Freezer Dryer Experiments and Recipes

[FreezeDryGuy]

Maybe someone else also finds these to be the greatest invention ever made. My wife sure doesn't lol! She'll learn to appreciate it though. ETA 8 weeks. Anyone else on here have one?

 

[FreezeDryGuy]

ill plan to post some of my trials and tribulations here for those interested.

 

[karlvv30]

ill plan to post some of my trials and tribulations here for those interested.

I'm interested. Been thinking about it for a couple years. Definitely worth it if you are into prepping.

 

[UptaCamp]

Harvest Right? Which size? Oil-free pump?

I want one, but can't justify the cost yet.

 

[FreezeDryGuy]

I'm interested. Been thinking about it for a couple years. Definitely worth it if you are into prepping.

Same here, been reading up on it for a long time. I'm really interested in making a bunch of my own Mountain House style meals for camping.

 

[FreezeDryGuy]

Harvest Right? Which size? Oil-free pump?

Harvest Right Medium with Premier Pump. I emailed a sales guy there and ended up getting $100 off the already discounted list price on the website.

 

[keith089]

Want one, been looking for a used one

 

[FreezeDryGuy]

Harvest Right? Which size? Oil-free pump?

I want one, but can't justify the cost yet.

I did a lot of math and it works out pretty good for us. The primary cost savings comes from baby food. Our first kid will be here in August so I was looking at baby foods costs for when they start eating. Kroger has 4oz purees (like squash, sweet potato etc.) for $1. This is $4 a pound. You can buy fresh butternut squash for $1.29 a pound. That's a savings of $2.70 a pound. Let's say they eat a pound of food per day, that's a $985 dollar savings in just that in one year. All I will have to do is freeze dry the squash, powder it, then add a scoop of that powder to some water. Boom, Instant healthy food.

Additionally, being able to buy bulk produce (or eventually grow our own) and turn it into healthy, shelf stable smoothy powder is another great use case. Just add water to your favorite blend of fruits and vegetables.

Finally, to be able to make lots of quick and easy to make meals (like Mountain House) is important to me because I'm the cook in our house. And with a baby I won't want to make dinner every single night for the wife and I.

 

[UptaCamp]

Want one, been looking for a used one

Same here, I haven't had much luck locating one in NE GA.

 

[FreezeDryGuy]

Sounds like a good system for you all and congrats on your little one on the way. We want one for preserving our garden fruits and vegetables. We need to get to the point of over abundance in our garden before we drop $4-5k on one.

Thank you!

Are you nearby Atlanta? We're in Brookhaven but in the process of moving to Cumming. Reason I ask it is maybe we could work something out where I could freeze dry your garden food for free and in exchange we could keep an agreed upon amount of produce for ourselves.

I'm a ways away from having the machine but just spit balling here. PM if it makes sense for you!