This product is advertised as having a stainless steel tray but mine is made of plastic. Has there been a design change ?
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I can't say as to whether this egg cooker has had a design change..but mine has the plastic tray..
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The steamer tray on mine is stainless steel. Same appearance as the pot, just the metal is thinner. I've been using it for over 2 years and it's always worked great, never any problems. Even dropped the lid from 5 ft. once :-O, and it was perfectly fine. The tray is marked S.S304 on the side. I googled this number, and as I expected it is an abbreviation for stainless steel grade 304. However, I understand that some earlier models of this rice cooker did have an aluminum tray, so it's possible, although not likely, that you could have gotten an earlier model. If the tray is marked S.S.304 or if it has the same color and shine as the pot, it's pretty safe to say it's stainless steel. If it's more dull and isn't marked it's likely aluminum.
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Had to go online and all I could find was the trays are BPA free. You might want to call company. Couldn't find any thing in literature I have. Sorry, hope this helps.
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As far as I know, none of the plastic tray units come with stainless steel trays. You have to order one of the stainless steel units with the stainless steel trays to get them as a unit.
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I just saw a dehydrator on ebay with stainless steel shelves for $269 with free shipping. It is STX DEHYDRA 1200W - XLS 10 TRAY COMMERCIAL 100% STAINLESS FOOD DEHYDRATOR. I think they are on there quite frequently. I, too, am looking for a good dehydrator, and the reviews on this Amazon one are the best I have seen. I have seen a lot of review on the ones with stainless steel trays and they apparently are NOISY. I have a small house and don't want a ton of noise, which is one of the reasons this one on Amazon appealed to me, but the plastic trays are a definite drawback. I think I will keep looking a bit longer, but I may end up going with this one, plastic or not. :-)
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It's been quite a while since I got mine and I can't be sure the product is still identical, but I'd consider mine rather flimsy for the purpose you describe. I wanted it primarily as a drip tray and wanted a good grade of stainless; it serves my purpose well.
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The one I got is steel. I'm guessing they started making them out of plastic and switched to steel for obvious reasons.
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If it is high impact plastic, that is because the manufacturer changed the product. Mine is metal.
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J. Sams, I think that what is purported to be stainless advertised, is. I have this drainer, and I wanted stainless vs. plastic. I am quite satisfied with the product.
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Sorry I just retread the description... When I bought it in 2012 it was metal, it looks like they make it out of plastic now? I mean I can say this, in my experience with things I have bought from this company have always been well made and don't break easily...
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Mine has a built in metal handle, no plastic. Don't know if they've changed the design since I bought it....
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Unfortunately it is made of plastic - code #5. I too, would like one made of stainless and I'm continuing to look for one. Still, this is a great improvement over the one I had which had a non-stick coating. Let me know if you find an all stainless one.
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I returned it due to changes in our shower design prior to install. It was Stainless
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A magnet will not attach to the rack so that points to stainless. Please tell me if there are further reports of chrome rather than stainless!
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The tray cover seems to be stainless, as well as the coffee baskets, and the frother. That's it.
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I don't think it's stainless, but it is much heavier than the previous model. I am still happy with mine after nearly a year.
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I'm not sure. Mine is all black plastic. Can't tell if the one in your picture has a stainless steel cover or just a silver colored plastic. Sorry I can't be of more help.