Category: Freeze Dry Fridays
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Freeze-Dried Marshmallows
One of my readers suggested I try freeze-drying marshmallows, and since our Border Collie puppy, Hero, has been denying me sleep for the last few days, I was glad to try something easy. We had two one-pound bags of large marshmallows that were meant for Smores, but nobody has used them in months, so it…
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Freeze-Dried Skittles, M&Ms
Even though I’ve been having trouble with our septic–and with getting someone out to fix it–I still wanted to freeze-dry something, so while I was at Sam’s Club (getting more bus boy bins to wash dishes during the apocalypse), I figured I would try freeze-drying candy. Although there were many options with it being so…
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Freeze-Dried Tomatoes, Peppers
My wife’s friend gave her four pounds of tomatoes last week, so I decided I would freeze-dry them because my wife didn’t have any use for them: As usual, I had no idea as to how many slices I was going to get out of them, but after some rearranging, I got about three trays…
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Freeze-Dried Pineapple
This week, I chose to try pineapple. So, I stopped by my local Sam’s Club and purchased a box of five large pineapples for $14.20: As with the bananas and applies I freeze-dried in previous weeks, preparation took longer than I’d hoped for, but mostly because I spent more time cutting larger chunks into smaller…
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Freeze-Dried Apple Chunks
As one might expect, I’m already behind on posting my weekly freeze-drying posts. That’s partly my fault (because I got started way too late this week) but I’ll attempt to blame the freeze dryer soon. I decided to buy some apples at the store because our orchard is still too young, and our vegetable garden…
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Freeze-Dried Bananas
Although I intend on freeze-drying eggs again ASAP, I bought a bunch of bananas for something to freeze-dry in the meantime. I believe I purchased a total of about sixteen pounds of bananas since I really didn’t have any idea of how many I would need. I tried to ensure they weren’t too ripe: I…
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I Bought a Large Freeze Dryer
A few months ago, I finally convinced myself to purchase a large Harvest Right freeze dryer. At about $4,000, that’s a big investment for me! But I had to wait to use it because I needed an electrician to come out and check things out. Basically, the large freeze dryer needs a dedicated 20-amp circuit,…