Eric
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2025
Disclaimer - haven't used to make biltong yet, just unpacked. For a company started by South Africans, it should have been known that if you want to dry Biltong at room temp it takes longer than 24 hours and I don't want to reset the machine once per day. I purchased because it's a nice looking unit that would display nicely and doesn't look like your local village tinkerer through it together. Considering returning unless there's a simple solution ("Fan and light only mode" or something), don't want to have to modify it, but looks like I may have to if I want to keep it.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2025
So glad to be using a small versatile dryer. Recommended to many Fri
andrew
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2025
As an ex South African and a master butcher and also a supplier of The biltong King chain of stores with my biltong i must congratulate the maker of this biltong drier for the excellent engineering work that went into it. Right now i am enjoying the biltong that i made with it. Baie Dankie Boet
Konstantin
Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2025
Performance as expected. Quality, time will show up.
Firefly18
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2025
Great product, highly recommend.
Love To Bake
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
I have been watching this product for a while now and finally decided to buy it!!!I am now on my second batch of biltong and highly recommend this unit!!! I am a novice biltong maker but, as a South African living in the USA, I really miss eating the stuff.I'm super happy to be able to make it myself!!! The first batch turned out really well. It was so easy to make and I can't wait to try the next batch!!!Buy it, you won't be sorry!!!!
Sitim
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2024
When I plugged in the appliance, I got shocked by the unit and it tripped my circuit breaker. Does not appear as though quality control is effective. Waiting on a replacement. Wasting $50 worth of meat.
Paula Robinson Rossouw
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
Really awesome small batch biltong maker. As a South African I can say with 100% confidence you won't regret buying this well designed unit for excellent homemade biltong. Even comes with recipe booklet for drying all sorts of meat products (not just biltong). No more paying extortionate prices for sub-par biltong purchased online!!
Anonymous
Reviewed in Australia on November 19, 2024
I’ve dehydrated almost everything I could think of with this. And the biltong I was able to make was so easy
Joel D.
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024
Makes chilly sticks, biltong, and dried bacon just like it was from South Africa. I love this! Great buy!
Rosalie Mitchell
Reviewed in Australia on October 10, 2024
I have not used for Biltong yet as had bought to dry fruits and vegetables in and I am very pleased with the product. It looks very smart on the bench and I have saved in fruits in veggies as well as have on hand good supply of vitamins and minerals, protein in the dried goods as I travel. I tried out drying cooked chicken and really good, a quick protein snack on hand.
MF
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
The unit was shipped very professional. I bought the black unit and it's very well made. This will be perfect for the normal homeowner who wants to make Billtong or any other type of meat. My hunting buddies are on notice to bring me deer, elk, bison. I want to throw some fresh salmon in it as well. Excited to get started.
Rustee Gold
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
To preface I used to live in South Africa and have been making biltong recreationally and commercially in the States for the last 10 years.I was initially intrigued with this unit because we dont have many manufactured products available in the US for biltong making. Now that I've had this unit for a bit and have made a batch of biltong with it already, here are my thoughts, positive notes and critiques.Who should buy this unit? I feel the product features, operation and quality make it suitable only for amateur makers or new makers wanting to try out biltong making at home. This is not a unit that will be suitable for someone who wants to frequently make biltong at home let alone a seasoned maker.Cons:Expensive - At the time of this review i paid $300 USD for this unit and for what it is you would be far better to make a homemade box for a fraction of the cost.Construction - It is very obvious when you get the unit that it is a repurposed tray dehydrator. The quality of the unit is sub par and flimsy. My unit actually came with a bent door hinge that makes opening and closing a challenge. Additionally, the unit is not well sealed and flies can easily enter through gaps in the door area because there is no sealing or weather stripping.Additionally, the parts used to convert this once-dehyderator into a biltong maker were not well thought out. The metalic hooks provided will not fit over the horizontal hanging rods and meat without modifying or bending each hook. There is also such little space inside the cabinet that you will only be able to fin a couple pounds of wet product in the box.Operation - The box is not designed for biltong making. As a previous review mentioned, you need to reset the unit every 24 hours, as thats the longest amount of time the countdown timer will allow the unit to operate.Pros:For someone who has no experience and doesn't want to build their own box, and has the money to spend ont his unit, you can successfully make biltong with a few modifications o the unit. But outside of that, i would not recommend this unit to anyone else.