I have an air dehydrator, a Rommelsbacher DA 900, bought from Galaxus:
https://www.galaxus.ch/de/s2/product/rommelsbacher-da-900-doerrautomat-12293876
I love this model because it’s so solid. The tray grids are metal making clean-up a breeze. The motor is in the back, giving better air flow than those with the motor in the base.Great value for the price. For years I had an inexpensive (like under CHF 50) Betti Bossi, which was OK-ish but had some annoying issues with evenness of drying and temperature. No complaints after a season of use with the Rommelsbacher. Tomatoes and fruit dry in about half the time, with better texture and flavor.
Only thing I might do differently is get the larger model, DA 1000, with 9 trays. (My DA 900 has 5.) That would be handy when a lot of produce comes in at once. Maybe if we have a good harvest this year…
I wasn’t even aware that home air/freeze dryers existed until I read your post. Did a bit of googling… seriously cool machines, but holey moley the price! My small Swiss garden doesn’t produce enough to justify that, but if I a larger ‘homestead’ I might be tempted.
As is, though, I can processs most of what I grow on my little postage stamp of a plot with my air dryer and home canning.
Since I’m pulling the Bärlauch from my garden rather than forraging in the woods, I’m not worried about a mix-up with Lily of the Valley. I do have some Lily of the Valley, but it is confined to the front garden, where all plants that are not wholly mutt-safe go, and for some reason it has never spread. The Bärlauch spreads like wildfire, but I only harvest from the back garden, where I know there is no Lily of the Valley.
Once you get to know both plants it is easy to see how different they are - especially, as Bossybaby says, thanks to the Bärlauch smell. But I could see how someone foraging in the woods, especially if a newbie, might make that tragic mistake.