Food dehydrator vs. dish dryer?

[cyberkid]

I have been seriously thinking about getting a dehydrator lately..
Upon web searching I have found out that when the dehydrator may cost 40$.. the shipping to Taiwan will cost more than 50$, that is IF the company/person is willing to ship it here.
Ronco, Nesco and a lot of other brands won't ship these out of the US.

So... 2 questions:

Is there anywhere I can get a good dehydrator without paying an arm and a leg for shipping? (I've asked around locally and the people react like I'm from Mars or something...they don't even know what a food dehydrator is!)

Would a dish dryer work? I still need to check up on the heat temps.
Something like this

Thanks for any replies!
Steve

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

A dish dryer? Jeez, that's a pretty lame solution to a non-problem! That's the most expensive dish towel that I've ever seen

That ad says it cuts off at 47 degrees F!! That sounds more like a dish chiller. I'm sure they meant 47C. Which is a bit too hot for models, 105F is about as high as you want to go.

Save yourself the trouble, if you can't find a dehydrator in your country make one from a box and one or two small portable lamps. Enclosed space with a low-voltage heat source is all you need, and a shipping box with a lamp inside should work for you. Check the temperature and vent as necessary.

Here's a tutorial on how to make an elaborate paint dryer. You could simplify from here:
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/tools/dryer.html

[leokc_ng]

I think this is what you want "Mr. Dry Booth "

http://www.hlj.com/product/GNZGT04

[cyberkid]

Originally Posted by leokc_ng

I think this is what you want "Mr. Dry Booth "

http://www.hlj.com/product/GNZGT04

That was once a considerated product, but for less than that price I can get a dehydrator shipped to Taiwan from the US. The Mr. Dry Booth has several cons: preset limit of only 1 hour, no heat control, too large considering what can be put inside. Pro's: Easily avalible to me, er.. hrm.. that's it I guess.

I was looking for other alternatives because a satisfactory dehydrator costs 30~60$'s.. while the shipping also costs that price, making a total of around 80-120$'s..I was pretty displeased at the thought of spending that much on S&H...

thanks for the link though.
Steve

[leokc_ng]

Did a few search in google for Food dehydrator a while ago.
Food dehydrator and dish dryer should be generally cheaper, but the only thing that you might want to concern are the dust get inside the chamber.