Commercial Dehydrator

BioChef Commercial Food Dehydrators - Designed for a healthy and sustainable business and lifestyle.

Vitality 4 Life offers the most comprehensive range of high-performance, state-of-art Commercial Food Dehydrators.

These include dehydrators tailored for the small to large food processing industry, manufacturers of packaged and processed foods including businesses like commercial dog treat companies, dehydrated hiking and camping meals for hikers or backpackers, mobile food vendors, cloud kitchens, bakeries, health food stores, farmers market stall holders, food collectives and Co-ops, cottage industries or restaurants and cafes to name a few.

Vitality 4 Life’s range of Commercial Dehydrators are built for the commercial food industry and provide a next-level solution to extend the shelf life of foods, reduce waste, preserve the nutrient quality and increase the nutrient density without needing to use artificial additives.

They are also designed with maximum efficiency in mind and that can help save your business both time and money.

Explore the full range of Vitality 4 Life’s premium range of Commercial Food Dehydrators

Why Use a Commercial Food Dehydrator?

Compared to using a traditional oven for drying out foods that can be timely, expensive to run and limited in size, Commercial Food Dehydrators are digitally controlled state-of-the-art stainless-steel units that efficiently dry out a full spectrum of food items - including fruit and veggies, meat, fish, poultry and jerky, dog treats, herbs and spices, dried flowers, yoghurt and so much more.

Selecting the best Dehydrator for your business and lifestyle

Choosing the best food dehydrator is a complex decision and there are several factors to consider including quantity, size, the types of food or produce you are hydrating, and the floor space you have in your kitchen or business to install a Commercial Food Dehydrator.

It’s important to do your research and evaluate which Commercial Dehydrator will work best for your business now and into the future.

Vitality 4 Life and BioChef have over 25 years of expertise in the living food industry. Our products are made of stainless steel, are seamless to operate, excel in design and functionality and are value for money - all complemented by Vitality 4 Life’s unparalleled A-Z support and generous warranty times.

Our BioChef Commercial Food Dehydrators are thermostatically controlled stainless steel ‘ovens’ fitted out with fans to evenly distribute heated air over the trays of ingredients. The temperature is controlled so it does not ‘cook’ the food or reduce its nutritional value.

Instead, by eliminating much of the moisture content in the food, which can often be the place where unhealthy microorganisms grow, commercial dehydrators both increase the shelf-life and keep the nutrient content high in the food.

You can also contact Vitality 4 Life’s support team here to help you evaluate which dehydrator will deliver optimum results for your needs.

Benefits of Vitality 4 Life’s Commercial Dehydrator

• Made from stainless steel – hygienic, robust and long-lasting
• Easy to use and operate
• Preserves the natural vitamin, mineral and enzyme content of foods
• Extends the shelf life of food produce for up to 1 year
• Helps to reduce food waste
• Enhance and concentrates the flavour without the need of artificial additives.
• Saves money - reduced operating, energy and electricity costs

Outstanding Features of Vitality 4 Life Commercial Food Dehydrators

• State-of-the Art full stainless steel design and construction
• Digitally controlled automatic timers
• Adjustable Thermostat Temperature Settings for a wide variety of uses
• Drying Trays - a full range of drying trays to suit your business speciality
• Superior Air Flow System - providing consistency in drying produce
• Fully Insulated - providing a superior heat retention system for faster drying times with greater efficiency?

Who can benefit from a Commercial Food Dehydrator?

Commercial food dehydrators are used by food processing and manufacturing industries, farmers and growers, pet food industries, manufacturers of survival, hiking and camping meals, cafes and restaurants.

This preservation process also allows you to take advantage of the lower cost and abundance of seasonal foods and make them available at a later date when produce availability is lower and costs are higher.

A commercial dehydrator is an excellent way to take advantage of Mother Nature’s abundance.

History of Commercial Food Dehydrators

For thousands of years our ancestors have used ‘air’, ‘salt’, ‘smoke’ or ‘sun’ to dry foods so they could take advantage of the seasonal availability of produce, good crops, or abundant fishing and hunting expeditions.

It was a hit or miss affair and often weather dependent. These techniques were in use until the nineteenth century when modern science began to explore other ways to preserve our foods.

Today you can take advantage of the same simple food preserving principles with the modern twist of commercial food dehydrators, knowing that you also meet food health and safety requirements.

Explore the Vitality 4 Life range of 11 Commercial Dehydrators here

• BioChef Commercial 10 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Premium 16 Tray Stainless Steel Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Premium 10 Tray Stainless Steel Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial 20 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial Vertical 32 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial Rotating 10 Tray Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial Rotating 15 Tray Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial 30 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial 32 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial 36 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator
• BioChef Commercial 60 Tray Digital Food Dehydrator

Technical Info:

How it Works

Simply put, prepared food is placed onto the supplied trays and placed into the dehydrator where the moisture content is gently removed without extracting essential vitamins and minerals.

The dehydrators are built with a thermostatically controlled heating element that evenly evaporates the water content of the food without ‘cooking’ it.

Fans and vents direct hot air evenly over the prepared foods that speeds up both the surface evaporation of moisture as well as causing internal moisture to be dehydrated from within the food.

This process continues until most or all moisture is removed - resulting in the dried produce. The drying time varies depending on the specific items as some have a higher moisture content then others.

More Considerations

There are several more reasons why choosing Vitality 4 Life Commercial Dehydrators will improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of creating dehydrated products for your business.

These include: Stainless Steel Unlike many models in the market, Vitality 4 Life Commercial Food Dehydrators are made from full stainless steel.

You not only reduce the risk of harmful chemicals from materials like plastic being released into the food, but stainless steel is more robust, easier to clean and lasts longer.

Food Drying Capacity

When selecting the right size, we recommend you discuss your needs with the Vitality 4 Life support team - they will guide you in your choice to help you ascertain the optimum size dehydrator to both maintain and grow your business (as well as save on energy costs).

Airflow

BioChef commercial dehydrators are made with a superior airflow system that provides consistent and even drying of food.

Temperature and Timers

Flexibility is key in our range of commercial products. All our dehydrators have a 24 hour digital timer with auto shut-off so you don’t need to be on-site to turn on or off the dehydrator, helping to minimise operating costs with maximum output.

The units have a temperature range of 30-90C allowing for greater versatility of applications from drying herbs to making beef jerky or fruit leathers.

Size & Capacity

Vitality 4 Life offers an outstanding range of commercial dehydrator sizes. From the small 10 tray unit (1.5sq metres of drying capacity) to the larger 60 tray unit (9.1sq metres) with three separate drying zones, there is a dehydrator that will best serve your business requirements now and into the future.