Lately we’ve been experimenting with adding powdered fruits to recipes for an added flavor boost. You can also add powdered ingredients to desserts for another layer of flavor and texture. For example, freeze-dried marshmallows are fun to eat alone, but they also add a creamy sweetness to melted chocolate or a crunchy texture to your […]
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Cooking for One
If you’re a one person household, cooking can be tricky. While other shoppers get excited about economies of scale, and grocery stores aim to sell family-sized packages and bundles of everything, single cooks are in a never-ending battle with food (and money) waste. The game changes, however, when you have a home freeze dryer. With […]
Rehydrating Freeze Dried Fruits and Vegetables
This time of year many of us reevaluate our eating habits and make renewed resolutions to health and weight loss goals. Incorporating freeze dried fruits and vegetables into your plan can help you achieve those goals by reducing the time and money it takes to eat a healthy diet. Plus, as the winter months stretch […]
Rehydrating Freeze Dried Meats
The ability to freeze dry meats is one of the biggest benefits of having a home freeze dryer. You can save money by buying in bulk, preserving leftovers, and reducing food waste. Plus, you don’t have to worry about your meat going bad in your freezer, especially if the power ever goes out. Freeze dried […]
Veggie Spread
One of your resolutions may be getting more vegetables into your family’s diet. That can be tricky if you’re one of the many people who don’t love vegetables, or if you have picky eaters in the house. Sneaking vegetables into your favorite foods is an excellent way to boost your veggie intake without reprogramming your […]
Make Ahead Holiday Breakfasts
If your house is anything like most of ours, holidays begin with big family breakfasts. The problem is, if you’re cooking a big Christmas or New Year’s dinner, there’s no room or counter space to also cook a big breakfast for everyone. That’s where your freeze dryer comes in. Breakfast foods freeze dry so well […]
Holiday Gift Giving
The holidays are upon us. Does December seem to fly by without the opportunity for things that are most important: spending time with those closest to you, taking time for yourself: time to relax and enjoy the lights and music of the season, and doing kind deeds for others? We think those things should be […]
Rehydrating Freeze Dried Dairy
Freeze-dried dairy products are some of the most versatile ingredients you can have in your pantry. Dairy is not only easy to freeze dry, it’s easy to rehydrate and use in recipes. For example, yogurt is high in protein, so adding it to your breakfast oatmeal adds to the nutritional content. Yogurt drops are a […]
Saving Your Leftover Thanksgiving Pies
Did you, like many of us, make or buy too many pies for Thanksgiving? Have you eaten and sampled and re-eaten until you don’t want to eat that pie again for another year? Well, before you toss them out, how about freeze drying some of those leftover desserts? We simply took the extra pies: razzleberry, […]
Freeze Drying and Re-hydrating Crunchy Vegetables
It’s the end of the final harvest time for many gardeners around the country. Cooling temperatures and more rain give vegetable plants a boost, so you’re likely to end up with more than you can handle. Traditionally, gardeners would either can or freeze their surplus for use in winter. However, those two methods tend to do […]
