Freeze Drying · Trail Cooking

Freeze-Dried Salsa: Making and Using It

We love our Harvest Right freeze-dyer and have had it running quite a bit this year. From carrots to pumpkin pie, to noodles and candy, we just love seeing what will freeze-dry in it. We grow a lot of peppers, onions and tomatoes on our homestead, and yearly I water bath can at least 100… Continue reading Freeze-Dried Salsa: Making and Using It

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Freeze-Drying Banana Bread Slices

All the rage in the fall was having freeze-dried pumpkin pie coming out of your freeze-dryer on the groups and forums of avid freeze-drying loyalists on Facebook and similar. Don't get me wrong, freeze-dried pumpkin pie is pretty phenomenal. The secret are those massive pumpkin pies, sold at Costco in the fall, thinly sliced, then… Continue reading Freeze-Drying Banana Bread Slices

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Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn

We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. We use the large size Harvest Right freeze-dryer for reference. This post is on drying frozen petite… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn

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Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles (Making Instant Pasta)

We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. One of the things you cannot buy easily (even online) is "instant pasta" - outside of using… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles (Making Instant Pasta)

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First Look: Harvest Right Freeze Dryer Review

After a lot of talking it over, and justifying it, we picked up a Harvest Right Freeze Dryer awhile back. When at home freeze-dryer units started showing up a few years back I really questioned if it was worth buying one. I'd think to myself "for the initial cost we could buy a lot of… Continue reading First Look: Harvest Right Freeze Dryer Review