Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Hi All, Well, I was so excited because I was just about to purchase my first Excalibur until I realized it was made out of #7 plastic. Yikes! #7 is Polycarbonate a known endrocrine disruptor and xenoestrogen ( mimics estrogen). Now I am not sure what to do! I love to make jerky and would love to try out so many of the raw dehydrated recipies but I dont want to actually harm myself in the process of trying to get healthier! Any thoughts? Julie Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 I dehydrate at the lower temps so doubt there is any harm anyway...but please please let us know what you find out. Call the folks that manufacture them, they have a website. Diana of Dewberry Hill Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Julie, I just bought a LeQuip dehydrator cause you can add trays (stackable) and apparently the thermostat is more accurate than the Excalibur. Not sure about the plastic but I'll check into it and let you know. Paul Julie Johnson <taysee wrote: Hi All, Well, I was so excited because I was just about to purchase my first Excalibur until I realized it was made out of #7 plastic. Yikes! #7 is Polycarbonate a known endrocrine disruptor and xenoestrogen ( mimics estrogen). Now I am not sure what to do! I love to make jerky and would love to try out so many of the raw dehydrated recipies but I dont want to actually harm myself in the process of trying to get healthier! Any thoughts? Julie Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 What about those Teflex dehydrator sheets? Aren't they made out of some kind of teflon-like material? Could that pose a health risk? What could be used as an alternative? rawfood , " Julie Johnson " <taysee@b...> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Well, I was so excited because I was just about to purchase my first Excalibur until I realized it was made out of #7 plastic. Yikes! #7 is Polycarbonate a known endrocrine disruptor and xenoestrogen ( mimics estrogen). Now I am not sure what to do! I love to make jerky and would love to try out so many of the raw dehydrated recipies but I dont want to actually harm myself in the process of trying to get healthier! > Any thoughts? > > Julie Johnson > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 And now they're coloring the water bottles to be blue even when they are #1. We started catching on to the color so they wised up. Make sure you tip your plastic over and find the number 7 inside the recycle sign. Yes it is polycarbonate but is much better that #1 through #6. Of course the post below is more accurate because there is heat involved. This leads me to remind us not to leave any plastic bottle with water in a hot vehicle either. Does it ever stop..ha Steven www.rawfriends.com <http://www.rawfriends.com/> Paul Ladendorf [paulldndrf] Saturday, February 05, 2005 11:24 AM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Excalibur Dehydrator problem Julie, I just bought a LeQuip dehydrator cause you can add trays (stackable) and apparently the thermostat is more accurate than the Excalibur. Not sure about the plastic but I'll check into it and let you know. Paul Julie Johnson <taysee wrote: Hi All, Well, I was so excited because I was just about to purchase my first Excalibur until I realized it was made out of #7 plastic. Yikes! #7 is Polycarbonate a known endrocrine disruptor and xenoestrogen ( mimics estrogen). Now I am not sure what to do! I love to make jerky and would love to try out so many of the raw dehydrated recipies but I dont want to actually harm myself in the process of trying to get healthier! Any thoughts? Julie Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 It's my understanding that you would have to heat something at a higher temp for any of the plastic to seep into the food. Microwaving definitley transfers this to food. However, in a dehydrator you are heating at temps below 145 degrees for sure and usually below 110-115 degrees. That is not very hot. You could comfortably touch those temps. It's like if you just held #7 plastic in your hand you wouldn't be harmed. It takes a chemical reaction to transfer the plastic (or teflon, etc.) to the food. rawfood , " Julie Johnson " <taysee@b...> wrote: > Hi All, > Well, I was so excited because I was just about to purchase my first Excalibur until I realized it was made out of #7 plastic. Yikes! #7 is Polycarbonate a known endrocrine disruptor and xenoestrogen ( mimics estrogen). Now I am not sure what to do! I love to make jerky and would love to try out so many of the raw dehydrated recipies but I dont want to actually harm myself in the process of trying to get healthier! > Any thoughts? > > Julie Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 I have the L'Equip and the Excalibur. Although I love the L'Equip Visor juicer, which is why I bought their dehydrator, I prefer the Excalibur though. It is easier to use in my experience although to be fair the L'Equip isn't that bad. The L'Equip does have a computerized thermostat but I wouldn't say it's necessarily more accurate. For one thing it has markings at 93 degrees, 125 degrees, and 158 degrees. Anything in between those numbers you just have to estimate where to put the knob. On the Excalibur they have markings every 10 degrees from 95 degrees to 155 degrees. Then there are large spaces in between so it's easy to just put it halfway between 105 degrees and 115 degrees if you want it at 110 degrees for example. If you are worried about the temp in either dehydrator you can also by an inexpensive thermometer and monitor it that way. I e-mailed L'Equip to find out what kind of plastic the dehydrator is made of and I will post it when I hear back from them. Thanks, Jennifer rawfood , Paul Ladendorf <paulldndrf> wrote: > > Julie, > > I just bought a LeQuip dehydrator cause you can add trays (stackable) and apparently the thermostat is more accurate than the Excalibur. Not sure about the plastic but I'll check into it and let you know. > > Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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