I'm considering buying a used Tribest Sedona Express SDE-S6780-B:

https://tribest.com/collections/dehydrator/products/sedona-express-sde-s6780-b?utm_

Has anyone actually used this model for incubating tempeh?

It can be set as low as 25°C/77°F, so temperature-wise it seems ideal. My main concern is the continuous airflow from the central fan drying out the tempeh during a 36-48 hour incubation.

The European version is also advertised as having a quieter "night mode", which the seller says reduces the fan speed.

I would ferment the tempeh in perforated plastic bags. Has anyone tried this machine, or a similar dehydrator, for tempeh? Does the fan cause problems with drying, or does it work well with bagged tempeh?

Yes i did! Panic bought a five pound bag of celtic sea salt in a moment of enthusiasm and still have about half. Turns out there are a few things that genuinely need salt in that kind of volume.

1/ Salt crust fish or chicken. Takes about two pounds in one go. Mix with egg white, pack it round the whole fish, bake it, crack it open at the table. Looks ridiculous and the fish comes out perfectly seasoned and steamed in its own thing.

2/ Salt-baked potatoes. Its the same as above

3/ Curing egg yolks. Bury them in salt for a week, they go firm and you can grate them over pasta. Genuinely one of the best things I've ever made and it costs nothing.

4/ Preserved lemons. Quarter them, pack them in salt, leave them for a month. Uses a decent amount and you get something you can't really buy.

5/ Finishing!! I’m using it over everything

But honestly the fish thing is the one. do the fish thing 😂

Still got half a bag. What else is worth doing at this volume?