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A great steak often only needs salt and pepper. Plainer cuts of meat need more help — and that's exactly where a homemade dry rub, built from your own freeze-dried herbs and vegetables, earns its keep. The Three S's of...

Store-bought freeze-dried food is convenient, but it comes at a real premium compared to freeze-drying the same food yourself. Home freeze-drying can cost as little as one-fifth as much, which works out to roughly $20 to $50 in savings on...

Freeze-drying a good herb harvest in the fall means still having real basil, lemon verbena, or whatever else grew well, well into winter — enough to build a dinner party menu around three different pesto varieties instead of rationing one...

Gardeners without a freeze dryer tend to plant conservatively, worried about overdoing it. With one, that worry mostly disappears — you can plant generously, knowing the surplus won't go to waste. These three vegetables are especially worth growing extra of....

Preservatives show up in most packaged food today, which makes long-term storage tricky for anyone who'd rather avoid them — whether that's for personal preference, a hiking or camping trip where fresh food isn't practical, or building a genuine food...