It will be interesting to see what foods I find I like freeze dried better than canned! I’m going to experiment and see what works best for us. Harvest Right has an entire video gallery with tips and instructions on how to freeze dry foods with thier freeze dryer. After a few batches under my belt I think I’ve got the hang of things. The next batches I just added a bit more time and they were fine. They were a bit undone… no problem they were so good we ate them that very day. The first batch I should have left in the dryer longer. The freeze dryer has sensors that automatically stop the dry time when the food is done, you then have the option to check your food and either take it out, or add some dry time. You can’t can cantaloupe and my family doesn’t care for it dehydrated so I tossed it in the freezer.įreeze dried cantaloup turned out super yummy!īy the way, dehydrating is a completely different process than freeze drying. I had several bags of cantaloupe from last years overabundant harvest. When I learned you can pre freeze your food to make your freeze dry time shorter that solved my issue of what to freeze dry first. It was early spring and I had nothing to harvest. My first few loads I chose to take some things out of my freezer to freeze dry. I am pleased to report that I just started with step one and followed the set up instructions all by my lonesome. So after lifting of the freeze dryer onto the cart (I really did need help with that part), off he went and left me alone with my instructions in hand. My husband offered to set it up for me but I said I’d like to do it myself so I can report how it goes. Now if you know me, you’d know that I am not real mechanical. I then hooked up my pump, adding the oil and setting up the freeze dryer unit. Plus, we had the correct electrical set up out there. The pump that comes along with the freeze dryer is loud enough I don’t want it in my house. I had my husband set up a spot out in our shop for my freeze drying adventures as I call them. But you must admit when you call a customer service number and the reps accent is so strong you can’t understand them, or they can’t understand you, it is frustrating! So please don’t take offense at my pleasure with good communication skills. Please note, if english is not your first language I have no problem with that. So far so good, I love good customer service. I simply asked my lame question about the door seal and the nice gentleman answered my question with a pleasant attitude, clear english, and what sounded like a smile. I did not tell the representative who I was. With a big purchase like this… customer service matters. Perfect! This gives me a chance to see what their service was like. I didn’t just make it up… but I felt pretty silly about it. When I was setting up the freeze dryer, I placed a call to the customer service number with what I felt like was probably a dorky question. Making my own freeze dried foods and meals, well that tells me everything! Customer Service They would only tell me how wonderful the food was and how I would be pleased with it. I explained I don’t need an exact farm or location but basically I’d like to know what country it is from? Nope… would not even reveal that. I called one food storage supply company to ask where the food is from. Part of what I don’t love about most freeze dried food companies is… I don’t know where the food came from in the first place or the quality of that food. Read on! Part of what I love about canning is knowing our food. I don’t want to sound too negative because the pros just may outweigh the cons. How many people are worried about having enough food for the week.Īll in all I do like having mine. I have enough food to have issues in deciding just how to preserve it! The person in this video did a much neater job than I did. I just did my first power flush yesterday…. Then do a “power flush” every 10 loads or so. You have to change the oil after every 5 loads or so. I like some things better canned or even dehydrated the “regular” way. I have to say, after using this to dry many foods, we found out we just don’t use some of it. Corn is delicious both rehydrated or even eaten dry as a snack. Most of the food is really good! Fruit is fantastic, Apricots, Peaches. Here she is! (cause it just seems like a she) My A quick breakdown of the pros and cons The Pros I could use my own recipes and add in plenty of meat! And I’d know just where that food came from. Most freeze dried meals are way too salty for my taste. Then I realized… well shoot, I love love love freeze dried fruit in my cereal, freeze dried meals would sure be easy for traveling and… I can create my own food storage, and know what is in the cans! or bags… or jars… whatever the case may be.
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