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Freeze Dryer YouTube Videos
Freeze Dryer YouTube Videos Want to see a Harvest Right freeze dryer in action? Whether you’re thinking about investing in a home freeze dryer or you’re looking for inspiration for new ways to use your own, YouTube is a great resource. Here are some of our favorite YouTube videos made by real live Harvest Right […]
How Freeze-Drying Can Improve Your Quality of Life
Another driveway discussion led to the statement that ‘home freeze-drying alone can drastically improve the quality of life’. That’s a big statement, and I said it with a straight face. Here’s why: Without the ability to preserve food, humans have to spend the biggest portion of the day looking for or cultivating fresh food. That […]
Freeze Drying to Eat (or Save) What’s In Season
Heriloom tomatoes are at their peak so we’re eating bruschetta for dinner nearly every night right now. We just toast some good bread, rub it with a clove of garlic and top with diced tomatoes. Then we drizzle a little olive oil (peppery Oro Bailen is the current household favorite) and sprinkle with sea salt […]
How to Properly Store Root Vegetables in the Kitchen
Many of us store foods like potatoes, onions, garlic and ginger root in the vegetable drawer in the refrigerator, but storing root vegetables don’t do do well in cold storage. High humidity in refrigerators causes rot and storing root vegetables together can actually affect the flavor. The good news is there is an easy and […]
How to Save on Egg Prices During the 2015 Avian Flu Outbreak
By now you’ve probably heard that a new strain of bird flu (H5N2) has been making rounds in the poultry and egg industry. So far the effects have reduced egg production by about 5%. This reduction is causing shortages in availability and egg price increases of up to 120% in stores and restaurants. Analysts predict […]
Back-to-Basics Summer Recipe Meals
I don’t know what it is about summer that makes me want to eat simple food, but most evenings I’m content with tomatoes on garlic toast (a.k.a. bruschetta), cannellini beans with rosemary (on garlic toast) or olive tapanade on, you guessed it, garlic toast. This time of year there’s something wonderful about rediscovering food that […]
Harvest Right Customer Service Story
We write a lot about the functionality and versatility of our in-home freeze dryers. By now you know they: Provide a great return on your investment Help you put away delicious food without degraded nutrients They’re easy to use What you don’t hear much about is what goes on behind the scenes. Once you buy […]
Using Freeze Dried Rhubarb
Joy! Rhubarb is in season. This week I bought a bunch in the grocery store just in time for a Memorial Day pie. I had to explain to the cashier what it was, and she still kept calling it “Roobark”. This exchange made me worry that my favorite vegetable was being overlooked by the next […]
“Hawaiian Days” Freeze Drying
Stephen and Debra M. from BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho emailed us with a great idea that can help other Harvest Right Freeze Dryer owners have a little extra fun with their next freeze drying project. The idea has two simple parts: Leverage the power of the freeze dryer to reduce your grocery bill by […]
