As much as I love being able to buy items on Amazon, their packaging can have severe issues. The other week there was a screaming deal on cans of refried beans. So we ordered up a full rack, which was 24 cans. The warehouse threw the flat into a larger box, that was far too… Continue reading Freeze-Drying To Save Damaged Goods And Have Good Trail Eats
Category: Freeze Drying
Freeze-Drying Purple Onions
One of the coolest things about having a Harvest Right freeze-dryer is being able to freeze-dry things I cannot buy commercially. Yes, you can buy freeze-dried onions. You can get white and even green onions. But purple? (We could be pedantic and say red I suppose, but these were truly purple in color, not the… Continue reading Freeze-Drying Purple Onions
Freeze-Drying The Holidays
Kirk and I were talking about it recently about how much having a Harvest Right Freeze-Dryer changed how we view food, and food waste. I held out the longest of us in buying our unit. The cost is what held me back. It IS a major appliance purchase. It's not like buying a food dehydrator,… Continue reading Freeze-Drying The Holidays
Black November Sale On Harvest Right Freeze-dryers
When we bought our Harvest Right freeze-dryer it was after a lot of thinking it over. The units are not cheap. It's a major appliance purchase. We talked about it for at least a year. You have to plan out where you will put it, and to have an electrical outlet that is ready to… Continue reading Black November Sale On Harvest Right Freeze-dryers
Freeze-Drying Onions
We grow a lot of onions on our homestead, and this year was no different. We specialize in "Whidbey Sweets" as we call our Walla Walla Onions. They don't grow as big here on the island, as they do in their namesake of Walla Walla, Wa, but it's also a lot cooler here than in… Continue reading Freeze-Drying Onions