Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator 32100 vs Excalibur 3526T(CD) & 3926T(CD)

The Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator 32100 is one of the very best Food Dehydrators that one can get for around $90. The Excalibur 3926T, however, while a very good choice at its $280 price point, falls just short of being remarkable.

The Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator 32100 got praised by TechGearLab and Your Best Digs - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best Bang for the Buck" title from TechGearLab and "Budget Pick" from Your Best Digs in their respective Food Dehydrator roundups.

As for the Excalibur 3926T, it was really well-received by reviewers at TechGearLab, a reliable source that's known for conducting its own, high-quality, in-depth testing. It performed great in its "Best Food Dehydrator" roundup and was named its "Best Full-Size Dehydrator", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like TechGearLab, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Excalibur 3926T.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Food Dehydrators received. We found that the Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator 32100 managed to earn a rating of 9 from TechGearLab, whereas the Excalibur 3926T got its highest, 10, score from reviewers at TechGearLab.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator 32100, with its 9.0 average, performed considerably better than most Food Dehydrators - the mean score for the product category being 8.1 out of 10 - while the Excalibur 3926T managed an average of 10.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Hamilton Beach 5 Tray Dehydrator 32100 vs. Excalibur 3926T review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.