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Post by sabrinae on Apr 11, 2020 16:49:18 GMT
I know it’s not a need, but it’s something I’ve been eyeing for a while. I finally bit the bullet and purchased a home freeze dryer. My mom and cousin both have one and use them all the time. I primarily want to freeze dry eggs, fruits, vegetables, ham, chicken, and ground turkey - things we eat all the time and I’d like to have more on backup than my freezer or fridge can hold. There are a lot of fun treats that can be freeze dried, and I personally like the texture of freeze dried fruit so I want to make my own to snack on because it’s so expensive to buy. Powdered eggs are expensive too and I’d like to do my own. It’s a pricey machine but I’d been putting money aside for a new sofa and this will be much more practical in our current economy. It won’t ship for another 7-8 weeks, so I joined some freeze drying Facebook groups to get some ideas and support . I’d be very interested if you would be willing to update once you have it and have used it. I’ve been looking at them but have been unwilling to spend the money yet. I’d also be curious how you use the freeze dried items in meals.
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 11, 2020 17:43:11 GMT
We run our portable generator outside with an extension cord to the inside fridge. I’d like to get a whole house generator, but so far we only tend to need our portable for a day or two every other year.
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stittsygirl
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Post by stittsygirl on Apr 11, 2020 17:57:50 GMT
I know it’s not a need, but it’s something I’ve been eyeing for a while. I finally bit the bullet and purchased a home freeze dryer. My mom and cousin both have one and use them all the time. I primarily want to freeze dry eggs, fruits, vegetables, ham, chicken, and ground turkey - things we eat all the time and I’d like to have more on backup than my freezer or fridge can hold. There are a lot of fun treats that can be freeze dried, and I personally like the texture of freeze dried fruit so I want to make my own to snack on because it’s so expensive to buy. Powdered eggs are expensive too and I’d like to do my own. It’s a pricey machine but I’d been putting money aside for a new sofa and this will be much more practical in our current economy. It won’t ship for another 7-8 weeks, so I joined some freeze drying Facebook groups to get some ideas and support . I’d be very interested if you would be willing to update once you have it and have used it. I’ve been looking at them but have been unwilling to spend the money yet. I’d also be curious how you use the freeze dried items in meals. Will do . I’ve joined a Facebook group and I’m getting some good ideas. I’m really excited about freeze drying meat, because it’s expensive to buy the already freeze dried stuff. The less fatty meat the better, which is fine for us because I use ground turkey and shredded chicken the most when cooking. It sound like the best trick to rehydration is weighing the food before freeze drying, weighing it after, then reconstituting the difference with water. That information can be added to the storage container (I’ll likely use Mylar bags - I’ll get 50, plus 50 oxygen absorbers, with my machine). I’m also excited about freeze drying zucchini and other kinds of squash that I like to eat. I might try freeze drying some homemade soups too, but at this time I don’t plan on freeze drying whole dishes, like casseroles or pasta dishes. I would rather do the individual components. I understand freeze dried Skittles are very popular too. I’ll have to do some of those and see what the fuss is about .
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