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Fresh Herb Frittata with Stacy Lyn Harris
Stacy Lyn Harris — cookbook author, gardener, mother of seven, and a guest chef on RFDTV's Rural Heritage — relies on her Harvest Right freeze dryer to keep her family prepared for emergencies and her pantry stocked with healthy, ready-to-use...
5 Ways to Simplify Life With a Freeze Dryer
Meal planning and grocery budgeting eat up more time and energy than most people realize — and a freeze dryer is one of the more effective tools for cutting that workload down, while potentially saving hundreds or even thousands of...
Harvest Right vs. Store-Bought Freeze-Dried Food
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...
How a Freeze Dryer Pays for Itself
A home freeze dryer earns back its cost in three main ways: cutting down on food waste, preserving a garden harvest that would otherwise go unused, and building a real emergency food supply — often faster than people expect. 1....
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...
What Foods Can You Freeze-Dry (and Which to Avoid)
Most foods freeze-dry well: fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, entire meals, and even desserts. The main exception is anything with a lot of free oil, since a freeze dryer removes water, not oil. Foods That Freeze-Dry Well Fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy,...
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...
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...