Check one complete Dehydrator batch
Dried Fruit, Dried Mushrooms, and Raisins have different inputs and opportunity costs. Choose the item you have and compare the value of a complete five-item batch with selling those same inputs raw.
Stardew Valley 1.6.x
Stardew Valley Dehydrator
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Dehydrator profit and timing
Which Dehydrator items are worth it?
A Dehydrator consumes five matching inputs at once. ValleyMath keeps that batch size intact, prices the selected item over your deadline, and never turns an incomplete remainder into imaginary output.
Is the Dehydrator worth it on a short deadline?
A finished Dried Fruit batch may add less gold than five Wines, but its conservative next-morning cycle frees the machine quickly. Over a short horizon, repeated fast batches can use limited space more effectively.
Remainders stay visible
Twelve fruit can create two Dehydrator batches and leave two units unprocessed. Those two units remain in backlog and retain raw value; the plan does not round the inventory up or erase the remainder.
Quality still affects the comparison
Dried Fruit output is based on item base price, not the quality of the five inputs. Higher-quality stacks therefore carry a larger raw-sale opportunity cost, which may push a normal-quality batch ahead of an Iridium one.
Unmodded Stardew Valley 1.6.x · one morning check per day · only completed batches count · your inputs stay in this browser.
How this calculator works
A one-day batch can outperform a higher-value route when machines are scarce.
Use the exact input
Quantity, quality, profession, route rules, and the raw-sale alternative are applied to the same stack.
Count finished work
A result counts only complete batches that fit the selected machine capacity and deadline.
Keep the limits visible
Unsupported machines, inputs, or scheduling assumptions stay in the scope note instead of being guessed.
Stardew Valley 1.6.x · Page updated October 4, 2026
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Before you use the result
What are the best items for a Dehydrator?
This page prices the fruit, mushroom, or Grape stack you select using the complete five-item batch you can actually make. To compare the same fruit stack across machines, use the Keg vs Jar vs Dehydrator calculator. For seasonal crop rankings, open Farm settings in the crop profit calculator, enter a Dehydrator count, and set Kegs and Jars to zero. That ranking also subtracts seed and fertilizer costs.
How many items does a Dehydrator batch require?
Every modeled Dried Fruit, Dried Mushroom, or Raisin job consumes five matching input items. Incomplete groups remain visible instead of being rounded up.
What happens to a remainder such as two fruit?
The remainder stays unprocessed and retains its raw sale value. Only complete five-item groups enter the Dehydrator schedule.
Why can a lower-value Dried Fruit route win?
A Dehydrator frees the machine on the next morning. Over a short deadline, that fast turnover can create more incremental value than a slower high-price route.
Is the Dehydrator worth it?
It can be when you have complete five-item groups and limited machine capacity. Enter your quantity and deadline; the result shows extra profit, processed units, and the remainder that stays raw.
How long does a Dehydrator take?
The modeled Dehydrator routes use one morning check. The result still shows the complete five-item batches, next collection day, and any remainder that cannot be processed.
Does crop quality affect the recommendation?
Yes. Dried output uses the item base price, while the raw alternative includes quality. High-quality inputs therefore carry a larger opportunity cost.