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Freeze-Dried Turkey Dinner Video
Freeze Drying and Rehydrating a Turkey Dinner Recently we made a short video to illustrate just how easy it is to freeze dry and rehydrate entire meals. In this video we're freeze drying sliced turkey breast, gravy, corn and green...
Why You Should Choose Freeze Drying
Freeze Drying: The Best Preservation Method Last week we wrote about freeze drying vs. dehydrating as a method of food preservation. Regardless of preservation method it's up against (whether it's dehydrating, canning or even freezing in your regular freezer), freeze...
Congratulations to Our Contest Winners!
Congratulations to the three lucky winners of our recent Harvest Right contest. Jennifer from Iowa, Carol from Oregon, and Rae from Utah all won $2000 off of a Harvest Right home freeze dryer. If you didn’t win this time, don’t...
Freeze-Dried Food Versus Dehydrated Food: What’s the Difference?
There’s a fairly common misconception that the terms “dehydrated food” and “freeze-dried food” are the same. Knowing the difference will help you decide how to store and preserve food for your family. History of Dried Foods With any type of...
A family of four can freeze dry enough food to get a full return on the investment on a home freeze dryer with in a year. The ability to freeze dry food is a total game-changer for the family budget....
No matter what food you decide to freeze dry, there are some techniques that will make sure your food comes out exactly the way you want. Follow these tips to produce pretty, flavorful, and healthy freeze-dried snacks. Cut fruits and...
Freeze Drying vs. Dehydrating: Which is Better?
Of the food preservation methods, freeze drying and dehydrating seem similar, but they are actually very different processes. Dehydrating only removes some of the water from food, so dehydrated food often has a short shelf life and a sometimes a...
How Much Energy Does Freeze-Drying Use?
Freeze drying four trays of food in a Harvest Right freeze dryer takes between 24 and 36 hours. You can freeze dry about 6-10 pounds of fresh food in each batch. One of the great benefits of freeze drying is...
New Year's Resolution: Emergency Food Storage
Looking back on 2015, we couldn't have anticipated the wild weather patterns we saw across the U.S. While those of us in the West were battling drought, our friends in the South were coping with epic flooding. And that was...