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Make-Ahead Food for Your Next Summer Party
Summer means burgers on the grill, corn fresh off the cob, homemade salsa, potato salad, and lemonade. A home freeze dryer makes it easy to prep most of these ahead of time, and to save whatever you made a little...
How to Freeze-Dry Cheesecake and Its Ingredients
Cheesecake is one of the most popular things to come out of a Harvest Right test kitchen, second only to ice cream. Whether it's a homemade cheesecake or a store-bought one, cutting it into bite-size pieces and freeze-drying it turns...
Can You Freeze Dry a Cheeseburger? How to Freeze Dry and Rehydrate Burger Ingredients
Yes, many of the ingredients you use to make a cheeseburger can be freeze dried and used later to prepare a meal. Ground beef, cheese, peppers, onions, and even bread can be freeze dried. Rather than thinking only about freeze...
Is a Home Freeze Dryer Worth It? A Buyer’s Guide from the People Who Build Them
We manufacture home freeze dryers, so we obviously believe they can be valuable appliances. We also know they are not the right purchase for everyone. A home freeze dryer is a significant investment. It requires dedicated space, electricity, packaging supplies,...
Freeze-Dried Easter Gifts: Bunny Trail Mix and Peepsicles
Whether you're putting together a few eggs for one child or a big Easter dinner for a crowd, a home freeze dryer has a place in the celebration beyond the main meal — these two gift ideas turn it into...
The Healthiest Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden (And How to Preserve Them)
Growing your own vegetables is one of the best ways to enjoy fresh, nutritious food while reducing grocery costs and preserving seasonal harvests. Homegrown vegetables are often harvested at peak ripeness, giving you exceptional flavor and allowing you to preserve...
A Freeze-Dried Chickpea Bowl, Plus a Diabetes Risk Check
More than 1 in 3 U.S. adults have prediabetes, and most don't know it. The American Diabetes Association offers a free, roughly 60-second online screening tool to check your own risk — a small step worth taking alongside the kind...
Healthier BBQ Turkey Meatballs for National Meatball Day
National Meatball Day falls during National Nutrition Month, which makes it a good excuse to make a batch the healthier way. Traditional meatballs can run heavy on fat, salt, and sugar — this version, built around ground turkey and a...
5 Practical Nutrition Tips for National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, which lands right around when many January resolutions start to slip. Rather than another restrictive diet — repeated crash dieting and yo-yo restriction can backfire, slowing metabolism, raising stress, and often leading to more weight...