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Freeze Dryer Quickly Pays for Itself

Freeze Dryer Quickly Pays for Itself

A Home Freeze Dryer will quickly pay for itself in a number of ways: Preserve food you normally waste and throw away. Easily preserve produce from gardens and fruit trees. Create your own long term, emergency food storage. A number...

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Celebrate National Dairy Month With Freeze Dried Dairy

Celebrate National Dairy Month With Freeze Dried Dairy

June is National Dairy Month and is a great way to start the summer with nutrient-rich dairy foods. Dairy products contain nine essential nutrients which may help to better manage your weight, reduce your risk for high blood pressure, osteoporosis,...

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Is a Home Freeze Dryer Worth It? A Buyer’s Guide from the People Who Build Them

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,...

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Freeze Drying Easter Leftovers

Freeze Drying Easter Leftovers

Ham, spring vegetables and cream pies are the traditional staples of Easter dinner. If you're like most enthusiastic holiday cooks, you've made enough for an army. If you have a home freeze dryer, all that extra food can actually serve...

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5 Reasons to Own a Large Home Freeze Dryer

5 Reasons to Own a Large Home Freeze Dryer

A large home freeze dryer (roughly 32.5"×22.5"×25.5", handling 12-16 lbs of fresh food per batch, or around 2,500 lbs a year) isn't overkill for every household — but for a handful of situations, it's exactly the right size. Here's when...

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How to Rehydrate Freeze-Dried Fruits & Veggies

How to Rehydrate Freeze-Dried Fruits & Veggies

If eating healthier is part of your plan this year, freeze-dried fruits and vegetables make it easier to actually stick with — they cut down on both the time and the cost of keeping produce on hand, and winter is...

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How to Rehydrate Freeze-Dried Dairy

How to Rehydrate Freeze-Dried Dairy

Dairy is one of the more useful things to freeze-dry, since it normally has such a short refrigerator life — turning it shelf-stable cuts down on waste and keeps a pantry stocked with staples that would otherwise need a trip...

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Is the Small Home Freeze Dryer Right for You?

Is the Small Home Freeze Dryer Right for You?

Not everyone needs the largest freeze dryer on the market to get real value out of one. The Small model measures 16.5 inches wide, 25 inches tall, and 18.5 inches deep, with three trays — small enough to sit on...

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Turn Leftover Thanksgiving Pie Into Freeze-Dried Treats

Turn Leftover Thanksgiving Pie Into Freeze-Dried Treats

Thanksgiving almost always means more pie than one table can finish, and pie doesn't hold up well past a few days on the counter or in the fridge. Freeze-drying the leftovers turns them into something new instead of letting them...

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