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Which Food Preservation Method Is Right for You?
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...
Freeze Drying vs. Dehydrating: Which Tastes Better?
Quick Answer Neither freeze drying nor dehydrating produces food that is universally "better tasting." Instead, they create different eating experiences. Freeze drying is often preferred because it preserves foods in a way that keeps them closer to their original flavor,...
Freeze-Dried Skittles: How to Make Them at Home
Freeze-dried Skittles are one of the most dramatic—and fun—examples of what happens when you put candy in a freeze dryer. Regular Skittles are small, dense, and chewy inside their hard candy shell. After freeze drying, they become larger, lighter, airy,...
Freeze-Dried Raspberries with Stacy Lyn Harris
Stacy Lyn Harris — cookbook author, gardener, mother of seven, and a guest chef on RFDTV's Rural Heritage — uses her freeze dryer for emergency preparedness, but just as often "for fun culinary projects." Raspberries are one of her favorites...
Garlicky Shrimp Scampi with Stacy Lyn Harris
Stacy Lyn Harris — cookbook author, gardener, mother of seven, and a guest chef on RFDTV's Rural Heritage — calls her Harvest Right freeze dryer her favorite kitchen appliance. She uses it to preserve garden harvests that all ripen at...
Starting a Business With a Freeze Dryer
A number of Harvest Right customers have turned their home freeze dryer into a small business. Freeze-dried food has real market demand, driven by a few consistent patterns: people want portable, lightweight meals and snacks for travel, hiking, and busy...
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...
Cornbread Muffins Made with Freeze-Dried Corn at Home
Freeze-dried vegetables aren't just for long-term storage — they work just as well dropped straight into everyday recipes. This cornbread muffin recipe uses freeze-dried corn as the base, and it's worth experimenting with other freeze-dried ingredients too: the egg and...
Freeze-Drying Prescription Food and Treats for Pets
A home freeze dryer is useful for more than long-term food storage — it can also help keep a pet healthier and cut down on waste, in a few specific ways beyond making homemade pet food from scratch. Stretching Prescription...