Stainless Steel Biltong Box Food Dehydrator & Drying Cabinet

Brilliant product for biltong lovers, and those who want to dehydrate other things (although why would you want to distract from making biltong! HA!) My South African hubby has been searching for a biltong box for years, and when we found the Kalahari, we pushed "buy" immediately. It arrived quickly, we assembled it and within a few days had our first batch of delicious biltong. PROS: 1. Countertop sized, and still holds about 5 lbs of meat. 2. They include 10 drying racks for other items (again.....distracting from biltong, but you-do-you!) 3. Biltong hooks are included, as is a handy recipe book 4. It's QUIET. Barely know it's there 5. It stays cool to the touch, which means it can be placed anywhere 6. Did a beautiful job drying our biltong in a clean, temperature-controlled environment with constant airflow 7. Drip tray makes cleanup easy. A lot of spices fall off during the drying process and it would be a pain to vacuum them out. A good trip tray made it easy 8. Controls are intuitive and easy to use SUGGESTIONS: 1. It would be helpful if the makers included a "Quick Set-Up" guide. A few things had us guessing when we put the machine together. We figured it out, but some instructions would've been nice. That's it! Go forth, buy this wonderful machine and get busy making biltong. YUM!

So basically this is a dehydrator that has been modified to work like a biltong box. I think the idea is excellent and it works well, plus you get the best of both worlds. It also looks good (unlike home made ones) and will fit in any room. It was pretty quiet. I was able to fit about 2KG (4.4 lbs) of meat in this machine without being over packed. I had large slabs and a couple of smaller pieces. The smaller pieces took 2-3 days to be ready (I like medium to dry biltong). The larger pieces took about 5 days. Note, the ones at the back closer to the fan dry quicker in my experience. Overall, really like this biltong box and feel like it was worth it. Really like the biltong book that came with it and the hooks for hanging are perfect. Some things I would like to see change: 1) it would be nice if the box could run for a few days without needing to reset the timer every 24 hours. Not a big deal if you are at home and the box is in an easy place to reset but if you go away for a couple days it would be a problem. 2) would be nice if there was some sort of clip or something to keep the hanging bars in place, they easily fall out and it’s a mission to put them back when the box is fully packed. Overall as is, I still give it 5 stars as it does what it promises and more.

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Works extremely well! We use it to make Biltong. Perfect each time so far.

We use or box often. We dry biltong and sausage in it. Works well, no noise. Perfect size for our family needs. Not too heavy to move into pantry when not in use. Great temperature control, easy to use too.

The Kalahari Stainless Steel Biltong Box Food Dehydrator and Drying Cabinet is a fantastic and high quality device. We’ve been making biltong, dry wors, and dried fruit since the day we got it. It’s very easy to use, and on thinner pieces of meat, if you don’t have patience, you can make biltong overnight. If you like biltong and live in a place where it’s very expensive, like most countries outside SA, this will save you a lot of money pretty quickly, and you can make your own high quality biltong easily and safely.

Great buy. I would like to see a better design for the drip tray, even though this one works fine and the timer is limited to 24 hours max, so you have to reset the timer daily for biltong. The recipe book that comes with it is great.

This was definitely an investment, but I did my research and I’m very happy with the product. I’ve made biltong, dog treat treats and dehydrated fruit. It’s a super quiet machine and very reliable.

I recently got the KK11 Biltong Boss, and honestly, it's fantastic. It's super easy to use which is perfect for someone like me who wants things simple. I tried making snapsticks first since they only take 24 hours, and they turned out great! Having this machine makes me feel closer to home. It’s like a little piece of South Africa right in my kitchen, allowing me to have biltong whenever I want. The unit itself is really neat. It fits well in the kitchen and doesn't look out of place at all. It also comes with a recipe book, which is a nice touch, giving you some ideas to get started right away. The KK11 isn’t just for biltong; it has hanging rods and ten trays for making different things like snapsticks, leaves, and wagon wheels. Cleaning up after you're done is super easy too, which is always a plus. All in all, I’m really happy with the Biltong Boss. It's a 5-star product for me, and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who loves biltong or is thinking about trying it out for the first time.

The best purchase ever! I have been using it for 2 years and it makes amazing biltong, salmon jerky, and pork chips. The whole family loves it.

Just simply love it for making biltong!!!

Immediately made some biltong the moment this unit arrived. Results are amazing! This appears to be a commercial quality drying unit capable of much more than drying meat; fruit, tea you name it, it's perfect for the job. Solid and well made it maintains constant drying temperatures while the fan purrs away quietly. No disruption to kitchen life other than the delicious aromas as the produce dries slowly on the countertop. Extremely happy with my purchase, recommend you get one they're great!