 16 hours ago
That's true, better dehydrated than SAD but preparation is key.

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 16 hours ago
Maybe you could construct one yourself Cheery kiss that would out-rule both ex-calibur and bad4you-breath.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
Are you willing & wanting to help and assist, Xerxes?

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 16 hours ago
I would gladly do! Im not sure I know what to do though im not sure I understand how it works technically. I could take care of the secret bashing-the-market-section!

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Permalink Reply by Sara 16 hours ago
Thats definitely ideal..I think Ill forgo the Excalibur and research those options. A glass dehydrator sounds pretty sweet.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
wooden frame and glass... I vaguely remember having seen a pic of such dehydrator here on GI2MR . perhaps someone from Australia posted it... I really do not remember, sorry.. but all I know is that they do exits and i want to get my hands on one... unless Xerxes will help to design and produce one...LOL

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Permalink Reply by Sara 16 hours ago
hmmm, not sure if Ill have the patience to search for one or build one right now though. I dont really want to use my oven. I suppose I may go with a small Excalibur for a quick fix and use it on occasion. Who knew dehydrators could cause such a stir?

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
Yes, I have excalibur and I just finished making sweet potato chips in it... just had this craving and I caved in...

It's not an ideal plastic either... but as i see it it's a lesser evil... will do until the time we find the ideal dehydrator...!!!

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 16 hours ago
Enjoy your chips Cherry Kiss...the 'sweet'-part added from your lips.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
Well, I just had to cut and paste this info about the ABS plastic from the link I posted above ... just to make this visible for everyone:

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) is used as a hard plastic in many applications like pipes, car bumpers and toys (hard building blocks). ABS uses a number of hazardous chemicals. These include butadiene and styrene (see above) and acrylonitrile. Acrylonitrile is highly toxic and readily absorbed by humans by inhalation and directly through the skin. Both the liquid and its vapor are highly toxic. Acrylonitrile is classified as a probable human carcinogen as are styrene and butadiene.

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Permalink Reply by Sara 16 hours ago
Its very irritating that we're forced to become obsessive in order to safeguard our health, but when I come across misleading information on a RAW WEBSITE...good lord, im just living on the beach eating coconuts:)

Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 16 hours ago
I know how you feel! Been there & felt that!

This is why I am so careful when it comes to such promotions even on this site...some people are primarily interested in making $$$$.. it all comes down to that...
I am glad you read about the ABS and researched it... as I know Bryan will certainly delete this discussion now... so at least I can rest assured and happy that 'you know...'

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Permalink Reply by Sara 15 hours ago
coconuts on the beach are all I need:)

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
OK... I'll join you... we can add some durians... on the beach... Xerxes... are you joining us as well?

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 15 hours ago
Of course! I can show my latest dancing number.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
Gee.. I'd really love to see your latest raw dance... I wonder if you could you make a video of your dance and send it to me... just in case we will not make it to the beach on time...

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 6 hours ago
A video wouldn't be able to catch the dash of magic that is essential for this dance. It wouldn't be possible to absorb it through the lens.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 16 hours ago
buy my headphones!!

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Permalink Reply by Sara 16 hours ago
im not touching that one:)

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Permalink Reply by Claire 15 hours ago
I couldn't agree with all of you more. I am so pleased with Excalibur and it was like a present the day it arrived in the mail. It's the handiest little thing - am frankly I thought it was well worth the money. Good4U is cheaper coz it's made from plastic - I'm not touching plastic with a ten foot pole. I make some damn tasty things with Excalibur and I even made this amazing potato cake recipe. I've made incredible banana pancakes.

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Permalink Reply by Sara 15 hours ago
I admit my former ignorance but am so glad to be better informed now. For now on Im researching anything and everything questionable. My next purchase will be a water distiller, Ill check them all out thoroughly before making a purchase.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
I am also looking for a water distiller... would you keep me updated if/when you find something of interest, please? Will do the same...we can compare our notes!

Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
:) ... <3... super!

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 15 hours ago
Me three..Im looking for a water-distiller...I emailed rawfoodexplained and asked about this a while ago and I got some advice I think...he recommended some brand I can't remember at the moment...will see if...I can find it someday.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
LOL

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Permalink Reply by Mica 51 minutes ago
I bought a water distiller years ago because I read about a lot of health conscious people drinking distilled water, I didn't do a lot of re-search before I bought mine. To be honest I really didn't like the water. It didn't feel natural and kinda weird.

Then I read some negative stuff on-line about it, it being too non structured and aggressive and that it could pull minerals out of your body and all that. Sorry not very scientific here but I can't remember the exact wording. But all of what I read was kind of resonating with me and also the fact that I had to operate another electrical appliance in my kitchen for hours really turned me off it. I stopped using it and got a reverse osmosis filter attached to my tap instead, I'm really happy with this and even though mine is now quiet an old model and there are even better ones on the market that will not only purify but also re-structure and alkalize your water, I still really like the water we drink.

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 15 hours ago
Buy my chips! I made bananapeelchips in my dehydrator. They have a slight taste of Acrylonitrile but that just gives them an extra crisp. Special offer! Travel to the moon and back on my bananapeel-chips!

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 15 hours ago
Free shipping?

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 15 hours ago
Yes both the chips and shipping are free but with them follow an obligatory consultation for 499$ on 'How to enjoy the chips the right way'. A good offer.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
What else would you include Xerxes... you know... what's the incentive to buy your chips... ?

But sounds quite interesting...quite a trip to the moon !!!

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 15 hours ago
I throw in my latest dancing number to the package! My moon-walk number.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
raw and naked? You know... I can drive a hard bargain too...

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Permalink Reply by Xerxes 15 hours ago
That's more than I can offer! Im like an onion, under my peel is just another peel...and everyone who's trying to unpeel me will get tears in their eyes...that my defensive mechanism

Permalink Reply by Sara 15 hours ago
I like where this thread has gone.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 15 hours ago
me too... unfortunately, come tomorrow morning... it will be deleted...

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Permalink Reply by Andrew J 12 hours ago
Deleted? I hope not. No-one's been particularly rude or offensive. I suspect that there is one person who might not think so, but they have every right and opportunity to come here and defend what he posted, and I hope not only that they are given the chance to do so, but that they actually do.

If there is a good argument as to why there was so much blatant plugging of one dehydrator and dissing of the other, or evidence of these underhand tactics by Excalibur (such as a testimony from one of the exhibitors about the threatening behaviour) I'll quite happily retract my suggestion that it was an outright advertisement.

In the meantime I will stick by what I said as I object to what appears to be someone promoting their own self-interests under the guise of a warning which is supposedly in the interests of the raw community.

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Permalink Reply by Claire 15 hours ago
haha this is so funny xD

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Permalink Reply by Claire 15 hours ago
yea, too bad this thread is really fun. I'll buy your chips xerxes, and I'll spread the word.

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Permalink Reply by Synergy 14 hours ago
Bryan,
They as good as you say? Send me one I will test it side by side and give you my honest evaluation.

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Permalink Reply by Cheery Cherry Kiss 13 hours ago
I applaud your willingness to test it all out... just curious... how are you going to test & evaluate the toxicity of the ABS ? Do you have a chemical lab or something...? Will you be using it long enough to experience on yourself whether or not those chemicals in ABS are indeed carcinogenic?

Please, keep us posted...

PS... do stop your experiment on yourself should you start glowing at night, please!

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Permalink Reply by Chef Stephanie on December 11, 2008 at 2:06pm

We were not rude in anyway to Brian @ the Raw spirit fest. We are one of the main sponsors of the Raw Spirit & provide all the dehydrators every year to the Fest. Also we donate all the dehydrators to the Chef's that take their time out to create the wonderful cuisine they prepare for us there. We pride ourselves on being the top dehydrator on the market. We carter to so many lifestyles it’s crazy. We also believe in healthy living & eating. We take our time & money to teach the proper way to preserve food even to 3rd world countries. We really believe in healthy eating can change the world! We hands on teach in the farm to school program without getting any benefits from that we just do it because its the right thing & we believe in it! We have donated hundreds of thousands to companies, schools etc. Please read our articles here:
Excalibur Represented the United States as a Member of the CAFTA-DR Business Development Mission
How cool is that?

http://www.excaliburdehydrator.com/article.php
Every year Excalibur sets aside a portion of our profits to fund our Global Outreach Program, by purchasing an Excalibur Dehydrator you are helping to support programs like these.

We are not about the "all might dollar" but education, making the world better to live in. I feel most of the time Bryan is advertising what he sells & is being disrespectful in his underhanded tactics & comments. Initially he asked us to fund his book by asking for $10,000.00 up front "donation". We declined but did give him many units for free I might add for the book itself. I feel he is mad in a way @ us for the reason of Excalibur not giving him money for his book printing.
I feel that is where all the "bad press" about Excalibur is coming from.
We are all for fair competitions as there are many dehydrators on the market. Feel free to contact anyone of our reps to help in clarifying any issues you might have. We are there to help. How many people can say they would take their time out to really "talk" with the customers? As a Chef here I am constantly talking with customers to insure they are dehydrating properly. We have issues a statement about the Good4U dehydrator if you would like to see out stand on that.

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