Freeze-dried flavorings are one of the best kept secrets in the home freeze drying world. The concept is simple: Freeze dry the natural source of any flavor (such as fruits, herbs or even your favorite coconut-flavored yogurt), grind the freeze-dried chunks into a powder, then use the powders to flavor frostings, fillings, batters, dressings or […]
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Re-hydrating Freeze-Dried Food for the Holidays… and Beyond
A home freeze dryer can make holiday feasts and parties so much easier. Freeze drying allows you to make snacks, entrees and side dishes ahead of time, then quickly re-hydrate and serve. Instead of cooking all day and feeling too exhausted to enjoy your party or holiday meal, you can make, freeze-dry and store dishes […]
Delicious Freeze-Dried Yogurt Drops
Freeze drying yogurt is not only easy – the result is delicious. We talked a bit about it in an earlier post, but thought we’d expand on the topic here. Yogurt is such a healthy food, especially if it’s low-fat and low (or no) sugar. Yogurt drops make a great snack for little ones because […]
Our New TV Commercial — What Would You Show Out the Window?
We just produced a brand new TV commercial about the value of Harvest Right freeze dryers! We thought we’d ask our Harvest Right fans for their clever ideas for what other possible scenes we could show out the windows at the end of the commercial. We’ll pick one person to win a $250 Amazon gift card! So […]
Congratulations to Our Freeze Dryer Giveaway Winner!
Our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer winner! Congratulations to Sheila from Illinois, the winner of our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer giveaway contest that ended Nov. 30th! Sheila tells us she has been canning and dehydrating food for her family for the last few years. She got into it so she and her husband could start to eat better, […]
Freeze Drying Herbs
Holiday recipes inevitably require 1 tablespoon of an herb, but you have to buy a whole stem (or plant!) from the store. That leaves us wondering what to do with all that expensive sage and basil before it turns brown and mushy. If you have a home freeze dryer, it’s no problem! You can freeze dry […]
Drowned iPhone Saved By a Freeze Dryer!
Tom and Sharon Clark & their saved iPhone Yes, it does seem that you can truly freeze dry almost anything, and we recently heard a story that takes the cake. A few weeks ago, a Harvest Right employee (Dan) received a call from a neighbor (Sharon) who said that she and her husband (Tom) needed to […]
Freeze Drying Cranberries for Holiday Use…and Beyond
Cranberries are a big part of holiday treats and feasts, and there are plenty of fun uses for freeze dried cranberries in your festive culinary endeavors. Sara Wells of the fantastic food blog Our Best Bites passed along how one company is now using freeze dried cranberries in chocolate bars: My favorite brand of chocolate always comes out […]
Storing Freeze Dried Food
Here’s a little Freeze Drying 101: Oxygen and water are the enemies of freeze dried food. One of the best ways to preserve food long term is by using Mylar bags with an oxygen absorber to keep oxygen and water from getting into the bag. If you haven’t visited the online Harvest Right Store in […]
Can Freeze Drying Improve Your Health?
Some members of our community are wondering if freeze drying can help them improve their health. The topic came up again recently when one of our members brought up the fact that their employer was switching insurance providers that offered a “consumer based” model instead of a PPO. In other words, a high deductible plan. […]
