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Quick Answer The best food preservation method isn't determined by the machine. It's determined by your goals. Someone preserving a garden harvest has different needs than someone preparing for long-term emergency food storage. A family making healthy lunchbox snacks has...

Quick Answer If your goal is preserving food that can later be rehydrated into meals that closely resemble the original, freeze drying is the clear choice. Because freeze drying removes moisture while helping preserve much of the food's internal structure,...

Texture is one of the biggest differences between freeze drying and dehydrating.

Freeze drying generally produces foods that are light, crisp, and porous, while dehydrating often creates foods that are chewy, leathery, firm, or crisp, depending on the food being preserved.

Neither texture is inherently better.

Each preservation method creates foods that excel in different situations.

July 31st is National Avocado Day. Avocados are loaded with healthy fats, fiber, and a wide variety of nutrients, including 20 different vitamins and minerals. They are used in a variety recipes, one of the most common (and delicious!) uses...

Since the dawn of fire, people have been using it to cook food. Cooking over fire is what makes us human, it’s part of evolution, and it simply tastes better. That is one reason why wood pellet grills such as...

The start of 2018 has been as interesting as the whole of last year. We haven't talked about emergency food plans much these days, but reflecting on 2017 now seems like a good time to start. Just a quick run...

There’s a great new video up by Retired at 40 that you’re going to want to see. (If you don’t follow Retired at 40 on YouTube, the videos chronicle what a retired almost-40-year-old does all day while his wife is...

We've still got a few more weeks of soup weather before we can switch to Spring salads. While you're making winter soups, you may want to consider making an extra batch to start, or add to, an emergency food supply....