Ezidri Snackmaker FD500 - Digital Dehydrator
Ezidri's compact Snackmaker for everyday food drying. The same fast, even airflow as the Ultra, in a smaller footprint. No rotation. No guesswork.
What's in the box
- ✓ FD500 dehydrator base
- ✓ 5 drying trays
- ✓ 1 mesh sheet, for herbs & small foods
- ✓ 1 solid sheet, for leathers & liquids
- ✓ Instruction manual & drying guide
Want extra trays and sheets from day one? The Mega Pack gives you more sheets and a lower cost per sheet.
See bundles →Built for serious drying
Why the Snackmaker FD500
Every feature is built around one goal: even drying, every tray, without babysitting the machine.
No tray rotation
Ezidri's heated airflow system pulls warm air evenly through every tray, from the first to the fifteenth. No swapping trays halfway through a batch.
1 to 24 hour timer
Soft-touch digital controls let you set the exact hours you need, from a quick herb dry to a long biltong cure.
30°C to 60°C control
Dial in the right temperature for the job, whether that is delicate herbs at 30 degrees or a fast fruit batch at 60.
Compact and expandable
A smaller footprint that still grows with you. Starts at 5 trays and expands up to 15 as your harvest grows.
500W, low running cost
The element only runs for part of each cycle, so a full 10-hour batch costs around $1.10 in power.
BPA-free and certified
Food-safe ABS plastic throughout, with element and motor thermal cutout safety features, tested to AS/NZS and IEC standards.
Grow as you go
Starts at 5 trays. Grows to 15.
The Snackmaker is stackable, so the base unit you buy today grows with you. Start with the 5 trays in the box and add more as your harvest grows, up to a maximum of 15.
The details
Technical specifications
| Voltage | 230–240V AC, 50Hz |
| Wattage | 500W (runs less than 50% of each cycle) |
| Tray diameter | 34cm |
| Tray capacity | 5 supplied; expands up to 15 (herbs & flowers), 12 (fruit, veg & jerky) or 10 (roll-ups, meals & soups) |
| Temperature range | 30°C to 60°C, digital control |
| Timer | 1 to 24 hours |
| Materials | Food-grade ABS plastic, BPA free |
| Safety features | Element thermal cutout, motor thermal cutout |
| Certification | AS/NZS 60335.2.9, IEC 60335-2-9, CE |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Running cost | Approx. 11 cents per hour in NZ |
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Get set up from day one
Both bundles pack in extra sheets so you can run bigger batches straight out of the box, at a lower cost per sheet than buying separately.
Starter pack
EZIDRI Snackmaker FD500 - Starter Pack
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What Kiwis are saying
Verified reviews from Ezidri customers across New Zealand.
Used up all my granny Smith apples and dried them in the hydrator
Used up all my granny Smith apples and dried them in the hydrator. They are sweet and sour at the same time. Really delicious and happy I bought the EziDri Snackmaker
Great dehydrating unit
Great dehydrating unit, this is our second one after many years of using our old one.
Quick response to a warranty claim! Excellent
Quick response to a warranty claim! Excellent product
Works well!
I've used this twice since it arrived about a week ago. I have dried banana slices and dried tomato slices. I used the puree mats for both. They took a little longer than my old dehydrator, likely because I used the puree mats, instead of the grate trays. These puree mats are easy to clean! This is also quieter than my previous dehydrator.
Works really well
Works really well, I’m enjoying experimenting with different fruits
Common questions
FD500 questions, answered
The FD500 comes with 5 trays, and the maximum depends on what you are drying: up to 15 trays for herbs and flowers, up to 12 for fruit, vegetables and beef jerky, and up to 10 for fruit roll-ups, meals or soups. Buy extra trays any time and stack them straight on top — there is no need to upgrade the base unit.
The FD500 solid sheet and mesh sheet are both 315mm in diameter. Note this is smaller than the FD1000 sheets (345mm), so the two are not interchangeable.
Around 11 cents an hour in New Zealand, since the element only runs for part of each cycle. A typical 10-hour drying session costs about $1.10 in power.
Both use the same horizontal airflow design and food-safe materials. The FD500 is 500W and expands to 15 trays, a great everyday size for families. The FD1000 is 1000W, expands to 30 trays, and suits big harvests and bulk drying. FD500 and FD1000 accessories are not interchangeable.
No. The FD500's heated airflow system dries every tray evenly from top to bottom, so there is no need to swap or rotate trays partway through a batch.
Customers describe it as quiet enough to run overnight in the kitchen. It is a fan-driven appliance, so there is some background hum, but it is not disruptive for most households.
Start drying today
Free shipping across New Zealand, a 30-day happiness guarantee, and a 2-year warranty on every FD1000.
