
black or stainless steel machine with 5 stainless steel trays.Harvest Right freeze dryer medium black with pump 76.2cm high x 50.8 cms wide x 63.5cm deep.produces about 1.5 to 2.5 gallons / 5.7 to 9.5 litres of freeze dried food.holds about 6 to 10 lbs / 2.72 to 4.54 kilograms of fresh food per batch.black or stainless steel machine with 4 stainless steel trays.It takes about a day to freeze dry a batch of food and it can be a combination of different foods at the same time. It senses the moisture in the food and will automatically dry it. Harvest Right freeze dryers are small enough to fit on a bench or counter top, or put on a trolley and have the ability to preserve large quantities of food.Ĭonnect the vacuum pump plug into the freeze dryer and it will dry the food without any human input. Harvest Right Freeze Dryers Are Easy To Use And Maintain When ready to eat add water to the food to regain its original freshness, nutrition and appearance.Place in glass jars and containers for short term immediate use and also vacuum seal for medium term storage. Put into moisture and oxygen proof packaging like Mylar Bags using Oxygen Absorbers for long term keeping of up to 25 years. When completely freeze dried package the food.

Freeze drying can take approximately 24 to 36 hours.Once frozen the food is vacuumed and the moisture in the food evaporates and changes from solid to gas without going through the liquid state.Fresh or cooked food is put into the freeze dryer on a tray and frozen to -40 F or colder.Freeze dried rehydrated beef stew Freeze dried food storage How Does A Freeze Dryer Work? You can store your freeze dried food in glass jars/containers for short term use and vacuum seal for medium/longer use too. When properly packaged freeze dried food can be kept for up to 25 years using moisture and oxygen proof packaging like Mylar Bags and Oxygen Absorbers. Freeze dried ham meal ready to eat Freeze dried berries & smoothie Long Term Keeping Time of Freeze Dried Food Fresh or cooked food can be freeze dried in the quantities that suit you and your needs for storage.īuy your food when on special, from your local market or if you have a special diet you can control what is in your food! Preserve your left overs, vegetables and fruits, or make whole meals and freeze dry. 100 + Foods Can Be Freeze Driedįruit, vegetables, whole meals, herbs, meats, eggs, dairy, snacks, desserts, pet food can all easily be freeze dried. Then there is the food wasted from the vegetable garden, fruit trees that are all ripe at the same time and foods not eaten fast enough before they go off! With a freeze dryer you can easily preserve foods that are normally thrown away. It is estimated that approximately 12% or over $1 billion of household food purchased is wasted each year and the cost of food is steadily rising. The total amount of food wasted in New Zealand is not really known. Some commercially freeze dried foods may contain preservatives and can be expensive to buy.įreeze dried foods can be re hydrated quickly just by adding water and taste and look the same as when it was fresh! Less Food Waste Saving You Money Freeze drying does not change the nutrition, flavour, colour, shape, or aroma and does not cause shrinking or toughen the food. Bottling, canning and dehydrating use higher temperatures that can destroy up to 50% of food value loosing flavour, colour and texture. Be prepared for when food is unavailable or not in seasonįreeze dried food is preserved at a low temperature (freezing to -40 F) causing no damage to the nutrition of the food.Eat healthier and avoid processed foods or preservatives.Now freeze drying can be achieved at home easily giving healthy meals, saving left overs, fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, eggs and costs less than buying commercially freeze dried food.

These methods can have drawbacks of nutrient loss, shrinkage, flavour and colour loss, preservative and food additives, and shorter keeping times than freeze drying.
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Many people bottle, can, dehydrate their food plus there is a lot of processed foods available. Generations before us used various methods to preserve food when it was in short supply, and now days food waste is quite high. Pre orders recommended.įood preservation has been happening since the beginning of time. NOTE: Next shipment of Harvest Right Freeze Dryers are due to arrive beginning of September 2023. Now you can freeze dry your food at home easily! It is very easy to re hydrate in minutes and has a long keeping time. Food retains 97% of its nutrients, it does not shrink, change colour, or taste different.

Harvest Right freeze dryer front Freeze drying is better than dehydrating, freezing, bottling and canning food.

